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Laken Snelling's Baby's Autopsy Released by Coroner
Preliminary autopsy on infant found in Lexington home is inconclusive; extensive microscopic analyses are underway to determine cause and manner of death, coroner reports.
- On September 3, 2025, Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn released the infant's autopsy, which found the cause of death inconclusive.
- Police responding to the unresponsive-infant report found the baby's body inside a closet at a Park Avenue home in Lexington, Kentucky, wrapped in a towel and inside a black trash bag.
- Authorities say Snelling admitted to giving birth and concealing the infant in a trash bag, and she faces three charges but pleaded not guilty Tuesday.
- Court records show Laken Snelling posted a $100,000 surety bond, must remain on home incarceration at her parents' residence, and her preliminary hearing is scheduled for September 26 while the Lexington Police Department's Special Victims Section continues investigating.
- Pending extensive microscopic analyses, Coroner Gary Ginn wrote, `We are currently conducting a thorough and methodical death investigation to ensure all facts are carefully considered` and said the probe remains open pending investigative test results.
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