This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: Cheerleader Laken Snelling faces charges after her newborn baby was discovered wrapped in a towel in a trash bag. Plus, Tyler McCain is arrested for murder in the death of his wife, Nikki, who went missing amid domestic violence proceedings.
Luis Bolaños joins host Ana Garcia.
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They're not going to do anything about this. They never punish these white girls for their babies being harmed by them.
That's a shocker
Maybe they should start teaching school child not to harm their babies it is again the law. She was going to college. How did she get there?
NO EXCUSES..SHE PUT HER CHILD IN A TRASH BAG, WITH DISCARDED CLEANING SUPPLIES..THEN PUT IT IN A CLOSET!!!!! GUILTY
It doesn't matter if their celebrities are not… A courtroom is a place for dignity and respect.And that includes the way you dress!!!!
Jeez, wearing a red dress and lipstick to court is inappropriate, that’s why it was reported on. NOT because of s@xism woman…so quick to jump to the bee words
Thank for sharing!
Did anyone put Diddy's outfits on blast? Did they make judgements relating to his guilt or innocence based on his choice of ridiculous sweaters?
The red lipstick and red dress is inappropriate and not recommended by her council. Of course people are talking about it. To be playing the girl power angle is just plain dumb and stupid. She has no sensory emotional awareness. She probably did it to get a little dopamine hit.
Can she be charged if the baby was not born alive?
How on earth did the coach allow her to be on 📣 Cheerleading Team…we r talking about Risky × pushing your body to the limit…
She clearly was 4- 5 months pregnant per pics..
That was back in Apr?
She obviously was full term ?
Why did she not go to 🥠call 9-11?
She had help? Who cut the cord? Placenta?
She had pics with a boyfriend maternity pics?
People knew she was pregnant?
Puts the baby in a trash bag × in closet? Why?
Her roommates knew she was pregnant?
Spent way too much on Social Media ..spend time in Reality × prepare fror this baby??
There are Safe Haven places to drop baby off?
🙠Justice ⚖ called Consequences
To me, the red screams Hester Prynne and the Scarlett Letter.
Had she wanted the baby or to even save the baby, why didn't she immediately scream or call for help??? WHO wraps the baby and stuffs it inside a trash bag. To think, she had to go and get a trash bag to knowingly stuff it inside.
Omg don't tell me coming out of the Court room is a new red carpet.
I always love when you have Louis as a guest.
I guarantee that cheerleader is MAGA. She voted against abortion rights, then did what they accuse “the libs†of….a “post birth abortionâ€. The hypocrisy knows no bounds.
This girl, and Alexee Travino from NM both need to be in prison. Barbie wannabe this isnt going to help you.
What do you mean it's sexist. I believe you want to run a good white girl blonde hair cheerleader narrative for her. Trying to humanize her , she lost her humanity right when she decided to wrap her newborn in a towel and thrown in a bag like garbage. Fvck her , why y'all trying to make her look good . Lame
She is obviously pregnant in the photos you showed where she was doing a routine.
It’s a Middle eastern wedding, it’s normal to have tons of cash gifts and jewelry 😊
Safe and legal abortion everywhere!!!
I didn’t show my first pregnancy until I was 9 months because I was anorexic skinny. She could have worn baggy sweatshirts when she started showing.
Red is power. She was being shot down without all the facts. I think she wanted to take her power back.
Weird that her appearance is even being brought into this.. 🙄 she's not that attractive
Congratulations on winning at Crime Con.
for the ending the so called wedding crasher aka the thief, he got away with nearly $90,000-$100,000 we’re arab, the gifts don’t only end in money it’s gold, jewelry, the registry, etc. it’s a very sad, sad thing that has happened. they should have hired security as it is the norm to protect the money box. I have a feeling they never thought about it bc the people you’re inviting have been taken into account several times when making the decision of who to invite. this wedding had only 300 guests, that’s small for an arab wedding.
i hope they find the thief and keep their happiness and positivity up.
🤗💕Ana!
There is obvious bias on any event. Unfortunately, in the current climate, it becomes so skewed, depending on opinion, political view, and agendas…does anyone get a “fair†decision?
This story is so horrible. Unfortunately, thank for you both presenting this case.
It’s heartbreaking to think a baby ended up in a bag when hospitals literally have safe haven laws. But let’s be real if she wasn’t a pretty cheerleader from a well-off family, society and the justice system would be treating this case very differently. Justice shouldn’t depend on your looks or background.
There's been several men that have killed their wives and done searches and put out posters. When they were the killer.
If the baby was alive and she stuffed it in a plastic bag. The plastic bag could have suffocated a baby.
The autopsy on the baby, should be able to tell if the baby took a breath or not.
I'm wondering if she was upset because it was a little boy. Because she wanted a little girl. Because she wanted a little girl, that look just like her.
In that cheerleading picture, you can see her baby bump, clear as day.. Now how would no one not know? She must have told him she was gaining weight. And didn't bother to tell them, that she was pregnant.
As a kid, the show 20/20 came on after TGIF aired on Friday nights. I watched a story about a high school cheerleader who gave birth at home to a baby who wasn't crying, and she and her dad transported them to the hospital in a plastic bag. I have looked and can't find the story anywhere. Laken's story is different, but reminds me so much of the 20/20 episode.
Laken wrote a text that she is afraid of just birthing boys and what she wants is a mini me daughter. 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
On Nancy Grace.
I wonder if they will claim the dad didn’t want the baby, and while she gave birth something happened and he forced her to hide it and he and maybe his family is threatening to do something to her ?
Maybe they’re protecting each other?
I’ve been watching a lot of crime footage lately, and it really offers a raw, unfiltered look at human behavior in high-stress situations. What unsettles me most isn’t always the violence itself, but how composed some people can remain while doing the unthinkable. You can see, almost side by side, the way different individuals process fear, authority, and morality. Reading The Criminal Inside by Stephen Coover gave me an entirely new lens for this, it changes the way I look at crime and the psychology behind it.
It is now in fact September 9th today â¤
I went to a wedding in 1990, and I watched a guy take money from the money tree. Who does that??? I told the bride, and he was told to leave!!!
Anderson is a small town and Shasta County most likely doesn't have a lot of training for their homicide detectives. They could have done better!!!
That’s murder!!
Sick, so many people want a baby 911!
What one does for a living where you go to school should not have any barring on the law. Unfortunately, the justice system seems to go after the poor much harder.