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Anna Kepner's death on cruise ship ruled a homicide
Anna Marie Kepner, 18, died by mechanical asphyxia aboard Carnival Horizon; her 16-year-old stepbrother is a suspect as FBI investigates, no charges filed yet.
- On November 6, Anna Marie Kepner, an 18-year-old high school senior, died aboard the Carnival Horizon, and her death certificate shows the death was ruled a homicide.
- A cleaning crew found Anna Kepner's body concealed under a bed around 11:20 a.m., and the family said three generations split three staterooms with the three teenagers sharing one room.
- According to the family, security camera footage showed the 16-year-old stepbrother as the only person entering and leaving the teens' room, and he was hospitalized for psychiatric observation after the incident.
- The FBI is conducting an investigation but has not provided public updates; no formal charges have been filed, and the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner's Office completed an autopsy but has not released results.
- Family members described deep grief, with Barbara Kepner saying `I couldn't fathom why anyone would hurt my baby` and Jeffrey adding `We were looking forward to see her grow`; a Dec. 17 hearing is scheduled, and a criminal case may involve a minor.
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New details are emerging in the death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner, whose case remains under FBI investigation more than two weeks after she died aboard a Carnival cruise ship. Her 16-year-old stepbrother is considered a suspect, but no arrests have been made.
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