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Mother of cheerleader found dead on Carnival cruise learned her daughter died after Googling it
Anna Kepner, 18, died from asphyxiation with bruises on her neck; no drugs, alcohol, or sexual assault were found, and the FBI is investigating a possible criminal case.
- On Nov. 8, Anna Kepner, 18-year-old high school cheerleader, was found dead on a Caribbean Carnival cruise, and the ship returned to Miami, Florida, where the FBI opened an investigation.
- ABC News reported investigators concluded Anna Kepner died by asphyxiation from a bar hold, noting two bruises on her neck and toxicology results found no drugs or signs of sexual assault.
- Sources say a housekeeper found Anna Kepner wrapped in blankets and life vests, with the Miami-Dade County medical examiner listing her time of death as 11:17 a.m. on Nov. 7.
- Heather Wright, mother, says she learned of her daughter's death through Google, not from authorities, while WESH reported a `criminal case may be initiated` against a stepbrother as the autopsy report remains pending.
- The FBI and Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner's Office have declined to comment as Anna Kepner was traveling in the Caribbean with her father, stepmother and three stepsiblings.
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