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Teen suspect in stepsister's cruise ship death says he doesn't remember anything, documents say

The 16-year-old suspect aboard the Carnival Horizon has no memory of the incident; mechanical asphyxia ruled cause of death, FBI and medical examiners continue investigation.

  • Last month, a 16-year-old stepbrother was identified as a suspect in Anna Kepner's death aboard the Carnival Horizon, with court texts showing he told family he had no memory of the event.
  • In a Brevard County custody filing, court documents revealed investigation details amid a fight between Shauntel Hudson, stepmother, and Thomas Hudson, father.
  • According to Kepner's death certificate, the cause was `mechanical asphyxia` as she `was mechanically asphyxiated by other person`, and Carnival Horizon crew found her under a bed returning to Port Miami.
  • The family moved the teenager to a relative who took the teen in after the cruise, while parents traded texts on Wednesday about shielding him amid the time-sharing dispute between Shauntel Hudson and Thomas Hudson.
  • Federal investigators have declined to comment for weeks, with the FBI and South Florida medical examiner withholding details as Anna Kepner's homicide draws international media and social media attention; she was set to graduate next year.
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WSVN broke the news in Miami, United States on Tuesday, December 23, 2025.
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