TITUSVILLE, Fla. (WFLA) – Court documents have revealed new details about a family’s response to the death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner, who was killed while aboard a cruise ship last month.
Kepner’s body was found underneath a bed on the Carnival Horizon on Nov. 7. Her cause of death was reported to be asphyxiation, and was ruled a homicide.
An FBI investigation has also reportedly focused on Kepner’s 16-year-old stepbrother, whom she shared a room with on the ship, though no charges have been filed.
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The recently reviewed court documents, obtained by outlets including the Orlando Sentinel and Florida Today, were filed in connection to a custody case between Kepner’s stepmother and her stepmother’s ex-husband. After Kepner was found dead, Shauntell Hudson Kepner and Thomas Hudson discussed how they were going to tell their two other children about the incident, the documents indicate…