Anna Kepner update: Stepbrother of teen found dead on Carnival cruise ship appears in Federal Court

The Brief

  • The stepbrother of Anna Kepner, who is being investigated as a possible suspect in her death was in federal court on Feb. 6.
  • The stepbrother, 16, was seen with his attorney walking from juvenile court to federal court.
  • Anna Kepner, 16, was found dead on the Carnival Horizon on Nov. 7, 2025. She shared a cabin with her stepbrother, court documents say.

MIAMI, Fla. The stepbrother of a Titusville teen girl who died on a Carnival cruise ship in November – who is being investigated as a suspect in her death – was in federal court in Miami, Friday.

A teen suspect in Anna Kepner’s death was in federal adult court with his attorney in Miami on Feb. 6, 2026.

What we know:

Anna Kepner, 18, was found dead on a Carnival cruise ship on November, 7, 2025. This week marks three months since the Titusville teen left on a vacation with her family and never came home.

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