The Brief
- Timothy Hudson’s legal team argues there is no DNA evidence proving he murdered Anna Kepner.
- The potential weakness in the government’s case emerged in recently unsealed court documents.
- An FBI agent testified he was unaware of any DNA evidence directly linking Hudson to Kepner’s death by asphyxiation.
ORLANDO, Fla. – Federal prosecutors may be facing a significant evidentiary challenge in the murder case against Timothy Hudson, the teenager accused of raping and killing his stepsister, Anna Kepner, aboard a family cruise ship.
Newly unsealed court transcripts reveal questions about whether investigators collected or analyzed DNA evidence that could directly identify who strangled Kepner, whose cause of death was ruled asphyxiation.
No murder DNA?
What we know:
According to court transcripts from a hearing last week, Hudson’s defense team focused heavily on the forensic evidence surrounding Kepner’s death.…