SANFORD, Fla. (Court TV) — An emergency hearing in family court revealed shocking new details as the investigation continues into a teenager’s death on a cruise ship.
Shauntel Kepner and Thomas Hudson appeared at a virtual hearing on Nov. 20, 2025. (Court TV)
Anna Kepner, 18, was found dead on the Carnival Horizon cruise ship earlier this month while vacationing with her father, stepmother and step-siblings. Anna’s body was reportedly found beneath the bed in the room where she was staying by a housekeeper.
A court hearing Thursday in a custody dispute between Kepner’s stepmother, Shauntel Kepner, and her ex-husband, Thomas Hudson, revealed that the couple’s 16-year-old son, Anna’s stepbrother, is considered a suspect in the case. Shauntel and Hudson share two minor children, both of whom were on the cruise…