Family of Anna Kepner says stepbrother charged with homicide in her death on cruise ship, court document shows
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A 16-year-old stepbrother of Anna Kepner has been charged with homicide as a minor in the death of the Florida teen, who was found dead aboard a Carnival cruise ship during a family vacation in November, according to court documents obtained by CBS News, which cited the Kepner family's social media. Pat Milton contributed to this report. In:
A 16-year-old stepbrother of Anna Kepner has been charged with homicide as a minor in the death of the Florida teen, who was found dead aboard a Carnival cruise ship during a family vacation in November, according to court documents obtained by CBS News, which cited the Kepner family's social media.
In an emergency filing, dated Feb. 20, attorneys for Thomas Hudson, the stepbrother's father, wrote: "According to social media from the Kepner family, on February 3, 2026, the Petitioner/Father's son, TH, was charged by the United States Attorney in the Southern District of Florida for the [redacted] and homicide of Anna Kepner."
The filing is part of an ongoing custody dispute between Hudson and Shauntel Kepner, the parents of Anna Kepner's stepbrother.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida and the FBI have not commented on developments in the Kepner case.
However, CBS News has learned there is an ongoing case against the teen that is currently under seal and being overseen by Miami federal judge Beth Bloom.
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