FBI probing stepsibling in cruise ship death of Florida teen, sources say
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A stepsibling of 18-year-old Anna Kepner is being investigated for possible involvement in the Florida teen’s death on a Carnival cruise ship earlier this month, a law enforcement source and a person familiar with the matter told CBS News.
One law enforcement source said the two may have had some kind of altercation.
Kepner was on a family vacation in the Caribbean with her father, stepmother and three stepsiblings when she was discovered dead on the Carnival Horizon as it was headed back to Miami, where it docked on Nov. 8. Her body was found by a housekeeper under the bed in her stateroom, law enforcement sources told CBS News.
According to family members, Kepner had told them the night before that she wasn’t feeling well and returned to her room. When she didn’t show up for breakfast the next morning, a frantic search began.
CBS News reported Tuesday that an unrelated court filing suggested charges may be coming against one of Kepner’s stepsiblings. That disclosure appeared in a motion made by Kepner’s stepmother, Shauntel Hudston, to reschedule a divorce hearing due to the matter.
“An extremely sensitive and severe circumstance has arisen wherein the Respondent/Mother will not be able to testify at the hearing at this time,” the filing stated.
CBS News has reached out to Hudson and her attorneys.
Investigators are now reviewing surveillance video from the ship and analyzing electronic swipe card data that may show who entered the teen’s cabin, the law enforcement sources said. They are also examining Kepner’s cellphone records. The FBI and ship security are also conducting interviews with other passengers, crewmembers and Kepner’s family.
In a statement, Carnival Cruise Line said it is cooperating with the federal investigation. The FBI has jurisdiction because Kepner is a U.S. citizen and the death occurred in international waters. The Miami FBI office is working closely with Carnival security.
Carnival also said the FBI has told it there is no related threat to safety aboard the ship on its current voyage.
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