FL - Anna Kepner, 18, dies aboard Carnival cruise ship traveling from Miami to Caribbean, FBI launch probe, 7 Nov 2025

[Gemmie]

I think the chances are slim that the autopsy will be made public anytime soon.

Had it been ~5 months earlier we'd never see one. I learned that in the Maddie Soto case.

An autopsy report of a minor whose death was related to an act of domestic violence held by a medical examiner is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution, except that a surviving parent of the deceased minor may view and copy the autopsy report if the surviving parent did not commit the act of domestic violence which led to the minor’s death.

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[Arkay]

Another revision has been made to Anna's obituary. T.H. is no longer listed among the siblings.

She leaves behind a family who adored her endlessly. Her father and stepmother Christopher and Shauntel Kepner, her mother Heather Wright, her Memaw and Pepaw Barbara and Jeff Kepner, her siblings Andrew, Alex, Connor, Cody, Kylie, and Brooke; her Uncle Drew Kepner (Gina) and family, Uncle Greyson Robinson (Harley) and family, and a large extended family who loved her immensely.

Obituary information for Anna Marie Kepner

View Anna Marie Kepner's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.

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I would truly like to find this comforting and loving, but my skin crawls because the family dynamic is too confounding.

There are certainly victims in this family who are heartbroken, and they deserve sympathy. Personally, though, I’m not sure which ones.

I notice there’s no Uncle Donahue guy.

JMO

 

[Greenestdays]

Edited

Wait, what?

 

[Arkay]

Wait, what?

Yikes sorry, I think that was from a PM. I’ll delete.

 

[Greenestdays]

Yikes sorry, I think that was from a PM. I’ll delete.

I edited it out of my post too.

What a mess this poor girls family dynamics were and she was so close to getting out of it.

 

[Gemmie]

Anna's Celebration of Life is in a little over 3 hrs from now.

A celebration of life for Anna Kepner, the 18-year-old who died on a cruise ship, will be held in Titusville on Thursday night.

The celebration of life is at The Grove Church in Titusville.

https://www.wfla.com/news/florida/celebration-of-life-held-for-teen-who-died-on-cruise-ship/

 

[steeltowngirl]

Iinteresting comment at 3:00 in this video.

Coffindaffer says that the "FBI doesn't prosecute minors. The US Attorney's office doesn't prosecute minors."

That's different from what was reported by CNN:
"An FBI spokesperson indicated that if or when charges are filed, they would come from the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida, which did not immediately respond to an inquiry Wednesday."

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/us/anna-kepner-carnival-cruise-death

 

[steeltowngirl]

I notice there’s no Uncle Donahue guy.

Crazy, huh? The Donohues were edited out. They were listed in the original obituary. As was Tabitha Kepner. OBITUARY: Anna Marie Kepner, 18, Passes Away Nov. 7; Filled the World With Laughter, Love and Light - Space Coast Daily

Christopher Donohue is noted as the step-grandfather at 2:34 in this video:

 

[Stunned]

I hope they did a rape test to make sure a guilty relative didn't kill her and hide her under the bed.

IMO They need to test other females in the family for SA.

 

[lonetraveler]

Given that Anna's father and stepmother apparently hadn't been together very long, and therefore it's very possible that the same applies to their children, maybe TH was instantly attracted to Anna. That doesn't make him an incestuous monster IMO. He maybe is just an immature lad who found himself in a difficult situation. If Anna was friendly to him, as she probably was, that being her nature, he may have misinterpreted it. And it went downhill from there.

Very plausible.

 

[lonetraveler]

This is going to get very ugly.

YEP

 

[Vaderman]

Another revision has been made to Anna's obituary. T.H. is no longer listed among the siblings.

She leaves behind a family who adored her endlessly. Her father and stepmother Christopher and Shauntel Kepner, her mother Heather Wright, her Memaw and Pepaw Barbara and Jeff Kepner, her siblings Andrew, Alex, Connor, Cody, Kylie, and Brooke; her Uncle Drew Kepner (Gina) and family, Uncle Greyson Robinson (Harley) and family, and a large extended family who loved her immensely.

Obituary information for Anna Marie Kepner

View Anna Marie Kepner's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.

www.northbrevardfuneralhome.com

I'm glad to see that. It made me sad for her to have her likely murderer listed as a "survivor"

 

[Serononin]

I would truly like to find this comforting and loving, but my skin crawls because the family dynamic is too confounding.

There are certainly victims in this family who are heartbroken, and they deserve sympathy. Personally, though, I’m not sure which ones.

I notice there’s no Uncle Donahue guy.

JMO

Uncle Donahue is the brother of Christopher's second wife (so Anna's first stepmother), I believe

 

[MDATCA]

The timeline is confusing. This is the best I have pieced together between what I have read and my experiences on carnival cruises. The cruise was Nov 2 -8. They said she left dinner not feeling well which would have been on Thursday November 6. It would have been an elegant night and dinner service runs from 530 to 930. So I am guessing she left the table somewhere between 7 am 8 pm. The boys probably followed within a half hour or so. The 14 year old left the cabin and she was in bed at that time. He likely went to the kids area Club Ocean. The curfew for is 1 am. If he left the room around 9 to 10 pm that leaves a 3 plus hour window of time for the 16 year old to do whatever happened. when the 14 year old returned he thought AK likely woke up and went out. Being as she was 18 she did not fall under the same curfew like he does. So he went to bed. It was at breakfast that they all realized she was "missing". I read CK (dad) was looking for her when he heard a medical emergency announcement for the room after the room steward found her body. Which the 1117 am timeline makes sense for the time of death that was put out. That would be the busiest times of the stewards cleaning the rooms. That Friday was officially the last day of the cruise. On Saturday morning they would have been arriving in Miami and had to be out of their cabins by 830 am and off the ship usually by 10 am. The media has put out some confusing info.

 

[steeltowngirl]

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[steeltowngirl]

The 16-year-old was hospitalized “immediately after the incident” for an undisclosed reason, according to Athanason, and is now living with one of his mother’s relatives.

Shauntel Kepner indicated her 16-year-old son “has a psychiatrist appointment” early next month, but did not elaborate after the judge cautioned the mother not to speak without first seeking advice from her attorney.

Court hearing: Stepbrother ‘suspect’ hospitalized after Anna Kepner’s death on cruise ship

Amid an FBI probe into the death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner aboard a Carnival cruise ship, the teen’s stepmother appeared at a court hearing Thursday involving custody of two children from her previous marriage. One of those children, a 16-year-old boy, has been described by his parents as a...

www.clickorlando.com

 

[Warwick7]

Channel 6

Sounds like the suspect is hospitalized.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1991628921507631138

 

[Megnut]

The 16-year-old was hospitalized “immediately after the incident” for an undisclosed reason, according to Athanason, and is now living with one of his mother’s relatives.

Shauntel Kepner indicated her 16-year-old son “has a psychiatrist appointment” early next month, but did not elaborate after the judge cautioned the mother not to speak without first seeking advice from her attorney.

Court hearing: Stepbrother ‘suspect’ hospitalized after Anna Kepner’s death on cruise ship

Amid an FBI probe into the death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner aboard a Carnival cruise ship, the teen’s stepmother appeared at a court hearing Thursday involving custody of two children from her previous marriage. One of those children, a 16-year-old boy, has been described by his parents as a...

www.clickorlando.com

Little late for that...

JMO

 

[Megnut]

Channel 6

Sounds like the suspect is hospitalized.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1991628921507631138

The 16-year-old was hospitalized “immediately after the incident” for an undisclosed reason, according to Athanason, and is now living with one of his mother’s relatives.

Shauntel Kepner indicated her 16-year-old son “has a psychiatrist appointment” early next month, but did not elaborate after the judge cautioned the mother not to speak without first seeking advice from her attorney.

Court hearing: Stepbrother ‘suspect’ hospitalized after Anna Kepner’s death on cruise ship

Amid an FBI probe into the death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner aboard a Carnival cruise ship, the teen’s stepmother appeared at a court hearing Thursday involving custody of two children from her previous marriage. One of those children, a 16-year-old boy, has been described by his parents as a...

www.clickorlando.com

According to the article posted by @steeltowngirl he was hospitalized right after, then released, living with a relative now... mental health appointment next month...

JMO

 

[steff13]

The 16-year-old was hospitalized “immediately after the incident” for an undisclosed reason, according to Athanason, and is now living with one of his mother’s relatives.

Shauntel Kepner indicated her 16-year-old son “has a psychiatrist appointment” early next month, but did not elaborate after the judge cautioned the mother not to speak without first seeking advice from her attorney.

Court hearing: Stepbrother ‘suspect’ hospitalized after Anna Kepner’s death on cruise ship

Amid an FBI probe into the death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner aboard a Carnival cruise ship, the teen’s stepmother appeared at a court hearing Thursday involving custody of two children from her previous marriage. One of those children, a 16-year-old boy, has been described by his parents as a...

www.clickorlando.com

So...did he exhibit psychiatric issues prior to this, or are the setting up a possible defense?