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

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  • #381
I guess I'm confused as to how many full siblings Anna had, we know about C who was on the cruise and in the same cabin, but was there a younger girl that we don't know whether or not she was on the cruise, and if so she would have been in the same cabin with the adults and B? So there would have been two adults and two younger kids in one cabin and the three older kids in the other cabin?
 
  • #382
acutename said:
I keep thinking that she was popular and people liked her and he was jealous as well as attracted to her, but even with step kids frequently vying for attention, outright murder is not what you would anticipate- really need to know more about him. (Thinking of the "boy" who killed the paddle boarder in ME recently.) Wonder if this step brother had some other issues. If he were thinking at all, he would know he would be found out, so he was not thinking IMO.
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I thought of that case also.

Not a cruiser but a veteran of cross-country train travel and booking the cabins to force AK into an uncomfortable, frightening and ultimately fatal proximity with a recent stepbrother whose interest in her they knew to be troubling is morally and maybe criminally indefensible. There must have been no way for her to manage it, short of staying awake and armed 24/7.

Awful case, and to me as maddening (if less premeditated) in terms of tone-deaf, bonkers parenting as the Scarlett Vickers "play fight" murder.
 
  • #383
Lebowski said:
my bad. it was a different cruise, 6 months ago, where she posted a video that ended with "i wanna go home".

DISREGARD WHAT I SAID, PEOPLE.
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Thanks, that's what I thought. I thought I had missed a TT of hers. Thanks for clearing that up. :)
 
  • #384
Only speculation and sleuthing on my part, but I wonder if the stepbrother in question, had slipped something into AK's drink at the dinner hour while they were all together? No doubt coroner will investigate closely on this.

*thankful for having strong, positive family dynamics growing up, and now with both parents passed....still close to my siblings 👍
 
  • #385
Leilei said:
He corrected himself later on, he's 17.
IMO.
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This to me is curious. How do you not know your age?

I’d have to assume that it’s part grief and part nerves from being interviewed?

It’s hard for me to imagine that an 18-year old female would be interested in a 15-year old but who knows? She was brought up in an ever-changing and challenging environment, but still I can’t see it.

She seemed very clear-eyed about her family/families and was hoping to leave for the military.

JMO
 
  • #386
soap mama said:
I "almost" have this family "burning bush" figured out. But i saw the name Tabitha, who is that?
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🤣Good one! Thanks for the dose of humor that is needed in this difficult discussion.
 
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  • #387
Lebowski said:
not at the tip of the my fingers right now, but i saw it earlier. wasn't sure whether we're allowed to post it directly. (still learning the rules here...)
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You can post links to social media of either a victim or a POI/suspect.

excerpt from: The Rules: Social Media - Facebook, Twitter, etc.

ALLOWED SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES

Individuals
Victim (missing or murdered person)
Suspect (as officially named by LE)
  • Links may be used to direct members to posts made by a victim or a suspect.
  • Paraphrasing is okay, but direct quotes, copying/pasting, screenshots from these pages is not allowed.
  • NOTE: Comments and posts by Friends on these pages are not allowed to be linked, quoted, copied or referenced. They are considered rumor. Just don't mention them.
  • Do not link to a victim or suspect's social media page if you are not 100% certain it belongs to the correct individual.
  • If a social media page is set to private and you get in the back way, you may not post what you find. Private means private!
 
  • #388
Arkay said:
This to me is curious. How do you not know your age?

I’d have to assume that it’s part grief and part nerves from being interviewed?

It’s hard for me to imagine that an 18-year old female would be interested in a 15-year old but who knows? She was brought up in an ever-changing and challenging environment, but still I can’t see it.

She seemed very clear-eyed about her family/families and was hoping to leave for the military.

JMO
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I was curious if he misheard the question and was answering maybe how old he was when they started dating or if he thought he was being asked how old the stepbrother was. 15 might be the right answer for either of those questions.
 
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Arkay said:
This to me is curious. How do you not know your age?

I’d have to assume that it’s part grief and part nerves from being interviewed?

It’s hard for me to imagine that an 18-year old female would be interested in a 15-year old but who knows? She was brought up in an ever-changing and challenging environment, but still I can’t see it.

She seemed very clear-eyed about her family/families and was hoping to leave for the military.

JMO
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I think this is probably why, plus wasn't the interview right after the memorial service?
There's the fact that he's been in touch with the FBI regarding the Facetime incident, too.
Maybe they met/started dating when he was 15 and he misunderstood... idk I'll give him some grace on this.
It has to be very unsettling to be so close to this horrible case.
IMO.
 
  • #392
Arkay said:
This to me is curious. How do you not know your age?

I’d have to assume that it’s part grief and part nerves from being interviewed?

It’s hard for me to imagine that an 18-year old female would be interested in a 15-year old but who knows? She was brought up in an ever-changing and challenging environment, but still I can’t see it.

She seemed very clear-eyed about her family/families and was hoping to leave for the military.

JMO
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Maybe they started dating when he was 15? He also has a lot of reporters who were jockeying to get their question answered.
 
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  • #394
steeltowngirl said:
abcnews.go.com

Teen found dead on Carnival cruise died by asphyxiation, possibly resulting from a bar hold: Source

The 18-year-old cheerleader from Titusville, Florida, was reported dead while aboard the Carnival Horizon cruise ship on Nov. 8.
abcnews.go.com abcnews.go.com
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From your link (thank goodness for small favors):

the preliminary information indicates there were no signs of sexual assault and there did not appear to be drugs or alcohol in Kepner's system.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/teen-found-dead-carnival-cruise-died-asphyxiation/story?
 
  • #395
from the above link, and several others where the same is mentioned:
"A court filing in an unrelated family court matter noted Kepner's stepsibling could face charges."
could face charges
makes me angry, when will it be will face charges ?
 
  • #396
whitelilac said:
from the above link, and several others where the same is mentioned:
"A court filing in an unrelated family court matter noted Kepner's stepsibling could face charges."
could face charges
makes me angry, when will it be will face charges ?
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I honestly believe he’s in a psych hospital right now. Not with a relative. JMO
 
  • #397
whitelilac said:
from the above link, and several others where the same is mentioned:
"A court filing in an unrelated family court matter noted Kepner's stepsibling could face charges."
could face charges
makes me angry, when will it be will face charges ?
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I'm on too many threads where I'm waiting for charges. Feels like an eternity. ETA that's probably a tad dramatic. I just don't like the wait.
 
  • #398
Anna Kepner’s vicious cause of death revealed after teen found dead on Carnival cruise

nypost.com

Anna Kepner’s vicious cause of death revealed after teen found dead on Carnival cruise

Anna Kepner died from asphyxiation from the move — an arm across her neck — and had two bruises on the side of her throat, a source close to the investigation told ABC News.
nypost.com nypost.com

The Florida cheerleader killed on a Carnival cruise was allegedly strangled to death in a bar hold, according to a report.

Anna Kepner died from asphyxiation from the vicious move — an arm across her neck — and had two bruises on the side of her throat, a source close to the investigation told ABC News Friday.
 
  • #399
steeltowngirl said:
I honestly believe he’s in a psych hospital right now. Not with a relative. JMO
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Yes, I have to agree. It makes no sense to me that he's staying with a relative. He just murdered someone. He's dangerous, no telling what he would do, and it stands to reason he would need monitoring and surveillance....and psychiatric evaluation, since he's a minor.
 
  • #400
dbm
 
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