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

[Chimera]

Still seems like the perp is being protected.
Unbelievable.
Imo.

 

[mickey2942]

Still seems like the perp is being protected.
Unbelievable.
Imo.

Federal jurisdiction is always slow paced. But if he is offered any sort of plea deal, he would be an idiot not to take it. Or his defense team.

We can look at "Josh Duggar" for example. I can't remember the details of the plea deal, but he rejected it. And is now incarcerated for over a decade. And he didn't kill anyone.

 

[sds71]

We’re digging into new developments in the Anna Kepner case. A war of words is playing out on social media. Anna’s family allegedly wrote online they want the suspect “buried” with “nails in the coffin”.

Anna Kepner case: Has stepbrother been charged? New social media concerns

The father of Anna Kepner's stepbrother, who is reportedly under investigation in connection to the Florida 18-year-old's death during a family cruise, has expressed concerns about alleged social media posts by members of the Kepner Family.

www.fox35orlando.com

https://twitter.com/x/status/2026407088851763550

 

[truecrimel]

Just popping into this thread to say I’m so glad the stepbrother has been charged FINALLY. I was so worried this case would just fade away and he’d somehow skate the charges. This is going to be a longgggg road in court but it’s comforting to know Anna is at least getting justice. Sending my thoughts to her family and friends today

 

[Izzylizzy]

Chris Stewart
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[steeltowngirl]

Charges have been filed at last, according to the family. CBS is being very careful here to point out that nothing has been stated/confirmed by LE; that this info comes from the family (in a social media post?). Here are some quotes from the carefully-worded article linked below:

(1)" A 16-year-old stepbrother of Anna Kepner has been charged with homicide ... according to court documents obtained by CBS News, which cited the Kepner family's social media."

(2) "The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida and the FBI have not commented on developments in the Kepner case."

(3) "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."

Family of Anna Kepner says stepbrother charged with homicide in her death on cruise ship, court document shows

Anna Kepner, 18, was on a Caribbean cruise with her father, stepmother and three stepsiblings when she was discovered dead on the Carnival Horizon in November.

www.cbsnews.com

Glad to see he has finally been charged.

 

[Wallendo]

I have followed this case peripherally. I didn't get significantly involved since the primary source of information has been from family members. Much of this related to a nasty child-custody case. My sleuthing experience is that family members tend to have an agenda and control the release of information.

That seems to be the case here. I don't know any 16 year olds who require nightly sleeping pills for insomnia. I don't know why the kids changed schools multiple times. I don't know what the stepbrother's "demons" were. Was climbing on top of his sister (as alleged by her ex-boyfriend) a routine occurrence or a one of event. This, coupled with the fact that he has been charged as a juvenile for "homicide" and a redacted charge (I suspect most of us have the same idea as to what that may be), suggests that he has a long complicated back story with behavioral issues and possible mental illness.

Unfortunately, we may never know. We don't have the right to know everything, but I feel like I have only heard a small part of the story. I can't think of a reasonable scenario where this would be justifiable homicide. Nevertheless, I don't feel like I really understand this case.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

. I don't know any 16 year olds who require nightly sleeping pills for insomnia

ADHD medication, which he allegedly took, causes severe difficulty falling asleep for some people. Some take medication to try to counteract that.

And some teens definitely have severe insomnia for other reasons. (I did as a teen.)

But this teen has a lot more wrong with him. He knows right from wrong but does not care, IMO.

 

[Chypre]

Teen accused of murdering stepsister on cruise gets criminal defense help from dad: Filing

The 16-year-old stepbrother of Anna Kepner is getting help from his father in his “criminal defense” of allegations he murdered his stepsister on a Carnival cruise in November, according to a legal filing by the boy’s father in a family court matter.

www.nbcmiami.com