Indications are it may be a homicide.
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ANNA KEPNER: Teen found dead on Carnival cruise ship *ARREST!* (15 Viewers)
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What I also just realized from reading that link is that evidently a NINE year old was very possibly out running around, unescorted on that ship at night!
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Doesn't have to be blood there if strangled or smothered.I believe it's been established that the two teen boys and Anna shared a cabin together. She was in a regular bed and they were in bunk beds. I'll look for a link.
What's hard for me to understand is how her body was under a bed (not sure which one) and no one smelled any blood? Or do we even know her manner of death?
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Here's the article about who was staying in the same room:
Kepner was staying in the same room as her stepbrother and one other stepsibling.
FBI probing stepbrother in cruise ship death of Florida teen, sources say
Anna Kepner, 18, was on a family vacation aboard the Carnival Horizon with her father, stepmother and three stepsiblings when she was discovered dead.www.cbsnews.com
If there was blood, I would think they would have seen it elsewhere in the room before they would smell it.
Yeah, I was thinking she had been stabbed, but I'm probably thinking of another case. I didn't find a cause of death when I was searching around just now.
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I would think if there would have been blood, the youngest at least would have noticed in the morning before housekeeping came in. Not a lot of ways to clean up a bloody crime scene very well while stuck on a ship.
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.
www.clickorlando.com
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...
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My guess is a hellova panic attack or suicide attempt.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...
The Miami-Dade medical examiner was not ready on Thursday to announce the cause of death.
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Court hearing reveals new details surrounding Central Florida teen's death on cruise ship
Family and friends of 18-year-old Anna Kepner gathered Thursday evening for a celebration of her life at The Grove Church in Titusville.
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GrandmaBear
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I'd seen comments saying the younger brother was out on deck taking pics or something but had no idea where people were getting such info as the FBI has been mum and the famiy had not said so.Well surveillance footage shows her returning to her cabin, then her brothers returning. The youngest brother leaves, leaving Anna alone with the older boy.
When the younger brother returns, Anna is no longer there, but there is no footage of her leaving.
Consider the sources though, I guess. The Sun, Daily Mail, and New York Post are tabloids.
The night before she was found dead, Kepner told her family she wasn’t feeling well after dinner and returned to her cabin.
CCTV reveals Anna Kepner’s last hours before she died 'inside cruise cabin'
CHILLING new details in the death of an 18-year-old cheerleader aboard a cruise ship have been revealed after reports that surveillance footage captured the girl’s fateful last hours. Anna Ke…www.the-sun.com
The FBI obtained footage from inside the vessel that showed Kepher walking as she headed back to her room, according to the outlet.
A short while later, the minors also reportedly returned to the cabin.
Footage reportedly captured the youngest sibling leaving the room and wandering the vessel, capturing photos.
The young child noticed Kepner was not in the room when they returned but assumed she was up late with other family members, the Daily Mail reported.
However, when the family gathered for breakfast on the morning of November 7, Kepner never showed.
Florida teen Anna Kepner's final moments on cruise ship revealed
CCTV footage captured doomed Anna Kepner's final steps as she headed back to her room aboard the Carnival Horizon on the evening of November 6 after complaining during dinner that she felt unwell.www.dailymail.co.uk
Slain Carnival cruise teen's brother unknowingly slept feet away from her dead body: report
The younger brother of slain Florida cheerleader Anna Kepner unknowingly went to sleep just feet away from his dead sister — after the boy noticed she wasn’t in their cruise cabin but…nypost.com
I haven't read the links yet but will do next so the feds have a leak it would seem. Not sure about the others but Daily Mail I know pays so I am not surprised.
It's likely true then and it does fit with how it seems things likely were.
So the parents weren't supervising the 14 year old either. No kid should be wandering a huge ship alone either, even a teenager.
I've said before that if I found they shared a room I'd have a LOT to say about these parents. I am trying to stop myself from going off about it...
STUPID. How damned DUMB are they?
There’s so much dysfunction in these families.
In the first obituary the second wife (stepmother) Tabitha was listed as her mother. She was the one that helped raise Anna.
The biological mother comes to light and the obituary is rewritten listing Heather, as her mother. There is no mention of Tabitha or her family in the second obituary.
There’s a third rewrite removing the step-sibling (suspect) from the obituary.
In the first obituary the second wife (stepmother) Tabitha was listed as her mother. She was the one that helped raise Anna.
The biological mother comes to light and the obituary is rewritten listing Heather, as her mother. There is no mention of Tabitha or her family in the second obituary.
There’s a third rewrite removing the step-sibling (suspect) from the obituary.
GrandmaBear
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The uncle said she was beaten but doesn't mean it was the cause of death. Most are guessing strangling. Wouldn't be any blood possibly with either of these things. And I don't think a body would smell that fast would it...? Plus she was wrapped in a blanket.I believe it's been established that the two teen boys and Anna shared a cabin together. She was in a regular bed and they were in bunk beds. I'll look for a link.
What's hard for me to understand is how her body was under a bed (not sure which one) and no one smelled any blood? Or do we even know her manner of death?
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Here's the article about who was staying in the same room:
Kepner was staying in the same room as her stepbrother and one other stepsibling.
FBI probing stepbrother in cruise ship death of Florida teen, sources say
Anna Kepner, 18, was on a family vacation aboard the Carnival Horizon with her father, stepmother and three stepsiblings when she was discovered dead.
GrandmaBear
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Which is it 9 or 14?? I've seen both.
GrandmaBear
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On something I was watching this morning, a cop said it was smart to put them in a hospital for mental illness, etc. immediately to help with a defense. He also may very well need it, hard to say...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...
Guess Who
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Either way, it seems none of the kids were being supervised. There seems to have been no good choices made by these two parents at all on this trip. I do not blame the boy's dad being so irate with just the few things are being reported.
I just looked at some articles and have seen both, too.
GrandmaBear
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Coming across as extremely dysfunctional for sure. Saw someone this morning call the dad a marriage hopper. So they put her killer (alleged) in the obit and then took h im out??
GrandmaBear
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I don't disagree. It seems there was NO supervision of any kind. Also you can't supervise what kids are doing in a room they share when you are NOT IN IT yourself. I am so angry about that. I suspected it but confirmation of it is just wow, such a STUPID irresponsible thing to do.
It is very clear none of these kids had stable unbringings or home lives.
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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Just posted the obit above, thanks to @Belle mentioning it. There's a LOT of siblings listed, so there might very well be both ages.
Remember, we do NOT put the names of minors on our threads unless they've been name by LE.