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ANNA KEPNER: Teen found dead on Carnival cruise ship, murder suspected (1 Viewer)

GrandmaBear said:
Probably so. My worst thoughts is that she figured something would happen to Anna at her son's hands, just not murder. I try not to think that way most of the time but it crosses my mind. If she knew her son at all, or his obsession with Anna, she SHOULD have figured...

I can't recall by who or where but I saw an account that Shauntel pitted both sets of kids against each other and her own kids against each other constantly. Why would any parent do that? That's the kind of thing you'd hope to fix, not cause.

The judge in the custody case sided with the mom letting the daughter stay, saying the ex-hub's complaints did not rise to the level of a need to remove her, there wasn't any danger with the boy out of the house, etc. That's disturbing and worrisome. I do think the ex was maybe trying to use the situation to his advantage though.

However, Shauntel has shown she makes dangerous and awful decisions on behalf of all of the children. The daughter should be removed to err on the side of safety.

The oldest brother testified about Chris and Shauntel putting him in a hold in their car, I believe it was a choke hold if I recall correctly. He was on the stand against his mother.

The judge did decide on all the information shared in the custody case though being public, and that was against what Shauntel requested.
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So this 16 yo had previously put a choke hold on his 18 year old brother, with help from Mum? WTF? She was bringing up and encouraging a murderer.
 
Tresir said:
So this 16 yo had previously put a choke hold on his 18 year old brother, with help from Mum? WTF? She was bringing up and encouraging a murderer.
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No, his mother and stepdad did. Not the 16 year old. I should look at what I said, did it come across that way? Or Anna's stepmother Shauntel, and dad Chris did, on his 18 year old brother. I'm going to go look, I will correct it if it came across that way.

I'm saying it seemed to be a family "move".
 
I think it's all right. I said Chris and Shauntel did it. To the oldest brother. He is the one with dad, wasn't on the cruise. He chose to go live with dad because of it when he was 18.
 
Tresir said:
Ok i thought Chris was the 16 yo. We don't know his name do we?
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Chris Kepner is Anna's dad. Shauntel Hudson, now Kepner, is Anna's stepmom, Chris's now wife.

The 16 year old is Timothy Hudson, Shauntel's son with her ex Thomas Hudson

Not naming him as he is not charged yet and is a minor but his name is all over the place out there.
 
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GrandmaBear said:
Chris Kepner is Anna's dad. Shauntel Hudson, now Kepner, is Anna's stepmom, Chris's now wife.

The 16 year old is Timothy Hudson, Shauntel's son with her ex Thomas Hudson

Not naming him as he is not charged yet and is a minor but his name is all over the place out there.
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Ok i didn't know his name.
 
Tresir said:
Ok i didn't know his name.
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That's where it is sadly funny with Shauntel texting his dad about wanting to keep his name unknown, etc. Between all the mixed families, marriages, people talking and SM everyone knew his name and determined it pretty quickly. Not me, don't get me wrong. I saw it a few weeks in from someone not caring if they kept the name quiet in a comment elsewhere.
 

No arrests made 2 months after Anna Kepner's body found on cruise ship​

Two months after a Florida teen’s body was found aboard a cruise ship during a family vacation, no arrests have been made and relatively no information has been released.

Several news outlets, including ABC News and People.com, reported the medical examiner determined Anna Kepner died as a result of mechanical asphyxiation. However, the medical examiner’s office told USA Today Network on Jan. 6 that its office has not released any information and referred questions to the FBI.

A spokesman for the FBI confirmed to USA Today Network that the case was being investigated but said no comment could be given at this time and the agency has not released any information thus far.


Court records connected to a family custody dispute include detailed discussions of Kepner’s 16-year-old stepbrother’s possible involvement with his stepsister’s death. The boy’s stepmother is engaged in a custody dispute with the boy’s father, whom she divorced in 2023. In a court filing she said she had been warned her 16-year-old son was being investigated for possibly being involved in the death and charges could be pending.

Documents also show the boy was taken to a facility following the cruise where he stayed for an undetermined amount of time and then went to live with a relative in another part of Florida where his mother said in a court hearing he was undergoing therapy.


Scott Robinson, a Brevard-based criminal defense lawyer, said there are a number of reasons charges have not been filed two months after the teen’s death.

“I know people want to rush to make an arrest, but it’s better for law enforcement to take their time, dot their i's and cross their t's to do things the right way, get justice and fully prosecute the right person,” said Robinson, who is not connected to the case.


He added that if a minor is involved, there are certain precautions that need to be taken. The fact the death occurred on a cruise ship also adds a complexity.

“There are thousands of people on the cruise ship and authorities need to talk to employees, look at videos, talk to various passengers, see what they remember,” Robinson said. “They could be processing prints, processing DNA, we really don’t know. There are a lot of moving pieces involved.”
 
Just to clarify it is not his stepmother engaged in a dispute (they have it in red), it is his mother.

I was just thinking of this case yesterday and was going to come in and say man it's been a long time and no charges yet but I couldn't think of her name. Then I ended up distracted and never did go try to find it.

Case seems pretty clear cut to me. Just can't imagine there is much more they can be waiting on or finding out quite honestly.
 
SheWhoMustNotBeNamed said:

No arrests made 2 months after Anna Kepner's body found on cruise ship​

Two months after a Florida teen’s body was found aboard a cruise ship during a family vacation, no arrests have been made and relatively no information has been released.

Several news outlets, including ABC News and People.com, reported the medical examiner determined Anna Kepner died as a result of mechanical asphyxiation. However, the medical examiner’s office told USA Today Network on Jan. 6 that its office has not released any information and referred questions to the FBI.

A spokesman for the FBI confirmed to USA Today Network that the case was being investigated but said no comment could be given at this time and the agency has not released any information thus far.


Court records connected to a family custody dispute include detailed discussions of Kepner’s 16-year-old stepbrother’s possible involvement with his stepsister’s death. The boy’s stepmother is engaged in a custody dispute with the boy’s father, whom she divorced in 2023. In a court filing she said she had been warned her 16-year-old son was being investigated for possibly being involved in the death and charges could be pending.

Documents also show the boy was taken to a facility following the cruise where he stayed for an undetermined amount of time and then went to live with a relative in another part of Florida where his mother said in a court hearing he was undergoing therapy.


Scott Robinson, a Brevard-based criminal defense lawyer, said there are a number of reasons charges have not been filed two months after the teen’s death.

“I know people want to rush to make an arrest, but it’s better for law enforcement to take their time, dot their i's and cross their t's to do things the right way, get justice and fully prosecute the right person,” said Robinson, who is not connected to the case.


He added that if a minor is involved, there are certain precautions that need to be taken. The fact the death occurred on a cruise ship also adds a complexity.

“There are thousands of people on the cruise ship and authorities need to talk to employees, look at videos, talk to various passengers, see what they remember,” Robinson said. “They could be processing prints, processing DNA, we really don’t know. There are a lot of moving pieces involved.”
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As it should be. WE didn't need all the info. Hopefully the delay means they are also looking into the decisions the parents have made in regards to culpability.
 
Kimster said:
I can’t believe they’re moving this slow! Wow. I thought this was a slam dunk.
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No kidding. Well he certainly wore clothing to hide himself as much as he could didn't he... Article says he walked to another courthouse where they process I think conditions of release/bond or some such.

If he has public defenders, he's been charged no? Everything is sealed. We've never heard he's been charged though.

Did you hear the one reporter ask something about if the federal govt. can arrest a teen, hold a teen, prosecute a teen or something like that? Of course he got no answer but I've heard that the fed govt. doesn't do juveniles or something like that. Or isn't in the practice of such. Or can't. I can't recall.

Maybe he has to be processed through the feds and they will send it back to the state court?

Can we assume he's been charged though, has terms, etc.?

It is frustrating!
 
Okay so apparently charged but released back to custody of the family member it seems so they didn't hold him on what I would hope would be murder charges although the family did not share the charges. They, he dad and stepmom it seems, say they are tired of the perp walking free and even though advised by the feds to stay silent, are tired of it as he is still walking free.

I'd have to agree, this is taking way too long and why, if now charged is he not jailed?! Or hasn't been given a high bond? Or if he was, who paid it?
 
Prairiewind said:
This isn't making sense to me. Have we seen the indictment anywhere?
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Not that I'm aware of. I actually thought about asking you about it but hadn't seen you recently and since new, didn't want to bother. It's federal because of the cruise ship but it's been mentioned that the holdup was thought to be initially whether it would be charged federally or locally.

Are you familiar with the case?

A lot of the info most have comes from divorce documents and testimony in a custody battle between Anna's stepmom and her ex husband that her son is the prime suspect.
 
GrandmaBear said:
Not that I'm aware of. I actually thought about asking you about it but hadn't seen you recently and since new, didn't want to bother. It's federal because of the cruise ship but it's been mentioned that the holdup was thought to be initially whether it would be charged federally or locally.

Are you familiar with the case?

A lot of the info most have comes from divorce documents and testimony in a custody battle between Anna's stepmom and her ex husband that her son is the prime suspect.
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I am vaguely familiar with it. I had been wondering why there was no arrest. The whole cruise ship thing brings in the jurisdiction question which is really more why I was interested in the case. If I get time I might try to find an indictment but it wont be today I'm afraid.
 
Prairiewind said:
I am vaguely familiar with it. I had been wondering why there was no arrest. The whole cruise ship thing brings in the jurisdiction question which is really more why I was interested in the case. If I get time I might try to find an indictment but it wont be today I'm afraid.
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Anything would be appreciated, thank you.

Certainly no rush, there sure doesn't seem to be one with arrest and prosecution.

Yeah most news just said since on the ocean, FBI has jurisdiction as to investigating I think, but they can let local prosecute it and I thought for a bit that might have been the hold up, deciding that, per some things said in the custody case. I think his mom said that actually to the judge in that case.
 

Anna Kepner's mom: 'I was misinformed' about stepbrother murder charges​

The stepbrother of Anna Kepner, the Florida teen killed aboard a Carnival, was not charged with murder, according to the girl’s mother.

Last week, the 16-year-old stepbrother appeared before a federal judge in a Miami courtroom, but all documents were sealed. Kepner’s mom, Heather Wright, originally made a social media post that said she was informed the stepbrother would be charged with murder.

Wright made a new post Feb. 9 where she said she was provided “apparently misinformed.”

“They didn ‘t charge… with F—king anything when he went to federal court so I’m not sure what that’s all about,” Wright said in her video. “I also heard he’s being tried as a juvenile and not an adult, which is f—ked up. That boy knew what he was doing when he did it. No if, ands, buts about it. Everybody pray for me. Pray for justice for my daughter. Thank you for all the love and support.”
 
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