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FBI Probe of Teen’s Death on Carnival Cruise Now Targets Minor Stepsibling, Filing Says

Authorities have not released a cause or manner of death, with investigators examining ship security records.

Overview

  • An emergency family-court motion says the stepmother was told by FBI investigators that a criminal case may be initiated against one of her minor children who was on the trip.
  • Law enforcement sources told CBS News a housekeeper found Anna Kepner’s body under a bed in her stateroom, a detail not formally confirmed by the FBI.
  • The Miami-Dade medical examiner lists the time of death as Nov. 7 at about 11:17 a.m., and the autopsy report is not yet public.
  • The Carnival Horizon returned to PortMiami on Nov. 8, where FBI agents responded as passengers disembarked, and the bureau is leading the case because the death occurred in international waters.
  • Investigators are reviewing surveillance video, electronic access-card logs, and cellphone records and conducting interviews, while Carnival says it is cooperating and supporting the family.