Overview
- Court filings in Brevard County identify the 16-year-old stepsibling, referred to as T.H., as a suspect, and no public charges have been filed.
- FBI Miami is leading the case because the death occurred in international waters, and Carnival says it is fully cooperating with investigators.
- Investigators are examining onboard CCTV, electronic room-access records and Kepner’s cellphone data, with interviews extending to passengers, crew and family members.
- The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner has not released the cause or manner of death, and records list her time of death as 11:17 a.m. on Nov. 7.
- Law enforcement sources say a housekeeper found Kepner under the bed in her stateroom, and a celebration of life was held Thursday in Titusville.