Overview
- Anna Kepner's grandmother said the FBI told the family the cause of death was asphyxiation, with sources reporting neck pressure consistent with an arm across the neck.
- Autopsy and toxicology determinations have not been publicly released, so the cause and manner remain officially unconfirmed.
- A housekeeper found the 18-year-old's body wrapped in a blanket and hidden under a bed with life vests in her Carnival Horizon cabin.
- Investigators are reviewing ship surveillance, cabin key‑card logs, and cellphone data, and Carnival says it is cooperating with the federal inquiry.
- Court filings and reporting identify a 16-year-old stepbrother who shared the stateroom as a suspect, though no arrest has been announced; the Miami‑Dade medical examiner lists her time of death as 11:17 a.m. on Nov. 7.