Overview
- Anna Kepner, 18, was found dead Nov. 7 aboard the Carnival Horizon in international waters, and the FBI is leading the investigation.
- A Brevard County filing by stepmother Shauntel Hudson says agents advised that a criminal case may be initiated against one of her minor children who was on the trip.
- Separate court documents referenced in local reports state the 16-year-old stepsibling is identified as a suspect and is currently staying with a relative.
- Law enforcement is reviewing ship surveillance, access‑card logs and cellphone records and conducting interviews with passengers, crew and family.
- Reports say Kepner’s body was discovered under a cabin bed wrapped in a blanket and covered with life jackets; an autopsy was performed but cause and manner of death have not been released, and no charges have been announced as Carnival cooperates with the FBI.