Overview
- Court records include a Nov. 8 “Emergency” message from Anna Kepner’s stepmother to her ex-husband and exchanges focused on keeping their son’s name off social media and out of reports.
- Filings identify the 16-year-old stepbrother as a person of interest, and the Orlando Sentinel reports he has since been placed in the custody of the Department of Children and Families.
- Texts and testimony say the teen repeatedly claimed he could not remember what happened and was evaluated at a hospital; records note he takes ADHD and insomnia medication.
- Documents and prior determinations state Kepner was found under a bed and died by asphyxiation, with authorities classifying the case as a homicide while full autopsy and toxicology reports remain unreleased.
- A Brevard County judge on Dec. 17 denied an emergency motion to move a younger child, noting the arrangement could stand as long as the older boy stays out of the home.