FBI Investigates Step-Sibling in Cruise Ship Death of Florida Teen
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- Criminal charges may be filed against a stepsibling of 18-year-old Anna Kepner, a Florida high school cheerleader found dead aboard a Carnival cruise ship earlier this month, according...
- The disclosure appears in an emergency motion submitted in a divorce case involving Kepner's stepmother, Shauntel Hudson.
- The emergence of potential criminal charges substantially alters the narrative surrounding Anna Kepner's death.
Criminal Charges Possible in Cheerleader’s Death Aboard Carnival Cruise
Criminal charges may be filed against a stepsibling of 18-year-old Anna Kepner, a Florida high school cheerleader found dead aboard a Carnival cruise ship earlier this month, according to a new court filing.
The disclosure appears in an emergency motion submitted in a divorce case involving Kepner’s stepmother, Shauntel Hudson. In the motion – which seeks to reschedule a hearing in the proceedings – Hudson’s attorneys write that she has been told by FBI investigators that “a criminal