April 14, 2026

A cruise vacation turned into a nightmare when 18-year-old cheerleader Anna Kepner was found dead, concealed under a bed in the Carnival Horizon cabin she shared with two other teens, and federal prosecutors now say her 16-year-old stepsibling, Timothy Hudson, is facing murder and aggravated sexual abuse charges in Florida. The Justice Department says Hudson was initially charged in February and later indicted, with the case unsealed Friday after a judge ruled he would be prosecuted as an adult; Kepner’s death on Nov. 6 was ruled mechanical asphyxia, and her grieving father says the family is putting its trust in the justice system even as he expressed shock that Hudson has remained free in the care of an uncle since his arrest.

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