Brother of slain Carnival Horizon teen Anna Kepner slept unknowingly slept feet from her dead body in shared cabin not knowing she’s been reported missing and later found dead.
The younger brother of slain Florida cheerleader who was found dead earlier this month on board a Carnival cruise ship unknowingly went to sleep just feet away from his dead sister — after the boy noticed she wasn’t in their cruise cabin after assuming the 18 year old had gotten up to spend time with their parents.
Anna Kepner, 18, had been sharing the Carnival cruise ship cabin with her brother, 14, and her 16-year-old stepbrother — Timothy- Tim- Hudson, who is now a suspect in her death.
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On Nov. 6, the night she died, Anna had left dinner early and gone back to her cabin after complaining of feeling unwell.
Her two siblings headed back to the room later that evening, where her younger brother changed his clothes and left again to take pictures of the Carnival Horizon as the 4000 person packed cruise continued its six-day Caribbean getaway voyage.
When the teen came back, he noticed Anna wasn’t in bed, but as he assumed she had gone out again to be with the adults.
The young boy thought nothing of it and went to sleep, according to a source cited by the nypost.
However, Anna was last seen on the ship’s surveillance footage returning to her room — and wasn’t spotted ever leaving again.
The next day, when his sister still hadn’t returned, the family from Titusville, Fla., realized she was missing. And proceeded to start looking for the missing teen.
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While her father, Christopher Kepner, 41, searched the $800 million ship for any sign of his daughter, a medical emergency was reportedly announced over the PA system, according to the source.
A cleaning crew had discovered Anna’s body crammed under her bed — which was next to bunk beds her brothers were sharing.
Her body was reportedly wrapped in a blanket.
Anna Kepner died on November 7, according to the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner. The Cruise Globe reports that the vessel was in Cuba at the time, on the northwest coast.
The new revelations comes as shocking court filings revealed that Anna’s stepbrother is a suspect in her death, and is now living with a relative of his mother.
The FBI continues to remain tight lipped as to the manner and cause of the cheerleader’s death and whether criminal charges against the minor step brother are forthcoming?
A spokesman for the FBI recently stated: ‘No further information is being released at this time.’
