16 Yr Old Boy Accused Of CHOKING Step Sister To Death On Cruise - His Parents SECRET Texts Revealed

Rotten Mango

Stephanie Soo

Comedy, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.8 • 25.7K Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

“There’s no such thing as steps,” and “they were two peas in a pod.” These are statements made by Anna Kepner’s grandparents who were with her on the cruise when she died. Her body was found under the mattress and her cause of death was mechanical asphyxiation. Which is what makes this comment particularly odd to some netizens...because Anna’s grandparents are referring to her relationship with her 16 year old step brother. The very step brother who was the only other person in the room around the estimated time of death. The very step brother who is now a suspect in Anna’s murder. They are not the only suspicious adults in this case though. Anna’s biological father and her step mother, the mother of the 16 yo step brother, who were also on the cruise with the family were seen over a month after Anna’s murder, walking from court, their faces completely blank yet gripping each other’s hands. Anna’s father has just lost his daughter yet he seemingly appears closer than ever to his wife and the mother of the murder suspect. This is part two of the Anna Kepner cruise ship murder. Full show notes available at RottenMangoPodcast.com

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0:00.0	There is no such thing as step-siblings.
0:05.8	This is a statement made by Anna Kepner's paternal grandparents who were with her on a recent cruise in November departing from Miami.
0:13.9	This is the cruise where 18-year-old Anna Kepner is found dead underneath her mattress, hidden by, she's like wrapped in a sheet,
0:23.4	she's covered with life jackets under the mattress.
0:27.5	Anna Kepner's cause of death was found to be homicidal mechanical asphyxiation,
0:31.6	meaning that she was strangled to death by someone on that cruise while they're out in the deep ocean,
0:36.8	and it was very likely that it was
0:38.5	someone in the very exact same room as Anna Kepner.
0:42.6	Which is why this comment from her grandparents is just particularly odd to a lot of netizens.
0:48.2	Because Anna's 16-year-old stepbrother, the stepbrother that she's only known for about two years,
0:54.0	the stepbrother that her dad wanted her to about two years, the stepbrother that her dad
0:55.3	wanted her to share a room with on this cruise with no other adults in there, he is currently
1:00.5	a suspect in her murder. In fact, the grandparents seem to indicate that the CCTV footage
1:06.6	would show that only Anna and her stepbrother were the sole occupants of the room during the
1:12.8	suspected murder time. But what's weird is that her grandparents are not the only suspicious
1:17.2	adults in this entire story. Anna's own dad and Anna's stepmom, the mother of the 16-year-old
1:23.3	brother who suspected in her murder, they were just recently seen walking into court,
1:28.3	gripping each other's hands, their faces are blank, but it's clear they are a united front.
1:34.0	This is part two of the Anna Kepner cruise ship murder.
1:40.9	Music If you haven't watched our previous episode, I recommend listening to that first, as this episode probably won't make a lot of sense, even with the summary that I'm about to share.
2:05.3	But I'm just going to give you a quick few disclaimers.
2:07.8	There are potentially interfamilial crimes as well as speculated essay.
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