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Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

FBI Names Suspect in Anna Kepner Cruise Ship Murder — But Won't Make an Arrest | Here's Why

Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

True Crime Today

News, True Crime, News Commentary

3.3910 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Anna Kepner was 18 years old when she was found dead under a bed on the Carnival Horizon cruise ship, wrapped in a blanket and covered with life vests. Her death has been ruled a homicide by mechanical asphyxiation. Both of her stepbrother's parents have identified him in court documents as the FBI's sole suspect. And yet, five weeks later, no arrest has been made. In this breakdown, we cover everything that's emerged from the Brevard County custody hearings, the disturbing testimony about chokehold use in the family home, and the ex-boyfriend who says he tried to warn Anna's parents months before she died. 

We also examine why the FBI is still weighing whether to charge a 16-year-old federally or hand the case to Florida state prosecutors, and what that decision means for the Kepner family still waiting for justice. This is a case where the warning signs were allegedly there, the suspect has been identified, and the system is still grinding slowly while a killer remains free.

#AnnaKepner #CarnivalCruise #CruiseShipDeath #TrueCrime #FBI #HomicideInvestigation #CarnivalHorizon #Justice #TrueCrimeNews #BreakingNews


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0:58.0

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1:00.0

There's no better feeling than waking up surrounded by comfort.

1:05.0

From Dunelm, the home of your kind of cozy.

1:08.0

Keep the heat where you want it with our range of thermal curtains and cuddly hot water bottles.

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Discover hundreds of snug ways to style up your space at your local Dunelm or online with free click and collect in as little as two hours.

1:23.6

The Home of Your Kind of Cozy, Denelm. The home of your kind of cozy, Dunelm. The home of homes.

1:30.3

There's no better feeling than waking up surrounded by comfort. From Dunelm, the home of your kind of cozy.

1:38.3

Layer up in loveliness with our soft brushed cotton bedding and textured throws and pillows.

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Discover hundreds of snug ways to style up your space at your local Denelm or online with free click and collect in as little as two hours.

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The home of your kind of cozy, Denelm. The home of homes.

2:00.0

This is Hidden Killers with Tony Bruske. Here now, Tony

2:05.3

Brucey. An 18-year-old girl goes on a family cruise six days in the Caribbean, her dad or stepmom,

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