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A teenage stepbrother accused of a horrific crime on the high seas will remain free while

awaiting trial, a move that has sparked absolute outrage from the victim's family.

Timothy Hudson is facing charges

of first-degree murder and aggravated sexual abuse in the death of his 18-year-old step-sister

Anna Kepner. The tragedy occurred back in November 2025 aboard a Carnival cruise ship heading to

Miami. Yesterday, a federal judge ruled that Hudson can remain out of jail on bond with electronic monitoring

while he awaits his September trial. Alongside this ruling, prosecutors unsealed a chilling

minute-by-minute timeline of what allegedly happened inside cabin 8343. On the night of November 6th,

Anna left dinner early because she was feeling unwell. CCTV footage

shows Hudson entering her cabin at 7.35m., followed by Anna three minutes later. At 7.51,

Anna's biological brother briefly enters the room, later telling investigators Anna was fine

at that time. Prosecutors say she was never seen alive again. For over three hours,

Kepner and Hudson were alone. Later that night, Hudson was spotted checking the hallways,

hanging a privacy sign, and even blocking Anna's 13-year-old brother from entering the room,

claiming he was changing. The next morning, ship Wi-Fi tracked Anna's missing phone moving along the exact

path as Hudson, eventually leading authorities to a trash bin where it was discarded. Shortly after,

cabin attendants made the grim discovery. Anna's body was wrapped in bedding and stuffed under the bed,

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