The Death of Anna Kepner | Vinnie Politan Investigates Podcast

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🗓️ 25 November 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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18-year-old Anna Kepner was found dead under a bed on board the Carnival Horizon cruise ship. Vinnie Politan analyzes the case and the stepbrother who is under investigation for her death.

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0:00.0	The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are simply that.
0:04.8	Opinions.
0:05.8	All are presumed innocent until proven otherwise in a court of law.
0:09.8	Sensitive topics are discussed.
0:11.8	Discretion is advised.
0:15.5	The I'm Vidy Pawlton.
0:29.6	The subject of my investigation, the death of Anna Kepner, an 18-year-old killed while on board a cruise ship with her blended family.
0:39.0	Here's the story.
0:43.8	Anna Kepner, an 18-year-old high school senior from Titusville, Florida, slipped away on what
0:48.2	was supposed to be a joyful family cruise aboard the Carnival Horizon, full of life,
0:53.8	dreams of joining the U.S. Navy in a future
0:56.4	she'd worked so hard for Anna seemed unstoppable. But on November 7th, tragedy struck. Her body
1:04.5	discovered, concealed under her bed, wrapped in a blanket and covered with life vests.
1:10.6	The FBI's launched a full investigation scouring the ship's surveillance videos,
1:15.6	swipe card logs and interviewing family members,
1:19.6	including her own 16-year-old stepbrother, who was under suspicion according to his own mother.
1:25.6	As the family and community grieves,
1:28.3	Anna's story has become a haunting riddle.
1:31.3	What happened in that cabin?
1:38.3	Now, before you can really understand what may have happened in that cabin,
1:42.3	I think it's important to understand some of what was going on in Anna Kepner's life.
1:49.0	And as I mentioned, she's part of this blended family.
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