Anna Kepner Died by Asphyxiation From Choke Hold on Carnival Cruise: Report

Anna Kepner — the teenager who tragically died on the Carnival Horizon earlier this month — died from asphyxiation brought on by a “bar hold” after somebody’s arm was positioned throughout her neck, based on a brand new report.

A supply near the investigation tells ABC News FBI brokers discovered two bruises on the facet of Anna’s neck after she was choked by an unidentified individual … The supply additionally mentioned preliminary info signifies there have been no indicators of sexual assault and no medicine or alcohol within the 18-year-old’s system.

The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner continues to be working to find out a reason for demise.

Anna was reportedly discovered by a cabin steward on November 8 — wrapped in a blanket and tucked underneath a mattress — throughout a Caribbean cruise she was on along with her father, Christopher Kepner, her stepmom Shauntel Hudson, and Hudson’s children.

Here’s the place it will get much more unsettling — a current report claims Anna’s stepbrother allegedly had a bizarre infatuation with the teenager cheerleader … even climbing on prime of her in mattress as soon as, based on Steven Westin, the daddy of Anna’s ex-boyfriend.

Westin instructed “Inside Edition” he realized all this from conversations along with his 18-year-old son — and says the teenager shared a number of disturbing particulars about Anna’s stepbrother.