Anna Kepner’s Carnival Cruise Ship Death Ruled Homicide

Anna Kepner was murdered on a Carnival Cruise ship … at the least that is the conclusion reached on her loss of life certificates.

The doc, obtained by ABC News, says Anna died on account of “mechanical asphyxia” on November 6, and it notes the 18-year-old “was mechanically asphyxiated by other person(s).”

As … FBI brokers discovered two bruises on the aspect of Anna’s neck, and she or he was thought to have died from a “bar hold” — an arm positioned throughout the neck.

Preliminary info signifies there have been no medicine or alcohol in Anna’s system and no indicators of sexual assault … however post-mortem and toxicology outcomes have but to be launched.

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

It’s fairly unsettling … a current report claimed Anna’s stepbrother allegedly had a bizarre infatuation with the teenager cheerleader … allegedly climbing on prime of her in mattress as soon as, in response to Steven Westin, the daddy of Anna’s ex-boyfriend.

Anna’s grandparents sat down on digital camera for a brand new interview the place they claimed Anna and her 16-year-old stepbrother have been “two peas in a pod.” They mentioned authorities instructed them the stepbrother is taken into account a suspect within the case, however they think about his innocence.