Damaged cellphone becomes key evidence in cruise ship murder case against stepbrother
Anna Kepner's damaged cellphone, found in a ship's trash bin, has emerged as crucial evidence in the murder investigation of the 18-year-old Florida teen who died aboard the Carnival Horizon in November 2025. Her stepbrother Timothy Hudson, then 16, is charged with her murder and sexual assault; prosecutors argue Wi-Fi router data and surveillance video show Hudson carried the phone from their shared cabin and discarded it. The phone evidence is significant because Kepner was known to never be without it, and its disappearance and location pattern are central to the prosecution's case.
Anna Kepner's cellphone has become a key piece of circumstantial evidence in the federal investigation into her death aboard the Carnival Horizon cruise ship on November 7, 2025. The phone was found damaged in the ship's lost and found after being recovered from a trash bin near the rear of the ship. According to court filings, family members told the FBI that Kepner was "never without" her phone, making its disappearance significant. Prosecutors presented evidence showing that ship Wi-Fi router records tracked the phone's movement from cabin 8343 along a route that corresponded with her stepbrother Timothy Hudson's movements on the morning of her death. Surveillance video and router data allegedly show Hudson leaving the cabin at 9:26 a.m. with the phone connecting to routers along his path through various decks, culminating near the trash bin area at 9:52 a.m. where he remained for about 22 seconds. The defense has challenged the strength of this evidence, with Hudson's attorney noting the router data showed only a "somewhat similar" path and questioning whether the phone could have been thrown overboard instead.
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