The Anna Kepner cause of death revealed FBI is looking into Anna Kepner’s death, but no people of interest have been made public.
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- According to ABC News, Anna Kepner passed away from asphyxiation while on the Carnival Horizon cruise.
- On November 8, cruise workers discovered Kepner’s remains beneath a bed.
- Police have not stated whether the criminal case against one of her step-siblings is related to her death.
According to sources close to the inquiry, ABC News says that Anna Kepner, the teenager discovered dead on a Caribbean cruise ship earlier this month, died from asphyxiation.
On November 8, Kepner, 18, was discovered dead beneath a bed on a Carnival cruise ship. According to ABC, investigators have now determined that the adolescent’s death was caused by asphyxiation from a bar hold, or an arm placed across the neck. The information has not been independently verified by PEOPLE.
Although complete autopsy and toxicology tests have not yet been released, ABC says that Kepner’s body did not exhibit any indications of sexual assault and that neither narcotics nor alcohol were detected in her system.
The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner Department declined to comment on Kepner’s cause and manner of death when asked earlier on Friday, citing the ongoing investigation. ABC’s update could not be verified by the medical examiner.
PEOPLE’s request for comment was not immediately answered by the FBI.
According to a recent CBS News story, the Titusville, Florida, high school cheerleader went on the trip with her father, stepmother, and two stepsiblings.
According to CBS News, Kepner went to bed early the night before she was discovered dead and informed her family that she wasn’t feeling well.
An online obituary describes her as a “thoughtful, nurturing” individual who was “always thinking of others.”
“She had a big, beautiful heart, often sending random ‘I love you’ messages or little gestures that made someone’s day,” according to the obituary.
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In this instance, no suspect or person of interest has been identified publicly.
However, according to Florida Today, FOX 35, and CBS News, the teen’s stepmother Shauntel Hudson claimed in court documents unconnected to the death that she was informed by the FBI that one of Hudson’s youngest children might be charged with a crime.
The document, which concerns Hudson’s child custody disputes with her ex-husband, made no mention of whether the criminal allegation is related to Anna’s passing.
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