Anna Kepner Carnival cruise death ruled homicide: report

Anna Kepner’s mysterious demise aboard a Carnival cruise ship was a murder by “mechanical asphyxiation,” in line with a brand new report.

The 18-year-old was discovered lifeless aboard the Carnival Horizon round 11:15 a.m. on November 7.

“Mechanical asphyxia merely implies that there’s something exterior the physique that’s proscribing her respiratory – her chest or stomach can not broaden,” says Dr. Priya Banerjee, a board-certified forensic pathologist.

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Anna Kepner was recognized by her household because the passenger who died aboard the Carnival Horizon. (Instagram/Anna Kepner)

The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s Workplace declined to remark, citing the continuing investigation.

The teenager’s demise was dominated a murder and she or he was “mechanically asphyxiated by different particular person(s)”, ABC News reported late Monday afternoon, citing a duplicate of Kepner’s demise certificates, which was reportedly offered by her household.

Though her time of demise is listed as 11:17 a.m. on November 7, the report says she suffered her deadly damage on November 6, the final evening she was publicly seen alive.

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Anna Kepner, 18, was discovered lifeless on Nov. 7 aboard a Carnival cruise ship whereas vacationing together with her household. (Anna Kepner/Instagram)

Mechanical asphyxiation is not all the time homicide, mentioned Dr. Michael Baden, New York Metropolis’s former chief medical expert, however it may be, and it stays as much as prosecutors to determine cost the case, in the event that they file prices in any respect.

The FBI is conducting the investigation and didn’t publicly identify any extra suspects as of Monday night, though Anna’s 16-year-old stepbrother has been recognized by his personal dad and mom in courtroom filings as a possible “suspect” amid an ongoing custody dispute. No prices have been filed.

Anna Kepner’s household mentioned she dreamed of becoming a member of the navy. (Instagram/Anna Kepner)

Kepner was discovered lifeless underneath the mattress in her cabin, wrapped in a blanket and coated with life jackets in a room she shared with the stepbrother.

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Each of his dad and mom and their attorneys didn’t reply to a number of requests for remark from Fox Information Digital.

Kepner was a varsity cheerleader in highschool who deliberate to hitch the Navy after commencement and ultimately wished to turn out to be a Okay-9 police officer.