Anna Kepner’s death aboard Carnival Horizon cruise ship: timeline

TITUSVILLE, Fla. – Anna Kepner, an 18-year-old highschool scholar and varsity cheerleader, was discovered lifeless on a Carnival cruise ship throughout a household trip earlier this month, and the trigger stays a thriller greater than two weeks later.

Her stays arrived in Miami when the ship returned to shore two weeks in the past Saturday.

Since then, her stepbrother has been questioned by the FBI, however no legal expenses have been filed and no official explanation for dying has been revealed. Her last hours stay a thriller.

Here’s a timeline of occasions:

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

October 26-30

Anna’s newest TikTok posts hinted at heartbreak and resilience.

“Even after each breakup, being disrespected, being lied to, being cheated on, getting used, being manipulated, being performed with, I’ll all the time have a smile on my face and an excellent coronary heart,” she wrote, explaining that she would proceed to put on a smile on her face regardless of the disappointment.

Anna Kepner wrote that she was going to carry on after a tough breakup in a video posted below unknown circumstances simply days earlier than she died. (@fl.anna18/TikTok)

“I do not know why I went via what I went via, however I can promise you that I by no means deserved it,” the put up continued. “Am I offended at these individuals for what they did to me? No. Am I offended? Sure.”

Her final put up, on October 30, was a lot shorter.

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“You should be completely satisfied, but when it is lower than me, then nvm,” it stated.

Her ex-teenage boyfriend later instructed reporters that he ought to have been on the deadly cruise along with her, however they broke up beforehand.

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November 2

The household, together with Anna, her father, her stepmother and different siblings, together with a 16-year-old stepbrother, boarded the Carnival Horizon cruise ship in Miami for a six-night journey to the Caribbean.

Night time of November 6

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Feeling unwell, Anna left dinner early and returned to her cabin, the Daily mail beforehand reported.

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

November 7

The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner’s Workplace recorded Anna’s time of dying as November 7 at 11:17 am.

She was discovered lifeless in her room by a Carnival housekeeper, her aunt, Krystal Wright, instructed Fox Information Digital. She was below the mattress, wrapped in a blanket and lined with life jackets.

November 8

The Carnival Horizon returned to the Port of Miami, often known as PortMiami, and the FBI arrived to research Anna’s dying.

Her stays had been taken to the morgue. Investigators interviewed her household and others aboard the ship. However no arrests had been made.

Anna Kepner, her father, stepmother and several other siblings in a household photograph. (Shauntel Kepner/Fb)

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November 17

Lawsuits emerged in a custody dispute involving Anna’s stepmother, Shauntel Kepner, and her ex-husband, Thomas Hudson.

Each side described the 16-year-old stepbrother as a possible “suspect” in Anna’s dying.

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Shauntel’s lawyer requested the courtroom to postpone an upcoming listening to, arguing that if she had been compelled to testify it may incriminate her or her son.

Christopher Kepner (middle, purple hat) arrives at a memorial service for his daughter Anna Kepner at Grove Church in Titusville, Florida, on Thursday, November 20, 2025. The 18-year-old cheerleader was reportedly discovered lifeless below a mattress throughout a Carnival Cruise on November 7. (Mark Sims for Fox Information Digital)

November 20

Anna was buried after a memorial service.

A whole lot of mourners gathered Thursday at The Grove Church in Titusville, Florida, to rejoice Kepner’s life.

Company had been greeted by her commencement images and invited to go away a fingerprint on a poster along with her photograph.

Chris Donohue arrives at a memorial service for his step-granddaughter Anna Kepner at Grove Church in Titusville, Florida, on Thursday, November 20, 2025. The 18-year-old cheerleader was reportedly discovered lifeless below a mattress throughout a Carnival Cruise on November 7. (Mark Sims for Fox Information Digital)

Within the church auditorium, her life was adopted in a slideshow via photographs of karate classes, Disney journeys, days on the lake, seaside outings, cheerleading fundraisers and carefree somersaults in a bouncy fort.

In accordance with a web-based obituary, she liked being on the water and bought her boating license earlier than she may drive a automotive. She had wished to affix the U.S. Navy after highschool and ultimately develop into a Okay-9 police officer.

November 21

A preliminary investigation revealed that Anna had been suffocated in a chokehold. ABC News reported on Friday.

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Fox Information Digital has not independently verified the report. An official trigger and method of dying haven’t but been decided, in response to the health worker’s workplace. However a supply with data of the case stated toxicology and different laboratory exams had not but been accomplished however bruises had been discovered on the physique.