TITUSVILLE, Fla. – Amid an FBI probe into the death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner aboard a Carnival cruise ship, the teen’s stepmother appeared at a court hearing Thursday involving custody of two children from her previous marriage.

One of those children, a 16-year-old boy, has been described by his parents as a “suspect” in Anna Kepner’s death.

The FBI has not confirmed the 16-year-old is a suspect, nor has the agency disclosed details about its investigation into Anna Kepner’s death.

Shauntel Kepner, who is the children’s biological mother and the stepmother of Anna Kepner, has been involved in a child custody dispute with her ex-husband, Thomas Hudson, for more than a year, court records show.

“The older child, who is approximately 16 years of age, is a suspect in the death of th

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