The mother of the 18-year-old girl who was found dead on a Carnival Horizon cruise ship this month paid tribute to her "happy" daughter" and spoke about family tensions following her death.

Anna Kepner’s mother Heather Kepner told Inside Edition that she had been told not to attend her daughter’s memorial.

Court filings relating to a custody dispute revealed that Kepner’s 16-year-old stepbrother is under investigation in connection with her death.

Newsweek contacted the FBI’s Miami branch via email on Friday outside of regular working hours.

Why It Matters

Kepner was found dead on November 8 while on a six-day Carnival cruise that departed from Miami to the Caribbean. The investigation into her death is ongoing, and no cause or manner of death has been publicly identified.

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