SANFORD, Fla. (Court TV) — An emergency hearing in family court revealed shocking new details as the investigation continues into a teenager’s death on a cruise ship.

Shauntel Kepner and Thomas Hudson appeared at a virtual hearing on Nov. 20, 2025. (Court TV)

Anna Kepner , 18, was found dead on the Carnival Horizon cruise ship earlier this month while vacationing with her father, stepmother and step-siblings. Anna’s body was reportedly found beneath the bed in the room where she was staying by a housekeeper.

A court hearing Thursday in a custody dispute between Kepner’s stepmother, Shauntel Kepner, and her ex-husband, Thomas Hudson, revealed that the couple’s 16-year-old son, Anna’s stepbrother, is considered a suspect in the case. Shauntel and Hudson share two minor children, both o

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