The death of Florida cheerleader Anna Kepner – whose body was found under a bed in her cruise ship room – was formally ruled a homicide, according to a report.

Kepner, 18, was strangled on Nov. 6 while aboard the Carnival Horizon with her family, according to her death certificate issued Monday and obtained by ABC News .

Confirmation that Kepner was killed comes as federal authorities have reportedly been looking into her 16-year-old stepbrother as a “suspect” in the case that has captured national attention.

It was also revealed last week that Kepner was strangled to death in a bar hold .

A formal autopsy and toxicology report have not been released yet.

Kepner was on the voyage with her grandparents, father, stepmother, siblings and stepsiblings when she was slain.

Her body w

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