Boy, 16, charged with sexually assaulting and murdering his stepsister whose body was found hidden in cabin on cruise ship

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsBoy, 16, charged with sexually assaulting and murdering his stepsister whose body was found hidden in cabin on cruise shipThe body of Anna Kepner was found in November on a Carnival Cruise shipAndrea Cavallier Monday 13 April 2026 18:20 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2956830","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/carnival-cruise-stepbrother-murder-charge-b2956830.html","title":"Teen charged with murdering his stepsister whose body was found on cruise ship"}}(Temple Christian School)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"US Crime News","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}A 16-year-old boy has been charged with sexually assaulti...