Teen charged with murdering stepsister Anna Kepner on cruise to begin trial in June

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsTeen charged with murdering stepsister Anna Kepner on cruise to begin trial in JuneIndependent Reporters Tuesday 28 April 2026 22:57 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":"CF1:2966769To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/anna-kepner-murder-stepbrother-timothy-hudson-trial-b2966784.html","title":"Teen charged with murdering stepsister Anna Kepner on cruise to begin trial in June"}}CloseCruise ships escape through Strait of Hormuz and will carry passengers within weeksThe 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 teenager charged with sexually assaulting and killing his 18-year-old steps...