Timeline of the Anna Kepner case as her stepbrother is charged in cruise ship murder

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsTimeline of the Anna Kepner case as her stepbrother is charged in cruise ship murderKepner was set to graduate from high school this year and dreamed of being a cheerleader for the University of GeorgiaAssociated Press Monday 13 April 2026 22:01 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":"b2956928","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/anna-kepner-cruise-death-timothy-hudson-arrest-timeline-b2956928.html","title":"Timeline of the Anna Kepner case as her stepbrother is charged in cruise ship murder"}}CloseFamily of teen who died on Carnival Cruise reveal a cause of her shocking deathThe 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","regSourceMet...