About this episode

This episode covers the chilling details surrounding the death of Anna Kepner aboard a cruise ship and the subsequent legal case against her stepbrother Timothy Hudson.

In November 2025, 18-year-old Anna Kepner was found dead aboard the Carnival Horizon, hidden beneath a bed in the cabin she shared with her stepbrother, Timothy Hudson, with an autopsy later determining she died of mechanical asphyxiation. Hudson, now being charged as an adult for homicide and aggravated sexual abuse, has pleaded not guilty, and a judge ruled that he will be held in custody before and during his trial. We're looking at the latest in this case, including new details released by prosecutors, for this week's Crime Weekly News.

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Topics covered

• homicide
• mechanical asphyxiation
• legal proceedings
• true crime
• cruise ship incident

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Organizations: Carnival Horizon

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