The Cruise Ship Murder Of Anna Kepner

An eighteen-year-old girl goes on a family cruise vacation and never comes home. Anna Kepner's body was found concealed beneath a bed in her stateroom aboard the Carnival Horizon — and the person accused of killing her was sleeping in the same cabin.

This is the case that stopped the true crime world cold. Not because it happened at sea, though that's part of it. Because of who allegedly did it, how it allegedly happened, and the federal prosecution that followed — one so rare it has legal experts across the country watching every single motion filed.

Anna Kepner's accused killer is her own teenage stepbrother, Timothy Hudson, now facing federal charges of first-degree murder and aggravated sexual abuse as an adult. He has pleaded not guilty. A trial is set in Miami federal court. And the questions surrounding this case — about the family dynamics, the investigation aboard the ship, the decision to prosecute a minor in adult federal court, and whether justice will be served for Anna — are far from answered.

This podcast is your home for all of it. Deep investigative reporting. Exclusive interviews with legal analysts, behavioral experts, and people connected to the case. Full trial coverage when proceedings begin. And the kind of honest, no-nonsense breakdown you won't get anywhere else — because we've been covering this case from the beginning.

Hosted by Tony Brueski, a veteran true crime journalist, and featuring analysis from defense attorneys, former federal agents, and behavioral specialists, The Cruise Ship Murder Of Anna Kepner goes beyond the headlines to examine what happened aboard that ship, what's happening inside that courtroom, and what this case reveals about the systems that are supposed to protect people like Anna.

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Anna Kepner's Cruise Ship Judge Won't Call The Government's Case Strong

The DNA odds are 120 sextillion to one. And a federal judge said from the bench he wouldn't call the case strong. He used the words "a much closer call" with "various defenses." An FBI agent admitted ...

13 Juni 33min

Was Anna Kepner Failed by the People Investigating What Happened to Her?

Anna Kepner was eighteen years old, on a family cruise, and was found hidden under a bed in her own stateroom on the Carnival Horizon. She died from having her ability to breathe physically taken from...

8 Juni 22min

Why Is Anna Kepner's Accused Cruise Ship Killer Living With Minors Right Now?

Under the rules of his release, Timothy Hudson is not supposed to be alone with anyone underage. Prosecutors told the court that two minors reportedly live in the home where he's been placed. That ala...

6 Juni 33min

Is There a Hole in the Anna Kepner Cruise Ship Case?

The DNA match odds are 120 sextillion to one. That should be the end of the conversation. But an FBI agent admitted on the record that no one can connect that DNA to what actually killed Anna Kepner. ...

5 Juni 17min

Why Was Anna Kepner’s Little Brother Locked Out of Their Cruise Ship Cabin?

Three kids shared one cabin aboard the Carnival Horizon: eighteen-year-old Anna Kepner, her sixteen-year-old stepbrother, and her thirteen-year-old younger brother. By the next morning, Anna was gone ...

2 Juni 22min

Why Was Anna Kepner Hidden In Her Own Cabin?

Anna Kepner was 18 years old, a cheerleader with her whole life in front of her, on a family vacation that should have been the kind of trip you remember for the good reasons. Instead, on the second-t...

1 Juni 18min

Why Won't Timothy Hudson's Own Mother Show Up To The Anna Kepner Cruise Ship Trial?

Timothy Hudson's biological mother and her husband have both reportedly said they won't attend the September trial. His father alleges she chose her marriage over her son. When your own mother won't s...

31 Maj 37min

How Is Anna Kepner's Accused Killer Living With Two Kids?

Anna Kepner was eighteen — bright, bubbly, a straight-A student with her whole life in front of her. She went on a family cruise and never came home. And right now, the person charged in her death is ...

29 Maj 15min