Step-Grandmother Urges Neglect Charges in 18-Year-Old Anna Kepner Death as Court Files Detail 3.5 Hours Alone
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Updated · CBS New York · Jun 11
Step-Grandmother Urges Neglect Charges in 18-Year-Old Anna Kepner Death as Court Files Detail 3.5 Hours Alone
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Jun 11
Summary
Sonya Ziske, step-grandmother of the 16-year-old charged in Anna Kepner’s death, called for neglect charges against Anna’s father and stepmother over supervision on the Carnival cruise.
New court documents say Hudson allegedly threw Anna’s phone into a ship trash can, where it was later recovered from lost and found, and that the two were alone in their cabin from 7:51 p.m. to 11:21 p.m.
Prosecutors say Anna’s Apple Watch stopped recording during that window, which they believe is when the killing and sexual assault occurred.
Ziske said Hudson remembers nothing and suspects alcohol was involved, while the parents’ attorney had previously said ship video showed absolutely no drinking.
Hudson, charged as an adult in federal court with first-degree murder and sexual assault, is not detained because he is a minor and is now in the custody of a maternal uncle in Florida.