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FBI Says Victim’s Phone Tied Cruise Ship Murder Suspect to the Crime
How 2 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
100% centerFirst reported by N12 · Jun 12, 2026
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What happened
The FBI says Anna Kepner’s cellphone led investigators to her stepbrother, Timothy Hudson, in the cruise ship killing. Kepner, 18, was sexually assaulted and strangled aboard Carnival’s Horizon in 2025 while the ship was sailing to Miami. Hudson, who was 16 then, now faces adult charges and could receive life imprisonment if convicted.
- 01Kepner was killed aboard Carnival’s Horizon in international waters in 2025.
- 02FBI agents say her phone was hidden, damaged, and later recovered from lost and found.
- 03Security video placed Hudson near the phone’s path and the trash bin.
- 04Hudson was first charged as a juvenile, then indicted as an adult.
- 05A conviction could bring Hudson a life sentence.
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