Teen stepbrother pleads not guilty to killing Anna Kepner on a cruise ship

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsTeen stepbrother pleads not guilty to killing Anna Kepner on a cruise shipThe teenage boy ‘allegedly sexually assaulted and intentionally killed’ his stepsister on a cruise vacation last November, according to federal prosecutorsRachel Dobkin in New York Wednesday 22 April 2026 05:24 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":"b2962351","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/anna-kepner-carnival-death-stepbrother-not-guilty-murder-b2962351.html","title":"Teen stepbrother pleads not guilty to killing Anna Kepner on a cruise ship"}}CloseFriend remembers teen who died aboard Carnival cruise as ‘joyful’The 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 New...