{"id":581,"date":"2026-05-27T15:09:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T15:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=581"},"modified":"2026-05-27T15:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T15:09:09","slug":"baby-faced-stepbrother-accused-of-killing-anna-kepner-on-cruise-reveals-his-face-in-public-for-first-time-ahead-of-bail-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=581","title":{"rendered":"Baby-faced stepbrother accused of killing\u00a0Anna Kepner on cruise reveals his face in public for first time ahead of bail hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The baby-faced teen accused of sexually assaulting and killing stepsister Anna Kepner on a family cruise revealed his face in public for the first time as he entered a federal courthouse on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=579\">DHS head doubles down on plan to cripple all international travel into airports in sanctuary cities \u2014 including NYC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A federal judge is set to decide whether Timothy Hudson, 16, can remain free on supervised release or must be locked up ahead of trial.<\/p>\n<p>Hudson kept a straight face as he sauntered into federal court in Miami with his hands in his pockets and wearing a gray, button-down shirt untucked.<\/p>\n<p>He has been out of jail and staying with his paternal uncle since he was charged with Kepner\u2019s murder in February \u2014 but prosecutors and Kepner\u2019s outraged father have argued that he should be detained since his case was transferred to adult court.<\/p>\n<p>Hudson has pleaded not guilty, and his trial is scheduled to begin in September, Fox 35 Orlando reported.<\/p>\n<p>Anna Kepner, a bubbly 18-year-old high school cheerleader, was found dead wrapped in a blanket underneath her bed while on a Caribbean Carnival Cruise trip with family members in November in a cabin where she and Hudson had been rooming together on the six-day excursion.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=577\">President Trump could attend Knicks\u2019 NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Officials determined that Anna was strangled to death and had been sexually assaulted.<\/p>\n<h2>Here is the latest on Anna Kepner, cheerleader found dead on Carnival Cruise:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Baby-faced stepbrother accused of killing\u00a0Anna Kepner on cruise reveals his face in public for first time ahead of bail hearing<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Anna Kepner\u2019s heartbroken dad reveals he found his daughter shoved under a bed: \u2018Too painful to relive again\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Outrage as teen accused of raping and murdering stepsister on cruise is free: \u2018He is a danger\u2019<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Anna Kepner\u2019s father tearfully accepts slain daughter\u2019s high school diploma after murder on cruise<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Hudson \u2014 who was reportedly \u201cobsessed\u201d with Anna and was once caught trying to sexually assault her \u2014 was first charged as a juvenile before his case was moved to adult court, where a grand jury indicted him.<\/p>\n<p>A judge allowed his release but ruled he must wear a GPS ankle monitor while he stays with his uncle.<br \/>He\u2019s charged with murder and aggravated sexual abuse and faces life in prison if convicted.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hudson \u201ccommitted these crimes against a victim with whom he had no apparent relational strife, and whom he was being raised to view as a sibling,\u201d Assistant US Attorney Alejandra L\u00f3pez said in a court filing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFurthermore, he carried out these crimes without any warning he could commit such atrocious acts, and despite an apparent supportive family environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=575\">\u2018Golden boy\u2019 Ivy Leaguer who murdered NYC dad over allowance debuts shocking new look in first-ever interview<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The baby-faced teen accused of sexually assaulting and killing stepsister Anna Kepner on a family cruise revealed his face in public for the first time as he entered a federal courthouse on Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":580,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-us-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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