Teen pleads not guilty in stepsister's cruise death

We are now learning that Timothy Hudson, the 16-year-old boy accused of raping and killing his stepsister, Anna Kepner, during a family cruise vacation, has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. This new information comes from recently released court records. Kepner, 18, was found dead in her cabin on the Carnival Horizon cruise ship on November 7, 2025. According to our partners at FOX 35 Orlando, records in an unrelated case indicate Kepner was found wrapped in a blanket under the bed. LiveNOW’s Mike Pache is learning the latest on this case from FOX 35’s Esther Bower.