Anna Kepner’s family called it a happy vacation. A federal grand jury is calling it something else entirely. Timothy Hudson — Anna’s 16-year-old stepbrother — has been indicted as an adult on charges of first-degree murder and aggravated sexual abuse in her death aboard the Carnival Horizon cruise ship. Those charges were announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida after a federal magistrate judge ordered the case transferred from juvenile to adult court. Anna was 18 years old. A cheerleader from Titusville, Florida, months from graduating high school. She was found dead in her stateroom on November 7, 2025, under the bed, wrapped in a blanket and covered in life vests. The medical examiner ruled it a homicide by mechanical asphyxiation. Security cameras on the ship reportedly showed Hudson was the only person seen going in and out of the room that night. For months, the public was told there was no indication of an assault beyond the asphyxiation. The grand jury indictment changed that understanding completely. And the details that have emerged about Anna’s fear of her stepbrother — from her maternal aunt, from her ex-boyfriend, from her own reluctance to go on the trip — now carry a weight that’s hard to put into words. This episode goes through the full timeline: from the night on the ship, to the sealed juvenile charges, to the transfer hearing, to the federal indictment. We break down what the charges mean, what the evidence reportedly shows, and why the competing narratives about this family are at the center of everything. If convicted, Timothy Hudson faces life in federal prison. Anna Kepner’s father says the family wants one thing: justice. Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. #AnnaKepner #TimothyHudson #CarnivalHorizon #CruiseShipDeath #FederalIndictment #TrueCrime #HiddenKillers #JusticeForAnna #TrueCrimePodcast #CarnivalCruise