Overview
- The 16-year-old stepbrother appeared in federal court in Miami on Feb. 6, with the case under seal and no publicly listed charges.
- A magistrate judge’s docket showed a sealed case number on Friday afternoon, according to News 6 South Florida.
- Court filings in an unrelated custody dispute state Kepner died from asphyxiation and that her body was found under a bed in the shared cabin.
- Carnival said the FBI began investigating after the Carnival Horizon returned to PortMiami, though federal authorities have not released case details.
- The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner recorded her time of death at 11:17 a.m., and the office says its report remains withheld during the investigation.