Anna Kepner’s cellphone
Half-brother Ensared in his sexual assault and homicide case
…FBI agent testifies
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Anna Kepner’s cellphone turned a key piece of proof that led to the arrest of her half-brother, Timothy Hudson, after the 18-year-old was sexually assaulted and strangled aboard a Carnival cruise ship in 2025, in line with a brand new report.
Individuals journal obtained a transcript of testimony from FBI agent Andrew del Valle, who instructed the court docket that Hudson, 16, tried to destroy and get rid of Kepner’s cellphone, however was unsuccessful.
del Valle stated FBI brokers started looking for the lacking cellphone on Nov. 8, 2025, after launching an investigation into Kepner’s sexual assault and homicide aboard the Carnival Horizon in Miami, Florida.
At first, FBI brokers could not discover the cellphone, however then they checked the gadgets discovered — and there it was, del Valle testified. del Valle stated the cellphone was significantly broken, with the display shattered, and a crew member additionally stated the gadget was initially present in a trash can.
Moreover, del Valle stated the FBI was in a position to obtain data from the cellphone and observe how and when the gadget was taken from Kepner’s cabin — the place she was sexually assaulted and murdered — to the trash within the hours after the assault.
del Valle stated brokers then reviewed surveillance video from the ship related to 4 routers, which confirmed Hudson on the 4 places the place the cellphone was situated at totally different instances.
In line with Del Valle’s testimony, Hudson spent 22 seconds close to the trash can the place the cellphone was found by the crew member. In February, Hudson was arrested by the FBI and arraigned as a juvenile on federal fees of homicide and aggravated sexual abuse.
Prosecutors then refiled the case to cost Hudson as an grownup after a grand jury indicted him. Hudson faces life in jail if convicted of those fees.