The Florida cheerleader killed on a Carnival cruise was allegedly strangled to death in a bar hold, according to a report.
Anna Kepner died from asphyxiation from the vicious move — an arm across her neck — and had two bruises on the side of her throat, a source close to the investigation told ABC News Friday.
Kepner’s blended family had been on a six-day Caribbean cruise on the Carnival Horizon when a maid made the horrifying discovery Nov. 7.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2025/11/21/us-news/anna-kepners-vicious-cause-of-death-revealed-after-teen-found-dead-on-carnival-cruise/
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