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"LAST DANCE" TEEN GIRL DEAD ON CRUISE SPOTTED ON VIDEO JUST BEFORE MURDER
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It's close to three months since the death of High School Cheerleader, who also excelled in her academics ,Anna Kepner. Anna was found strangled stuffed under a bed on a Carnival Cruise, and still no arrests. Custody court battle docs between Shauntel Hudson and ex-husband, Thomas Hudson, point to their son, Anna’s stepbrother, as a suspect, but he still lives with relatives in an undisclosed location.
Just days before the beautiful teen's gruesome murder, footage captured on board the cruise ship showing Anna enjoying line dancing with her grandparents. The heartbreaking video captures a high-spirited teen, gleefully participating in the Carnival Horizon Sail Away Party.
Nick Giddens, a passenger traveling on the same ship, learns about the murder after returning home, so while looking through all his videos, he spots Anna dancing on the cruise ship 5 days before she was killed.
Texts submitted as evidence in the custody battle over Shauntel and Thomas Hudson’s
youngest daughter reveal the family’s attempt at “damage control” in the hours after they’re
told their son is a suspect in his stepsister’s murder.
Joining Nancy Grace:
- Spencer Aronfeld - Trial lawyer and Founder of Aronfeld Trial Lawyers, Author of illustrated children's book "Sara Rose, Kid Lawyer," website: Aronfeld.com, Facebook: Aronfeld Law, Instagram: Aronfeld_Trial_Lawyers
- Dr. Sue Cornbluth - Doctor of Clinical Psychology and Relationship Expert, Owner of Doctor Sue & You, Author of “Building Self-Esteem in Children and Teens Who Are Adopted or Fostered" , www.DrSueAndYou.com, YouTube: DrSueAndYou
- Joseph Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet", Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan", Instagram @JoScottForensic
- Michelle Spitzer - Florida News Reporter for USA Today Co. / website: USAToday.com
- Nick Giddens - Captured video of Anna Kepner dancing on the cruise ship 5 days before she was killed.
- Sydney Sumner- Investigative Reporter, 'Crime Stories'
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