FBI investigates death of Florida teen Anna Kepner found dead on Carnival Horizon cruise ship, as family disputes and legal battles emerge in wake of tragedy.

Florida teen Anna Kepner was strangled in a 'bar hold' on the Carnival Horizon. The FBI is investigating the cheerleader's death after her body was found hidden.

Anna Kepner’s mother Heather Kepner told Inside Edition that she had been told not to attend her daughter’s memorial. Court filings relating to a custody dispute revealed that Kepner’s 16-year-old stepbrother is under investigation in connection with her death.

THE biological mother of an 18-year-old who died on board a Carnival Cruise Line ship while with her family said she found out about her daughter’s death on the internet. Heather Wright, the

Florida cheerleader Anna Kepner’s 16-year-old stepbrother is an FBI “suspect” in her killing, according to court documents — as troubling allegations emerged about her blended family. The revelation came from a messy custody dispute between Kepner’s step-mother Shauntel Hudson and her ex-husband — both of whom have filed legal briefs attempting control custody of the two minor children they share.