Cruise Ship Death Mystery: Titusville Teen’s Final Social Media Posts Reveal Heartbreak as FBI Investigates

Anna Kepner had been on a six-day family cruise

BREVARD COUNTY • TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA — The FBI continues to investigate the death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner, a Titusville high school senior and varsity cheerleader, whose body was found aboard the Carnival Horizon cruise ship on Nov. 7.

Kepner, a senior at Temple Christian School in Titusville, had been on a six-day family cruise when she died under unknown circumstances in international waters in the Gulf of America.

Her father told The Daily Mail that authorities questioned the family after the ship returned to Miami, but he had not yet received updates from the FBI regarding the investigation.

In the days before her death, Kepner shared TikTok posts that hinted at personal heartbreak and resilience.

On Oct. 26, she posted a video with selfies and on-screen text describing her experiences with breakups, manipulation, and betrayal, writing that she would “always have a smile on my face and a kind heart.”

Her final post on Oct. 30 read, “You deserve to be happy, but if it ain’t with me then nvm.”

Friends and family remembered Kepner as a bright, determined young woman. She had earned straight A’s, obtained her boating license before she could drive a car, and planned to join the Navy after graduation with aspirations to become a police officer in a K-9 unit.

Her close friend, Gennavicia Guerrero, 18, told FOX 35 Orlando that Kepner was a positive influence who encouraged her peers to excel in school.

An obituary described her as someone who “filled the world with laughter, love, and light that reached everyone around her.”

Authorities have not released a cause or manner of death. Her remains were returned to shore in Miami on Nov. 9. The FBI continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding her death as the family, friends, and community seek answers.

A Celebration of Anna’s Life will be held on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at 5 p.m. at The Grove Church in Titusville. The family requests that no one wear black — casual attire is welcome, but please wear colors in honor of Anna’s bright and beautiful soul. Her favorite color was blue.

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