Teen on Trial for Cruise Ship Murder

0:00It's April 29. From your city to your ears, this is Durham News Today, powered by AI, a 16-year-old named Timothy Hudson faces trial for first-degree murder, an aggravated sexual abuse after allegedly killing his 18-year-old. Stepsister on a carnival cruise ship, U.S. District Judge Beth Bloom set the trial for June 1st in Miami, marking a rare federal prosecution for a minor transferred from juvenile court. Incident happened last November aboard the carnival horizon, where Anna Keppner was vacationing with family, including Hudson. Her body turned up hidden under a bed, in a cabin she shared with him, and another teen, right before the ship docked in Florida. Hudson's case shifted to a dope court after initial juvenile charges, and he entered in Not Guilty Ple last week. Miners like him sold him and up in federal trials, making this one stand out. Miners ruled Keppner's death as mechanical asphyxia from a barhold that cut off her breathing. Her father, Christopher Keppner, shared that the family trusts the justice system to

1:03handle the painful truth with care. As this heavy case builds toward June 1st, the focus stays on delivering real answers for a family torn apart at sea.