According to recently released court documents from central Florida, a mother informed her former husband that their teenage son repeatedly insisted he couldn’t recall anything when questioned. This revelation has come to light in local media reports.

The tragic death of Anna Kepner, which authorities have classified as a homicide, has drawn significant international interest and fueled widespread speculation across social media platforms.

In the unfolding case, court filings related to a custody battle in Brevard County have named the 16-year-old stepbrother of the victim as a suspect. The legal proceedings involve the divorced parents of the youngest child in the family, located along Florida’s Space Coast.

These court documents provide the most definitive evidence to date that federal investigators are focusing their attention on a member of the victim’s own extended family.

Attempts to reach Shauntel Hudson’s legal representative, who is the mother of the 16-year-old and was Kepner’s stepmother, were unsuccessful as of Wednesday. Similarly, inquiries directed at the boy’s father, Thomas Hudson, received no response.

Currently, the couple’s youngest child resides with Shauntel Hudson. Meanwhile, Thomas Hudson has accused her of breaching their time-sharing agreement. The 16-year-old has been placed under the care of a relative of Shauntel Hudson after returning from a cruise.

In the most recent court documents, the ex-spouses discussed via text the news of Kepner’s death going viral on social media and how to protect their 16-year-old son from public scrutiny. Thomas Hudson also said he wanted his son to know that he was loved despite what had happened.