The teen charged with killing his stepsister while on a family cruise pleaded not guilty as lawyers asked a judge to let him remain free before trial.

A teenager charged with killing his stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship has filed a not-guilty plea and waived his appearance at a hearing in Miami federal court.

A 16-year-old boy charged as an adult with first-degree murder and aggravated sexual abuse in the death of his stepsister during a family cruise has pleaded not guilty, court records show. The ...

Anna Kepner's stepbrother was previously indicted as an adult by a federal grand jury in her death, after her body was found under a bed on a cruise ship.

(MIAMI) -- A 16-year-old boy charged as an adult with first-degree murder and aggravated sexual abuse in the death of his stepsister during a family cruise has pleaded not guilty, court records show.

The stepbrother of Anna Kepner, who was found dead on a Carnival cruise ship last year, has pleaded not guilty to federal charges in connection with her death.