{"podcast":{"title":"Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary","slug":"hidden-killers-with-tony-brueski-true-crime-news-commentary-5840426","podcast_index_feed_id":5840426,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5040505.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5040505","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43617911.jpg","author":"True Crime Today","episode_count":500,"summary":"🔎 Daily True Crime Podcast | Criminal Psychology | Ongoing Trials | Expert Analysis Multiple new episodes every day! Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski is your ultimate daily true crime podcast , bringing you real-time updates on criminal investigations, high-profile trials, forensic breakthroughs, and psychological deep dives into the minds of killers. 🎙️ Hosted by veteran journalist Tony Brueski , we go beyond the headlines , featuring exclusive insights from FBI agents, forensic experts, criminal psychologists, and legal analysts. Whether it's the latest developments in cases like Bryan Kohberger and Lori Vallow or deep dives into cold cases and unsolved mysteries , we uncover the hidden truths behind the crimes that captivate the world. If you’re obsessed with true crime, forensic psychology, and legal drama , subscribe now to Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski on Apple Podcasts. 🎧 New episodes multiple times a day—stay ahead of the latest crime stories. Join our SubStack: https://HiddenKillers.SubStack.com 📺Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod 📷Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillersp…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T10:21:06.423335+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-killers-with-tony-brueski-true-crime-news-commentary-5840426"},"episode":{"title":"What Does the DNA Actually Prove in the Anna Kepner Cruise Ship Case?","slug":"what-does-the-dna-actually-prove-in-the-anna-kepner-cruise-ship-case","published_at":"2026-06-05T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-killers-with-tony-brueski-true-crime-news-commentary-5840426/what-does-the-dna-actually-prove-in-the-anna-kepner-cruise-ship-case","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hidden-killers-with-tony-brueski-true-crime-news-commentary-5840426","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8912407","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8912407.mp3?modified=1780595361&sid=5040505&source=rss","summary":"The DNA odds are 120 sextillion to one pointing at Timothy Hudson. But an FBI agent admitted on the record that he is unaware of any DNA evidence directly connecting Hudson to Anna Kepner's cause of death. That admission — buried inside a hundred and forty-five pages of unsealed transcript — may be the single most important sentence heading into a September trial. Defense attorney Eric Faddis breaks down what the evidence can and cannot establish. Anna Kepner was eighteen when she was found dead aboard the Carnival Horizon during a family cruise in November. Her cause of death was mechanical asphyxia. Hudson, her stepbrother, was initially charged as a juvenile and later indicted as an adult on first-degree murder charges. He has pleaded not guilty. The unsealed transcript from a February detention hearing laid out the prosecution's full theory — CCTV footage, phone records, Snapchat timestamps showing Anna was active at 8:14 in the evening, and a timeline placing her alone with Hudson in their shared cabin for roughly three hours. Prosecutors say he was seen looking both ways before exiting the room. Her body was discovered the next morning concealed beneath the bed. The transcript also revealed that Anna had an encounter with a second juvenile male aboard the ship before her death. The FBI obtained his DNA, tested it, and excluded him. The defense has signaled they intend to use this information at trial. Judge Torres, who heard all of this evidence, stated from the bench he would not call the government's case strong and described it as \"a much closer call\" with \"various defenses.\" Faddis analyzes what that language means for trial strategy, how a defense attorney attacks the gap between DNA identification and cause of death, and whether the prosecution's decision t…","meta_description":"The DNA odds are 120 sextillion to one pointing at Timothy Hudson. 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