{"podcast":{"title":"True Crime Today | Daily True Crime News & Interviews","slug":"true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948","podcast_index_feed_id":568948,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5001260.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5001260","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/42359005.jpg","author":"Tony Brueski","episode_count":500,"summary":"🔎 Daily True Crime Stories | Unsolved Mysteries | Criminal Investigations | Cold Cases True Crime Today is your go-to daily true crime podcast , bringing you the latest murder cases, ongoing trials, criminal psychology insights, and shocking unsolved mysteries . Whether it’s breaking crime news, high-profile trials, serial killers, missing persons, or cold cases , we cover it all with expert analysis, investigative storytelling, and real-time updates . 🎙️ Hosted by leading crime analysts , we uncover the psychology of killers, forensic breakthroughs, police investigations, and courtroom drama —giving you the full story behind the headlines . From notorious cases to little-known crimes that deserve attention , we break down what really happened and why . If you're obsessed with true crime podcasts , criminal psychology, and investigative reporting, subscribe to True Crime Today on Apple Podcasts now! 🎧 New episodes daily.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T12:17:47.477723+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948"},"episode":{"title":"Why Is Anna Kepner's Case Being Tried In Federal Court?","slug":"why-is-anna-kepner-s-case-being-tried-in-federal-court","published_at":"2026-06-01T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948/why-is-anna-kepner-s-case-being-tried-in-federal-court","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8909569","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8909569.mp3?modified=1780081154&sid=5001260&source=rss","summary":"The Anna Kepner case is unfolding in a courtroom most people will never see the inside of: federal court, where a 16-year-old is being prosecuted as an adult — something that almost never happens. The reason is jurisdictional. Anna, 18, died aboard the Carnival Horizon while the ship was in international waters, en route to Miami. Because she was a U.S. citizen and the death occurred on the high seas, outside any single state's authority, the case landed with the FBI and federal prosecutors. Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins Tony Brueski for a precise look at the legal machinery here. A federal grand jury returned an indictment on charges including first-degree murder. A detention hearing transcript that had long been sealed was unsealed, putting the government's evidence on the record. And a federal magistrate weighed the prosecution's argument that the defendant posed a danger and a flight risk — then ordered him released to home confinement until trial anyway, with the U.S. Marshals tasked to arrange supervision. Coffindaffer explains why deaths in international waters fall to federal authorities, what's required to charge a minor as an adult in that system, and how a detention decision like this one gets made when the stakes are this high. This is the segment for listeners who want the procedure explained with precision. A young woman is dead, a teenager stands indicted, and the case sits in a rare corner of the federal system. Listen for how the law actually handles a homicide that happened where no state's borders reach. Footer Links: Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/U…","meta_description":"The Anna Kepner case is unfolding in a courtroom most people will never see the inside of: federal court, where a 16-year-old is being prosecuted as an ad…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1081,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948/episodes/why-is-anna-kepner-s-case-being-tried-in-federal-court/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews-568948/why-is-anna-kepner-s-case-being-tried-in-federal-court.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}