In the first episode of I Fear You, Babe, Dino dives into the story of 18-year-old Anna Kepner, who was found hidden under a bed on a Carnival cruise ship in the middle of what should have been a normal family vacation. It’s one of those cases that looks simple on the surface and then keeps unraveling the closer you get to it.
Dino walks through Anna’s last night, the moment housekeeping made the discovery, how cruise ships create the perfect conditions for danger, and why the cabin she shared with her stepbrother became the center of the investigation. He talks about the legal gray zone of crimes at sea, the emotional tension inside blended families, and the quiet ways violence builds long before anyone reacts to it.
This isn’t a monster-in-the-dark story. It’s a story about how danger moves in familiar spaces, how people miss the signs, and how a crime can hide inside a place designed for escape. Dino brings his usual mix of honesty, intuition, New York edge, queer emotional fluency, and a little dry humor to a case that sits heavy and doesn’t let go.
As always… I fear you, babe.
RESOURCES CONSULTED
People Magazine, CBS News, AP News, ABC News, maritime crime data, and recent reporting on cruise ship disappearances.
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