BURLINGTON, VT — In a stunning escalation of the investigation into the death of 27-year-old Anna Kepner, authorities have confirmed that her fingerprints were found on a crew-restricted door inside the Burlington commuter train — a place she had no reason, and no permission, to access.
But what the newly analyzed surveillance footage from the same location revealed has left investigators “deeply unsettled.”
THE CREW-ONLY DOOR SHE NEVER SHOULD HAVE TOUCHED
For weeks, officials believed Anna moved only between her seat and the hallway where she was later found unresponsive. However, forensic technicians now report that her fingerprints — clean, recent, and undisturbed — were found on the steel handle of a maintenance-access door used only by train staff.
The door leads to:
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Emergency equipment
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A narrow service corridor
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A panel controlling lighting and cabin power
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A small storage area not accessible to passengers
Investigators still cannot explain why she touched it, or what happened in the minutes after.
THE MYSTERIOUS SURVEILLANCE FINDING
According to two law-enforcement officials briefed on the new evidence, surveillance footage covering the crew hallway shows something “highly abnormal.”
The camera caught:
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A shadow moving behind Anna despite no one else appearing in the frame
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A sudden light distortion, as if the hallway dimmed for half a second
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A brief obstruction, like a figure passing between the camera and the wall — yet no person was visible
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Anna turning her head, reacting to someone or something just outside the camera’s angle
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A partial reflection in a metal panel that “does not match Anna’s height or build”
One investigator described the moment this way:
“There was movement — a presence — but not one we can explain with the people known to be on that train.”
WHY THIS MATTERS
This new evidence contradicts earlier assumptions that Anna was alone in the hallway and supports the theory that:
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She was followed,
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Guided,
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Or intercepted
before collapsing.
It also links to the forensic revelation earlier this week that a second face appeared beside her in enhanced hallway footage.
Combined, these details shift the case dramatically toward criminal involvement.
THE FAMILY WAS JUST INFORMED
Sources say Anna’s parents were notified late last night and are “devastated and shaken” by the implication that she may have:
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tried to get help
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attempted to reach crew
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or realized she was being followed
before she died.
A family spokesperson said:
“Whatever happened to Anna, she wasn’t alone. And she was scared.”
WHAT COMES NEXT
Investigators are now:
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Reviewing the entire train’s maintenance logs
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Identifying every crew member with clearance to the restricted corridor
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Comparing the mysterious reflection with passenger and staff profiles
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Analyzing the 4-minute audio recording found on Anna’s hidden phone
One senior detective put it bluntly:
“There is more on that train than we first thought. Someone else was there — and they didn’t want to be seen.”
