HEARTBREAKING CALL: Anna’s mother has received what is now confirmed to be her daughter’s final voice message — a 17-second recording sent minutes before Anna died. But the most devastating part is that the voice in the message… did not belong to Anna.
Authorities revealed that Anna’s mother, Elaine Kepner, came forward late last night with an audio message she had been too overwhelmed to open earlier. The message was sent at 2:06 AM, only minutes before the estimated time of Anna’s death on the train.
When investigators played the 17-second clip, they immediately realized something was terribly wrong.
The message did not contain Anna’s voice at all.
Instead, it featured the voice of an unidentified woman, speaking in a strangely calm tone, as if reciting something already prepared.
Below is the official police transcript of the 17-second message:
Anna’s Final “Voice Message” — 17 Seconds
[0:00 – 0:03]
Soft static. The faint hum of the train. Footsteps.
[0:04 – 0:08]
A woman’s voice begins speaking clearly:
“She won’t be coming back.”
[0:09 – 0:12]
A brief pause. A muffled sound — possibly the sliding of a cabin door.
[0:13 – 0:15]
The same woman continues, quietly:
“Don’t look for her here.”
[0:16 – 0:17]
A soft click, like someone covering the microphone with their hand.
The recording ends.
Investigators confirm that the voice matches no known passenger or crew member interviewed so far. What unsettled them further is that the message was sent from Anna’s phone, but forensic traces indicate the device was handled by someone else at that moment.
Detectives now believe:
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Anna may have been incapacitated or already harmed when the message was recorded.
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The speaker deliberately used her phone to send a misleading or intimidating message.
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The timing — just minutes before Anna was found — was intentional.
Elaine Kepner, devastated, told authorities she immediately recognized that the voice was “cold, calm, and absolutely not Anna.” Officers are analyzing the background noise to determine the exact location inside the train where the message was made.
One investigator described the discovery as “the most disturbing development in the case so far.”
The identity of the woman’s voice — and why she chose to send that message — is now at the center of the investigation.