All of them in pretty distinct places on her body? After midnight on Monday March 23, 1998, Amy and her younger brother Brad headed to the ship's nightclub to go dancing. However, both Brad and Amy entered their stateroom between 3:30 and 4 am. video footage on you tube shows her waiting near an elevator alone. if the ship had links with trafficking. But any search efforts turned up empty. Amy and Brad both danced until the early morning hours, and Amy was seen dancing with a band member on a ship discodance floor. The witness only contacted Amys family after he retired and saw her picture in a magazine. January 31, 2022 courtneyjfretwell Uncategorized Comments Off on Amy Lynn Bradley. The FBI is also offering a $25,000 USD reward for information leading to the recovery of Amy Lynn Bradley & information that leads to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the person(s) responsible for her disappearance. This article from the U.S. consulate in Curacao was kindly provided by u/FindAmy : https://cw.usconsulate.gov/wanted-fbi-missing-woman-amy-lynn-bradley/, Two of the very first articles: http://www.ctsi.net/amy/story.html, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=azQzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4ggGAAAAIBAJ&dq=amy-bradley&pg=2506%2C4843224, And another: http://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/16/us/for-missing-woman-s-family-no-answers.html, A great three-part article with lots of information, written soon after Amy's disappearance: [Part One] (http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/amy-bradley-disappeared-from-a-royal-caribbean-cruise-ship-on-march-24-1998-believing-shes-been-abducted-her-family-refuses-to-give-up-the/Content?oid=1390272) Part Two Part Three, The video of Amy dancing with the band member the night before her disappearance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqzW5QNmxk4, I think this is where the trafficking theory took root: http://www.drphil.com/shows/623/, Although it seems her family suspected "white slavery" very early on: http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/the-family-of-a-missing-chesterfield-county-woman-disgusted-by-the-fbis-investigation-seeks-to-fund-its-own-paramilitary-operation-to-bring/Content?oid=1384781, Here is how that mercenary idea turned out: http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=131968&page=1, Some interesting info about one of the "mercenaries" (he was also conned by the mastermind). [] I dozed back off to sleep. So the question now is if people such as his daughter have given the police all they know, or if they're holding back things. Joined by her family parents, Ron and Iva, and brother, Brad, 21 she was looking forward to a blissful week sailing around the Caribbean Islands. When authorities were alerted that Amy was missing, the Netherlands Antilles Coast Guard conducted a four-day search in the surrounding waters and along the cruise lines to no result. Whats bad is now that its been made public she begged the Navy officer for help, the brothel wont keep her in fear of being prosecuted. But I agree with you, something really fishy has been happening under the curtains. What does everyone think about the different eyewitness sightings? Isnt one of the militarys responsibilities to serve AND PROTECT? If somebody used her pictures from the boat they wouldnt delete all the pictures. Video Transcript. The only other thing missing were her cigarettes and lighter even her sandals were still in the room. Here's the thing about the Bradley case "Insider"- this individual has gone from board to board for years posting, deleting, dropping hints about their so-called insider knowledge, but never, ever providing anything verifiable. I hadnt known shed been declared dead in 2010. If she were some kind of captive quite probable she was highly resistant and they got fed up and finally offed her in some fashion. 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Why werent the cruise ship members pressed harder during questioning? SADLY, The navy member thought he would get in trouble for being in a Brothel so he waited TOO long to come forward. I believe that she was snuck off read a report that said 2 girls saw her with yellow at 6am as ship was docking he handed her a coffee (drugged) I believe the waiters that told her parents they wanted to take her to Carlos and Charlies in aruba helped get her off board thru crew passage adds up with report of man that swears he saw her with yellow in curacao later but no sightings in a long time probably means shes deceased now as she got older replaced with younger, Strange how she is with yellow just before docking, all planned, they probably hid her in a case as she would not of got off the ship without her Id, shame she didnt stay in the cabin, feel so sorry for the family. However, if she didnt fall overboard, then the kidnapping/human smuggling angle the next best position to take. Remember that one cruise where the poop deck was literally covered with poop? I am not sure about the sighting in San Francisco in April 2013. Asking for help from a medium may work in this case.In Turkey, a group of medium found the murdeder of a teen girl in 99 days. Amy Bradley was an All-American girl. She had green eyes and several tattoos, including a distinctive Tasmanian Devil on her shoulder and a gecko on her navel. If you ask me Douglas was somehow behind that. im wondering why she arranged to meet him at such an early time, she was wearing no shoes. Amy Bradley, 25, disappeared during a March 1998 islands cruise with her family. Nowadays he's a born-again Christian, go figure. When he woke up again around 6 am, Amy was gone, the only missing items were her cigarettes and a lighter. Basically, youre in a completely foreign and potentially dangerous environment, who knows what could happened if youre unnecessarily make yourself interfered against those brothel mafias, even if youre a Navy member. If she was sold into the trade she would be dead as soon as her case got known rather than take the risks people are accusing them of taking by keeping her working and even bringing her to places where people could claim to have seen her to report it. [3], As a celebratory event, Amy decided to join her family on a cruise vacation on the Royal Caribbean International cruise ship Rhapsody of the Seas en route for Curaao, a Dutch Caribbean island under the Kingdom of the Netherlands. When I first looked at the picture, it wasnt the Amy I know, Iva told Vanished. At first, investigators looked into a suicide, but found no evidence of this in her case. Jones claimed to be a former member of AmericanSpecial Forces, and he offered to help set Amy free. She could easily lose her balance and fall overboard. The Bradleys were instructed to fly to Florida to wait for a call from Jones as soon as Amy was recovered. Independent forensic experts agreed the pictures were a perfect match for Amy. In August1998, a Canadian named David Carmichael encountered two men and a woman walking on the beach near Port of Maria, Curacao. It is based on details from Amy's disappearance with a few details from Natalee . The total came to$210,000. This trashy, x rated novel was devastating to Amy's family. Additionally, a sinister photograph,purportedly of Amy, surfaced on a maturely themedwebsitein 2005 andadded fuel to the theory that the missing woman wasforced to sell her body. They focused on Natalee Holloway and then Amy Bradley. The latest podcast from Generation Why is about the Amy Bradley case. While investigators immediately went back to search, they found no trace of Amy. in solving this crime. Passenger Crystal Roberts told the family shed seen Amy on the ships deck around 6am. I agree with TS, mirrors my thoughts on the subject entirely. [5][10] Many people suspected that a waiter was also involved with the disappearance. I was convinced of this too. Interesting. I think it is probably the most likely conclusion, but I also think OP makes a good point: why is the FBI still involved and actively updating her case? She attended a local university, Longwood University, graduating with a degree in Physical Education. The last two people to see Bradley were her father and her brother. Its so spooky and horrible. Recognizing him as an American, Amy supposedly told the individual her name, said that she was being held against her will, and asked for help. There have been several sightings of her over the years. On the third night, Amy and Brad partied at the ships nightclub, where band Blue Orchid performed. It only takes 1 person to SPEAK and it could go from cold case to blown open! [1] Her whereabouts remain unknown to this day. The crew agreed to issue an announcement at 7:50 am after a majority of the passengers left the ship announcing, Will Amy Bradley please come to the pursers desk?. On . Amy Bradley - Compilation 158,246 views Feb 9, 2011 500 Dislike Share Save Chris Fenwick 2.54K subscribers This video should be watched after reading my blog about Amy.. some tourists found this odd that happened. That just doesn't make sense. This guy should be castrated!! I know that it has been hotly debated whether Amy fell/was thrown over the ship, or if she was sold into sex slavery (and indeed if that famous photo of a woman was really a photo of Amy after she became a sex slave). In 1998, Amy Lynn Bradley went missing from the Royal Caribbean Cruise liner, Rhapsody of the Seas. Is Ice Spices new boyfriend Pete Davidson? When the FBI announcement "pinged" in my news feed, I also got a surge of hope. Marital Status: Single Characteristics: Caucasian female with Brown hair and green eyes. Shes long dead unfortunately. Submissions should outline a mystery and provide a link to a more detailed review of the case such as a Wiki article or news report. The 23-year-old college graduate left without her shoes, ID, or any other belongings. In the years after Amy's disappearance, there would arise some new evidence leading to theories including Amy being sold into a human trafficking industry or potential remains. Based on all the sightings where Amy was reported to have been purposely trying to show people her tattoos and saying her name. 5", "Con Man Dupes Family in Hunt for Daughter", "Shocking Facts About Amy Lynn Bradley, The Woman Who Disappeared At Sea", "The Disappearance Of Amy Lynn Bradley: Everything We Know", "Wanted by the FBI: Missing Woman Amy Lynn Bradley", "Striking Similarities in Two Disappearances", "Why some say Natalee may still be alive", Casefile True Crime Podcast - Case 59: Amy Lynn Bradley, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Disappearance_of_Amy_Lynn_Bradley&oldid=1140135889, Short description is different from Wikidata, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 18 February 2023, at 16:59. Knowing that thats the last thing I said to her has always been very comforting to me., This article original appeared in thats life! He only contacted the Bradleys throughtheir websiteafter his retirement. This is awful! makes me think she could have been thrown off the boat but then maybe she did comit suicide or had an accident after all you can never tell whats in someones mind. She had been drinking and up all night. IF she did end up a sex worker, very likely she was addicted to drugs and probably eventually ODd. For some reason her case has hooked me and I cant let go of it. Another man who was in the US Navy at the time, said hed been approached in a Curaao brothel by a woman named Amy, asking for help. Amy Lynn Bradley was born on May 12, 1974 in Petersburg, Virginia. She was pretty, outgoing and athletic. He claimed she told him that "her name was Amy Bradley and [she] begged him for help", explaining that she was held against her will and not allowed to leave[11][14] and did not report the incident earlier as he feared for his career in the Navy having been in a brothel. In February 2002, federal prosecutors in Richmond charged him with defrauding the Bradleys of $24,444 and the National Missing Childrens Organization of $186,416. I hope someday this family gets peace and so does Amy. I still think its highly probable she went overboard in a drunken stupor that same late night/early am. In January 1999, a U.S. Navy petty officer claimed to have seen a woman who claimed to be Amy Bradley at a brothel in Curaao. Stream your news live & on demand with Flash. When Amy Lynn Bradley, 23, boarded the Rhapsody of the Seas cruise ship, she was excited to embark on the trip of a lifetime. Theres always things to worry about when you go on a cruise. [16] Jones had claim that his team had seen Amy being held by heavily armed Colombian personnel in a housing complex surrounded by barbed wire. Certainly not impossible. You might appear to be a sweet and humble person butyou CANNOT fool GOD. If she just fell off the boat, why are they still making age progressions and appealing for information? Declared dead in absentia March 24, 2010 Disappeared:Season 9 Episode 3 "Troubled Waters" Case Information 23 year old Amy Lynn Bradley was last seen in Curacao, Dutch Caribbean, Netherlands on March 24, 1998. In March of 1998 Amy Lynn Bradley and her family set off on what was to be the trip of a lifetime, a full week-long cruise around the Caribbean. She attended with a scholarship in basketball and was known for her strong swimming abilities as well as having previously worked as a lifeguard. Pregnant Amy Childs shows off her growing baby bump as she shops for a new car with boyfriend Billy Delbosq while filming their new reality show . Brad reported that he and his sister sat on the suites balcony and talked before he went to sleep while Amy stayed awake for a while longer before she fell asleep shortly after. Ron told local papers could see Amys legs from her hips down. Amy Bradley was 5'6" tall with short brown hair when she went missing in 1998. I just told her if she have any updates or any important information she can message me anytime". Unsolved Mysteries. Amy's father Ron awoke around 6:00 AM to check on his daughter only to find her missing from the balcony she earlier had slept on. Now, 24 years after her disappearance, the family are still no closer to having answers. When I first went to Aruba w my wife we were warned in USA ( our Country) certain places to NOT VISIT. It just takes 1 person, the right person to recognize a picture, jog a memory etc. On Saturday, March 21, 1998, the vessel departed San Juan, Puerto Rico, and traveled to its first port of call, the island of Aruba. I couldnt imagine the sorrow , the worrying that the family has been going through all these years. Real Name: Amy Lynn Bradley Nicknames: No known nicknames Location: Curacao, Netherland Antilles Date: March 24, 1998 Occupation: College Graduate Date of Birth: May 12, 1974 Height: 5'7' Weight: 120 lbs. He responded with a photo of a similarly tattooedwoman(who resembled Amy) and the Bradleys paid him the rest of the money. She was a resident of Chesterfield County, Virginia. Another piece of evidence would include the inconsistencies of the witnesses on the night of the disappearance. And why would anyone go to all of the trouble and complications of kidnapping a woman off a ship when there are dozens of islands full of girls and young women, partying, letting down their guard, in an unfamiliar place, vulnerable, gullible and open to risky situations? If you do a reddit search for "Amy Bradley", you may come across threads where tons of posts have been deleted; Most of those posts were probably from that person. 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