She looked frightened like she was about to say something when one of the guys motioned her away, he said. After dinner on the evening of March 23, Amy Bradley entered the disco of the ship and was observed dancing continuously with a member of a band that was performingon the ship. THANK. 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. The Bradley family flew back to Curaao in order to continue searching for Amy Lynn. It is based on details from Amy's disappearance with a few details from Natalee . Up to this day I'm still confuse why the daughter have to message me and not the family, but I think it's because of one of the thing that I posted in Amy's facebook page about adding Douglas in Facebook. Also most cruise ships have multiple cctv cameras so how come nothing was seen. I pray Amy will be found along with all the other millions of people and animals that are taken against their will and having something heinous done to them just as I write thisJudgement will come for ALL!!! im wondering why she arranged to meet him at such an early time, she was wearing no shoes. [24], Renewed attention was paid to her case after the disappearance of Natalee Holloway in 2005.[18][25][26]. In the fall of 1999, Amys parents received an email from a self-proclaimed Navy Seal Soldier Frank Jones. She goes with that band leader guy she was dancing with back to his room, something goes wrong, he tries to (or does) rape her, kills her on accident or on purpose and he dumps the body overboard. If somebody used her pictures from the boat they wouldnt delete all the pictures. There was another potential sighting in March of 2005 when a witness named Judy Maurer claimed to have seen Bradley in a department store restroom in Barbados. [10] This theory is supported by various sources of evidence including a key witness from a US Navy Officer[2][3][19] claiming that he heard a worker at a brothel in the Caribbean claiming to be Amy and a 2005 photo that was emailed to Amys family. The family? From CNN International, Al Jazeera, Sky News, BBC World, CNBC & more. He later said, "I left to try and go up and find her. However, the FBI has for the first time included age progression photos. I dont understand how the government has so many resources yet they cant find this girl. But they were told it was too early to make a ship-wide announcement, and allowed passengers and staff off when they docked in Curaao regardless. Records show that Brad decided to return to his cabin earlier than Amy. Replies analysing and speculating over the mystery and possible explanations are encouraged. This story has stuck in my mind too since I saw a real crime doc. Myself and my parents have had to endure a lot of sadness, but the last thing that I ever said to Amy was, I love you, before I went to sleep that night, Brad said in a Wanted by the FBI video. In March 2021, Amy has been missing for as long as she lived her life with her family in Virginia. I guess you can assume that some people arent in the service to help. The effort to find her has been a 17-month descent into the abyss of white slavery, full of bizarre twists, false . [6], The Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard conducted a four-day search that ended on 27 March 1998 and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines chartered a boat to continue looking for her. Although the disappearance of Amy Lynn Bradley did not initially generate the same media response precipitated by other cruise ship disappearances,over time, the baffling circumstancesof her case and repeated accounts of her being sighted throughout the Caribbean have elevated the mystery surrounding her fate to a high-profile incident. 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. Nowadays he's a born-again Christian, go figure. To think what she has gone through in 20 plus years.. An image of a young woman resembling Bradley that was emailed to her parents was shown on the program and it suggests that she might have been sold into sexual slavery. Hello everyone! Footage from the night showed Amy, from Petersburg, Virginia, laughing and dancing on the dance floor. [10] In addition, the professional photographer had printed out all photos taken throughout the cruise to sell at a stall, but the family could not find any of Amys photos making them think that the photos had been removed by somebody. That would require some major brain washing and drugging. The latest podcast from Generation Why is about the Amy Bradley case. Try 1 month free. Amy Lynn Bradley was born on 12 May 1974 in Virginia, USA, to parents Iva and Ron. Marital Status: Single Characteristics: Caucasian female with Brown hair and green eyes. Hes the one that needs to be boxed into a corner. well that's not possible because this person didn't know anything about the Amy Bradley disappearance or who she was, he couldn't have claimed anybody looked like Amy because he never heard of her. The Door Was Open, and Baby Lisa Was Gone, He Left Behind Books He Wrote in Secret Code, Adrien McNaughton Was Surrounded by Family, Shocking Facts About Amy Lynn Bradley, The Woman Who Disappeared At Sea. When someone goes missing the ship should be searched ENTIRELY and no secret rooms. The journalist was David Holthouse. [1] Her whereabouts remain unknown to this day. if she was drugged though someone would have had to carry her off the boat. Second edit: I was in a rush yesterday and did not include pertinent links. Jones, who had never been in the Special Forces, eventually pled guilty to mail fraud and got a fiveyear sentence and an order to make restitution. A witness would subsequently claim to have seen Douglas hand Bradley a dark drink, possibly coffee. Lather, rinse, repeat. I think most people who disappear on cruise ships fell overboard, with a few notable exceptions.). They showed a photo that is supposedley Amy Bradley 7 YEARS LATER and it was . But it could be just misinformation or someone telling tall tales: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=264557&page=3, The website for Amy that was run by her family: www.amybradley.net, Amy's Interpol file: https://www.interpol.int/notice/search/missing/2011-955, Amy's NAMUS page: https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/1801/1, Amy's Charley Project page: http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/b/bradley_amy.html, Here is an older FBI poster for Amy, note that most of this info is excluded on her new poster: https://web.archive.org/web/20130308010158/http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/amy-bradley. As the ship docked in Curacao after visiting Aruba, the family attended a dinner party on the upper deck of the ship. [5] At the time, a videographer known as Chris Fenwick was also able to capture the moment where Amy and Yellow were dancing. I feel so sorry for Amys family , she was much loved and must be much missed. At 5.30am, Ron stirred and saw his daughter asleep in a deckchair on the balcony. From people going overboard to others just straight up disappearing, there are a lot of cases at sea that will leave you nervous about being on open water without a spot of land in sight. This story is one of many heartbreaking.. Yes, I agree with the statement that a couple of real psychics could find out what happened to her. 15 talking about this. 2) The Canadian Scuba Diver. You have to scroll down in the comments to mr. sharkman's comment of 11/26/13 at 10:17 pm: http://thisainthell.us/blog/?p=38624, Here is an interview with David Carmichael, the Canadian scuba diver who believes he saw Amy on the beach with two men. Page 3- INCREDIBLE Amy Bradley Update!!! However, this speculation was soon discredited as Amy was known to be a strong swimmer and her body was never found in the waters as well as no evidence of foul play. I'm the one who posted that comment, I was the one who was able to talk to Douglas' daughter, I was able to get in touch with Amy's family and I already sent all the screenshot of our conversation, In addition they asked me to go the the FBI's website to also send these screenshots as documents to help in Amy's disappearance. ALL over Caribbean women are kidnapped Specifically AMERICAN WOMEN. but that ship was not searched thoroughly before it docked in Curacao. The 23-year-old college graduate left without her shoes, ID, or any other belongings. The chance of somebody on board being directly responsible for her going missing is very high, and Douglas is the most probable culprit. Im sure thats her in the photo of the older woman above. Now, 24 years after her disappearance, the family are still no closer to having answers. When not talking and writing about pop culture (especially superheroes or any show with a paranormal bent), freelance writer Bec Heim is usually tackling her mountain of books, writing scripts or stories, or listening to podcasts. I don't buy into that theory based on the fact that despite being a strong swimmer and lifeguard, Amy was afraid of the open ocean. Certainly not impossible. The most disturbingwas a 2005 email sent to the Bradley family website, which contained two photographs of a woman. On one of the older discussions, here or on websleuths, someone had been on a similar cruise and said unless she climbed up on the railings and fell over, she wouldn't have just fallen over because she was drunk as they were too high. Its so heartbreaking and we do not wish this to happen to anyone else. [10], In August 1998, a Canadian computer engineer claimed to have seen Amy walking down with two men on a beach in Curaao, five months after the disappearance was made public. Also need surveillance that is recorded off site, this should never happen again. Rather than the crew having a more immediate response, they believe that this assertion from her brother led to the crew not taking the report as seriously and starting search operations earlier. I still think its highly probable she went overboard in a drunken stupor that same late night/early am. If she did operate as a sex worker for a more drawn out period of time, she was probably a drug addict and eventually ODd. Too much time had passed. I just watched this documentary on TV. unsolved murders in the late 1990s. Unfortunately they kill off the victims after the girls arent bringing in money and her being 46 does not look good on the situation. There was no evidence Amy had fallen overboard. Try 1 month free. Link to the transcript kindly provided by u/FindAmy : http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0107/24/bp.00.html, A thread in a Cruise Critic forum with information from user Mikey Mars, who seems to be connected to the family or the case: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=59792, Comment #47 on this Cruise Critic thread intrigues me because if this person has their facts straight (which they may not!) Jones pleaded guilty in April of mail fraud and was sentenced to 5 years in prison. After midnight on Monday March 23, 1998, Amy and her younger brother Brad headed to the ship's nightclub to go dancing. ", "Family fear daughter was sold as sex slave after disappearing from cruise ship", "Vanished, with Beth Holloway - Amy Bradley, Pt. On . Despite this, people have claimed to have seen Amy Lynn over the years since her disappearance. Why werent the cruise ship members pressed harder during questioning? She also lived in Virginia and attended the local university. If something of that nature happened, being sold in a human sex trafficking ring, then at best her life span wouldnt have gone much beyond a couple years from the point she went missing. October 23, 2022 7:13 pm In 1998, a Virginia native named Amy Lynn Bradley mysteriously disappeared while on a Caribbean cruise with her family. She could easily lose her balance and fall overboard. Around 3am, the siblings headed back to their family cabin where they chatted on their balcony before Brad went to bed. Can you take a moment and listen to this announcement? Concerned, he searched the common areas of the ship before coming back to tell Iva and Brad. He also claimed he had an eyewitness to Amy's location, a cook who accurately described Amy's tattoos, and even a lullaby she heard Amy sing (which she was taught by Mrs. Bradley). Idk just doesn add up in places, but could be authentic> It's possible this person is making this up, but if she isn't this is big. Theyd originally been posted on a defunct website advertising adult holidays in the Caribbean. An international actor who was set to appear in an Australian production has been axed from the show after an alleged airborne incident. I hadnt known shed been declared dead in 2010. She attended with a scholarship in basketball and was known for her strong swimming abilities as well as having previously worked as a lifeguard. There was no evidence to support the witnesss claim. She had green eyes and several tattoos, including a distinctive Tasmanian Devil on her shoulder and a gecko on her navel. But any search efforts turned up empty. The FBI are once again asking for any information about the disappearance of Amy Lynn Bradley. I find it scetchy as hell that all these people claimed to have seen her in distress but not one called the police. Seems the investigatory facts are missing? 3) The Naval Officer- This is sketchy. I'm really confused as to who they are, because they seem to be full of shit sometimes but other times they seem to be associated with the family. Tourists in Curaao claimed to have seen a woman resembling her on a beach there with them saying she had the exact same tattoos. Other than that much love to her family and all of you. Alister Douglas was always by far the most likely person to have been involved with Amy's disappearance, in my book. [1][17], Bradley's mother and father appeared on the November 17, 2005 episode of Dr. Phil. Long shots. 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). that may be possible, some band members may have been aware with it. These ships are known for Lawlessness. PLEASE IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION come forward , Has De Phil ever done a segment on Amy? I just told her if she have any updates or any important information she can message me anytime". If the latter, very unlikely she would have lasted more than a couple years. I just listened to it last night and that was the most solid impression I got--that this dude had something to do with it. Knowing that thats the last thing I said to her has always been very comforting to me., This article original appeared in thats life! She had been drinking and up all night. someone from that night must know what happened and who Amy left her cabin so eager to meet at 6am , if not Yellow then another band member, staff member or someone from that disco. Amy has multiple tattoos; a Tasmanian devil tattoo on her left shoulder, a Chinese symbol tattoo . I am not sure about the sighting in San Francisco in April 2013. [22] Her case was also the subject of episode 59 of the Casefile podcast and the podcasts Crime Junkie[23] and The Casual Criminalist. 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. 4) San Francisco 2003 Wharf sighting Witnesses report seeing her with two Handlers. 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. Really? Agriculture, Farming And 10 Top Problems Facing Farmers, All the conspiracies surrounding Nicola Bulleys disappearance and death, Who killed Jeffrey Epstein? In probably the most reprehensible chapterofthe entire Amy Lynn Bradley incident, in the fall of 1999, an individual named Frank Jones contacted the Bradleys and claimed that Columbian gangsters were holding Amy Lynn on the island of Curacao. 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