[3][5][8][9][10], Amys family immediately reported the missing case to the onboard crew where they continued to plead with the crew members to keep the 2,000 passengers from disembarking the cruise and to make an announcement to assist in finding Amy. [] I dozed back off to sleep. Note: Please keep in mind that these are all recollections of tons of information from diving down the rabbit hole that is the Amy Bradley case; if any of this is false, I apologize. Someone had taken them. They have cameras on ships . The total came to$210,000. So many things here.. First off how the hell did she leave the balcony 20 min after her dad saw her on said balcony?!?!.. And today was the first time I had heard the story of Amy, I dont always watch crime stories, because like this story you cant stop thinking of this young girl that went missing since 1998, my heart goes out to the family and of course Amy. Her father was the one who reported her missing, while her brother said that he believed Amy Lynn was getting cigarettes. 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). Dont let anybody off this boat. No matter how excited you are about a cruise there will always be concerns. [24], Renewed attention was paid to her case after the disappearance of Natalee Holloway in 2005.[18][25][26]. **PLEASE NOTE, THIS PAGE ISN'T RUN BY AMY'S FAMILY, WE ARE HELPING TO KEEP HER NAME ACTIVE & FLYING THE FLAG FOR HER SAFE RETURN. [5][10] Many people suspected that a waiter was also involved with the disappearance. I believe she died on the sip, and if not accidental, a lot points to Yellow. Offer ends 31 October, 2022 >. And then theres the fact that it was a petri dish for COVID-19 to grow and multiply in. And yes so many things could of been done better, but the most important thing is that the family find Amy, I agree with a lot of the comments why werent things done differently. Amy Bradley was one of two children joining her parents' vacation. Is Ice Spices new boyfriend Pete Davidson? Twitter reacts. This is a really tragic story. I do wish the family luck on some type of closure. 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. A reward for information leading to Amys recovery, along with photofit drawings of an older Amy are still listed on the FBI website. But when he woke again at 6am, Amy was nowhere to be found. 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? I dont know how long you have followed this case? The FBI don't seem to buy into that story though it seems. The FBI are once again asking for any information about the disappearance of Amy Lynn Bradley. Partly just playing devil's advocate, but as of late I'm growing more towards the opinion that Amy probably died right at or shortly after her disappearance, rather than the ludicrous idea that her captors kept her working in the sex trade and constantly moving her around and only ever bringing her around with a team of bodyguards. Unsolved Mysteries. I just want to cry.what a wicked wicked world 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? Someone else pointed out that there would be way too much trouble and complication to smuggle someone off the ship against their will. Nowadays he's a born-again Christian, go figure. 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. Another piece of evidence would include the inconsistencies of the witnesses on the night of the disappearance. Idk just doesn add up in places, but could be authentic> Amy Lynn Bradley It only takes 1 person to SPEAK and it could go from cold case to blown open! The effort to find her has been a 17-month descent into the abyss of white slavery, full of bizarre twists, false . And to Amys family your in my thoughts and prayers. Lather, rinse, repeat. April 16, 2021. 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. 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. if the ship had links with trafficking. If anyone saw or knows anything, even the smallest detail, the FBI needs to hear from you. Then seen in the brothel by the navy guy and then in the bathroom by another travelling.person. Seems the investigatory facts are missing? , I went on my first cruise years ago, but it was nothing like that happening. From coast guard police to detectives to her friends and family, everyone has tried their best but they have never been able to trace her. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Despite this, people have claimed to have seen Amy Lynn over the years since her disappearance. I have a link to that on my other computer and will look for it tomorrow. Edit: Something to add: iirc, this person also claimed that Alister ("Yellow")'s daughter also claimed that her mother (Alister aka "Yellow's" Wife) was extremely upset that he was obsessive over Amy, and supposedly had pictures of her. When Jones demanded more money to underwrite the actual armed rescue,the Bradleys asked for concrete proof that their daughter was actually under Jones's teams' surveillance. I hope someday this family gets peace and so does Amy. Nahtoo far fetched. 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. I hope he gets crabs and his balls fall off. Amy and Brad both danced until the early morning hours, and Amy was seen dancing with a band member on a ship discodance floor. This person has posted on this sub before, but they have a habit of posting, then deleting all of their posts. When he spoke in a loud voice in English to a friend who was a few feet away, the womansuddenly turned around and began to walk in his direction. I agree with TS, mirrors my thoughts on the subject entirely. She is im Curacao.. She is involved im sex trafficking!. 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. The woman in the photo has been said to appear distraught and despondent [17] and was a sex worker known as Jas. Also need surveillance that is recorded off site, this should never happen again. 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. 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. Between people being afraid to talk because of there own situation and people out right lying to the family. video footage on you tube shows her waiting near an elevator alone. The picture looks like a harsh and tormented Amy.. I feel so sorry for Amys family , she was much loved and must be much missed. [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. Concerned, he searched the common areas of the ship before coming back to tell Iva and Brad. Amy Robach's relationship with former stepson Nate Shue - the son of Melrose Place actor Andrew Shue - revealed. 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. There was someone who came to this Sub, they claimed to be a source close to the case, they made claims that I'll list here as best as I can remember them: Supposedly David Carmichael, the scuba diver who allegedly spotted her on the beach with two men, actually named Alister Douglas ( Aka "Yellow") as one of the men spotted with her. [1][17], Bradley's mother and father appeared on the November 17, 2005 episode of Dr. Phil. 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!!! When he asked Amy about it, she was adamant she wouldnt be going. And you can only carry that out for so long. It wasnt until 7.50am when the majority of passengers had already disembarked that an announcement was made asking for Amy to report to the front desk. Please be sensible about it, Its best to just informed authorities. They still continue with their vacation crap, it's hilarious and unbelievable. [22] Her case was also the subject of episode 59 of the Casefile podcast and the podcasts Crime Junkie[23] and The Casual Criminalist. What a BIG fin loser!!! Dont the FBI and the US law and enforcement people go there and do something. I decided to do a Google search on Alister Douglas and came across a Facebook where people were discussing the case. unsolved murders in the late 1990s. Employee of ship seen with her, background, bank info, surveillance? It leaves her family with the hope that shes somehow still alive out there. i think it took more than one person to commit this possible crime of kidnap and sex trafficking. But claims he recognized all of her tattoos. in order to share her story and jog someones memory. You can save a whole life and you choose not to so you dont get in trouble. ", "Family fear daughter was sold as sex slave after disappearing from cruise ship", "Vanished, with Beth Holloway - Amy Bradley, Pt. So did you share with the fbi? As for the person who claimed to be close to the case, I believe they claimed that there were many more credible sightings of Amy than we've heard; and that they supposedly have tons of proof that she's alive. Ron told local papers could see Amys legs from her hips down. It shows that Douglas' daughter also suspected in her dad. This family was extorted, miss lead, taken advantage of EVERYTHING YOU COULD IMAGINE. Another disturbingsighting occurred in January 1999, when a Navy Petty Officer claimed to have encounteredAmy in a hotel brothel in Curacao. it may sound like high expectations but i believe every member of that ship should have been questioned about their whereabouts and the whole band and crew do a lie detector test. Some of the later stories like in 2005 of spotting resemblances of her in a bathroom are more than likely not her. If you have interest in the history (all the details, investigation, surveillance etc. I had posted about this about two weeks in a thread here, and thought that alone might convince somebody to make a thread on this information I came across, but it never happened so I decided to just make the thread myself. Amy disappeared 20 years ago this month while vacationing with her parents and brother on a Royal Caribbean . She just disappeared without a trace - there one minute and gone the next. It makes me livid to know that sex trafficking is real..I been on cruise ships and its difficult for people not to see you not to mention camerasthat cruise ship was working with the traffickers and also the cityits big dollars. If you are interested if find the earlier stories and go from there. its like she was waiting for a rendezvous with somebody. It seems like she is well aware of the search going on for her and the identifiable features she has. According to Amy's mother, Iva Bradley, Amy had to be persuaded to join her family on the Caribbean cruise ship, Rhapsody of the Seas. Theres a decently famous photo that shows a woman who looks a lot like Amy Lynn in the years after her disappearance from a catalogue of sorts. He should be in a lot of trouble now because he did nothing. The Bradleys were instructed to fly to Florida to wait for a call from Jones as soon as Amy was recovered. Do they have a reason now to think she is alive? Years after her disappearance, the Bradley . Based on all the sightings where Amy was reported to have been purposely trying to show people her tattoos and saying her name. After midnight on Monday March 23, 1998, Amy and her younger brother Brad headed to the ship's nightclub to go dancing. The journalist was David Holthouse. 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. However, the insider has said that Ive Bradley (Amy's mother), believes that the "Jaz" pictures are definitely her daughter. This is so Heart wrenching. for getting the daughter in trouble with authorities by bringing her info to the FBI's attention? As the ship docked in Curacao after visiting Aruba, the family attended a dinner party on the upper deck of the ship. Now the insider is blaming you and the OP (I think?) If you ask me guys and if I would be rich or knew specific people, I would build a task force of 50 man, invading the dom. http://i.imgur.com/rPqkJmw.png. However, if she didnt fall overboard, then the kidnapping/human smuggling angle the next best position to take. However, both Brad and Amy entered their stateroom between 3:30 and 4 am. There should be a lockdown law that prohibits ANYONE from leaving a ship when someone goes missing for at least 48hours so that there is time to get the FBI on board with their dogs to search before ANYONE, staff and guests, has a chance to leave the ship.. She fell off the balcony of the ship! In particular, they say there is information missing about the night before her disappearance. Try 1 month free. She wouldnt have lasted that long, again. I think it is highly likely that if she did not fall, she met with foul play at the time of her disappearance. Her family hasnt seen from or been contacted by Amy Lynn Bradley in 22 years. 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. If you ask me Douglas was somehow behind that. INCREDIBLE Amy Bradley Update!!! All in Curacao! If the latter, very unlikely she would have lasted more than a couple years. You might appear to be a sweet and humble person butyou CANNOT fool GOD. Hello everyone! this footage really should have been made more public i feel. Ron Bradley would recall seeing his daughter in a chair on the room's balcony when he briefly woke up at approximately 5 am. How long can you hold somebody against their will like that? One of these photos was seen publicly when the Bradley family appeared on the Dr. Phil show. [1] Initially, it was thought to be the jawbone of another missing persons case Natalee Holloway but once the jawbone was cleared of Holloway,[17] authorities ceased any further testing despite the fact that there were nine other Caribbean vacationers that were said to be missing. She was a 23-year-old Longwood University graduate at the time of her disappearance.[2]. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. She also mentions pictures - but we have far too little information to know what she's talking about, unfortunately. Paco aka Juan D. de los Santos Perez Frank V. Jones, Jr. served five years in a Virginia prison for the fraud against Amy's family. Why did FindAmy delete all of their comments? Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Offer ends 31 October, 2022 >, Inside tradies cruise threesome nightmare, Swimmer vanishes at popular tourist beach, Aussies innocent act racks up $60k bill, Actor charged over indecent act on flight. When questioned about their claims, they either delete their posts, or say they "can't talk about it" because it might jeopardize the investigation. However, the FBI has for the first time included age progression photos. Amy Bradley was 5'6" tall with short brown hair when she went missing in 1998. Other facts about the Amy Lynn Bradley case, One of the most prevalent theories of the case, aside from. Her family hasnt seen from or been contacted by Amy Lynn Bradley in 22 years. Its so spooky and horrible. She was declared dead in absentia in 2010. that may bring Amy Lynn Bradley home. Footage surfaced when the video producer heard about Amy's disappearanceand assumed she must be insome of the videofrom theevening in question. 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. Theres a $250,000 USD reward for information that may bring Amy Lynn Bradley home. Obviously, there was a network on the ship. It's possible this person is making this up, but if she isn't this is big. 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. She had green eyes and several tattoos, including a distinctive Tasmanian Devil on her shoulder and a gecko on her navel. I was convinced of this too. Or A FEW people who were aware of the case and the details of it made up their stories for attention. [10] Over the next few months, Frank would feed news to the family and provided reports on sightings of their daughter. In 1998, Amy Lynn Bradley went missing from the Royal Caribbean Cruise liner, Rhapsody of the Seas. She was with Yellow till the wee hours in the am, partying and dancing. 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. Either she fell overboard in a drunken stupor or she WAS kidnapped and smuggled off the ship to who knows where. One of these theories was that she was kidnapped and sold into the illegal human trafficking industry in the Caribbean. Also most cruise ships have multiple cctv cameras so how come nothing was seen. In March 1998, the Bradley family embarked on a trip of a lifetime on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship Rhapsody of the Seas. This is what I think about the case and what fact is true or not: Alister Douglas has something to do with that case, but what exactly is hard to tell or to prove. Police eventually cleared Douglas after a polygraph butbefore the FBI got a hold of the disco video. I want to know if they polygraphed any of the potential witnesses including the officer to determine if they were time has passed since and someone has some answers. This guy should be castrated!! Now, 24 years after her disappearance, the family are still no closer to having answers. When he contacted the Bradleys, he was able to describe Amy's distinctive tattoos, as he observed her from only a few feet away. Yes, I have been frustrated with searching on Reddit about this story because there are so many deleted posts!!! She was seen in an elevator then in the disco with this lying bass player!. In a strange twist, the night before Amys disappearance, Iva had gone to look at photos for sale taken by the cruise photographer during dinner. He even remembered her two distinctive tattoos a gecko and a Tasmanian devil which matched ones Amy had. with ex-boyfriend Bradley Wright and is also . but that ship was not searched thoroughly before it docked in Curacao. 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. The latest podcast from Generation Why is about the Amy Bradley case. What does everyone think about the different eyewitness sightings? I PRAY daily for all kidnapped/abused women. [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. At 5.30am, Ron stirred and saw his daughter asleep in a deckchair on the balcony. When Jones told them they were going to attempt a rescue, he added that more funds were needed. She clearly intended to leavebriefly, as she did not even bring shoes, identification, or any other important items with her. Maybe she tried to escape so much (supporting some of the eyewitness reports here) that her captors finally had enough and offed her. Mollie Halpern: These are the last known images of Amy Lynn Bradley. When I first went to Aruba w my wife we were warned in USA ( our Country) certain places to NOT VISIT. Weve maintained from the beginning that someone saw Amy and took Amy from that ship in some way, Ron told NBC. While crew were adamant the cruise needed to continue for the sake of the other passengers, Amys frantic family stayed behind in Curaao and called in authorities who conducted a four-day search of the surrounding land and sea. There was also no evidence that she had somehow fallen overboard as well. The Bradley family were sent photos of a woman known as Jas looking dazed and dressed in lingerie. They've been doing this on a number of forums for a while now. 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. 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 was convinced of this too. Jones claimed to be a former member of AmericanSpecial Forces, and he offered to help set Amy free. The family? She also lived in Virginia and attended the local university. All of them in pretty distinct places on her body? Alister Douglas' daughter was supposedly in contact with Law enforcement, claimed that her father had pictures of Amy, and was obsessed with her (Amy). 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. The photographs were observed by a member of an organization that attempts to track victims on sites that feature sex workers. 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. What did they say? NO LAWS PROTECT YOU. Unsolved 1998 disappearance of 23 year-old American woman from Caribbean cruise en route to Curaao, "Amy Bradley" redirects here. The team also gave an accurate description of Amys tattoos and sang the lullaby that Amys mother used to sing for Amy. Despite the photographer saying he remembered printing photos with Amy in them, none were there. But the photos gave them hope Amy was still alive. . Replies analysing and speculating over the mystery and possible explanations are encouraged. Page 3- INCREDIBLE Amy Bradley Update!!! He responded with a photo of a similarly tattooedwoman(who resembled Amy) and the Bradleys paid him the rest of the money. Which is controlled by Drug Cartels .. Cartels do same in Carribean. [16] Frank told the family that he was a former US Army Special officer with a team of experienced soldiers who might be able to rescue Amy. Shes long dead unfortunately. He was outstanding Unfortunately, the officer kept the information to himself, fearing the repercussions that would come with his solicitation of a sex worker. They focused on Natalee Holloway and then Amy Bradley. [2] Amy was planning to start a new job at a computer consulting firm after she graduated university. Just a few days into the trip, 23-year-old Amy Bradley mysteriously went missing from the ship. In 1998, Amy Lynn Bradley went missing from the Royal Caribbean Cruise liner, Rhapsody of the Seas. -, Press J to jump to the feed. ALL over Caribbean women are kidnapped Specifically AMERICAN WOMEN. Isn't it at least somewhat likely that they have information that we do not?
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