Disappearance of Amy Lynn Bradley

Amy Lynn Bradley
Born (1974-05-12)May 12, 1974
Petersburg, Virginia, U.S.
Disappeared March 24, 1998 (aged 23)
While onboard a Royal Caribbean cruiseliner, the Rhapsody of the Seas, she disappeared during the leg of the cruise while en-route to Curaçao
Status Missing for 18 years, 1 month and 13 days
Nationality American
Home town Petersburg, Virginia

Amy Lynn Bradley (born May 12, 1974) was a 23 year-old American citizen who went missing during a Caribbean cruise on the Royal Caribbean International cruise ship Rhapsody of the Seas in late March 1998.[1]

Case history

On the morning of March 24, 1998, Bradley had been drinking in the dance club with the ship's band, Blue Orchid. One of the band's members, Alister Douglas, known as Yellow, said he parted with Bradley at about 1 am.[1] Some time between 5:15 and 5:30 am, Bradley's father Ron saw her asleep on the deck. When he got up at 6 am, she was no longer there. He later said, "I left to try and go up and find her. When I couldn't find her, I didn't really know what to think, because it was very much unlike Amy to leave and not tell us where she was going."[2]

The ship was en route to Curaçao, Antilles, at the time she was last seen.[1] The ship docked in Curaçao shortly after she was discovered missing. Extensive searches on the ship and at sea produced no signs of her whereabouts.

There were possible sightings of Bradley in Curaçao in 1998 and 1999. Two Canadian tourists reported seeing a woman resembling Amy on a beach in Curaçao in 1998. The woman's tattoos were reportedly identical to Bradley's.[3] Bradley's tattoos include: a Tasmanian Devil spinning a basketball on her shoulder, the sun on her lower back, a Chinese symbol on her right ankle, and a Gecko lizard on her navel. She also has a navel ring.[4] A member of the Navy said he saw Bradley in a brothel in 1999. He claimed she told him that "her name was Amy Bradley and [that she] begged him for help."[3]

There was another potential sighting in 2005, when a witness claimed she was seen in a department store restroom in Barbados.[1]

Bradley's mother and father appeared on the November 17, 2005, episode of Dr. Phil.[5] An image of a young woman resembling Bradley that was emailed to her parents was shown on the show, and it suggests that she might have been sold into sexual slavery.

There is a $250,000 reward for information leading to Bradley's return. Her case has been featured by America's Most Wanted[6] and by the television show Vanished.[7]

Renewed attention was paid to her case after the disappearance of Natalee Holloway in 2005.[5][8][9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Mikkilineni, Rupa (January 3, 2011). "Jawbone rekindles cruise ship mystery". CNN. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.drphil.com/slideshows/slideshow/2926/?id=2926&slide=1&showID=623&preview=&versionID=
  3. 1 2 http://www.drphil.com/slideshows/slideshow/2926/?id=2926&slide=2&showID=623&preview=&versionID=
  4. ↑ "FBI - AMY BRADLEY". FBI. Federal Bureau of Investigations. Archived from the original on March 8, 2013.
  5. 1 2 "The Search for Natalee and Amy". Dr. Phil. November 17, 2005. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Amy Lynn Bradley". America's Most Wanted. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Amy Lynn Bradley". amybradley.net. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Striking Similarities in Two Disappearances". ABC News. January 7, 2006. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  9. ↑ Van Zandt, Clint (November 17, 2005). "Why some say Natalee may still be alive". NBC News. Retrieved October 1, 2015.

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