Disappearance of Amy Lynn Bradley
| Amy Lynn Bradley | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 12, 1974 |
| Disappeared |
March 24, 1998 (aged 23) en route to Curaçao |
| Status | Missing for 17 years and 12 days |
| Nationality | American |
| Home town | Petersburg, Virginia |
Amy Lynn Bradley (born May 12, 1974) is an American citizen who went missing during a Caribbean cruise on the Royal Caribbean International cruise ship Rhapsody of the Seas.
At 5:30am on March 24, 1998, Amy's brother left his sister sitting on the outdoor balcony and entered his cabin. She was seen a short time later by other passengers riding in the ship's elevator with a member of the ship's band, Blue Orchid.
The ship was en route to Curaçao, Antilles at the time she was last seen. 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. She has a Tasmanian Devil spinning a basketball tattoo 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.[1]
She was also potentially spotted in 2005, when a witness claimed she was seen in a department store restroom in Barbados.[2]
An image of a young woman resembling Bradley that was emailed to her parents was shown on the Dr. Phil show, and it suggests that she may 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[3] and by the television show Vanished.[4]
Renewed attention was paid to her case after the disappearance of Natalee Holloway in 2005.
See also
- Rebecca Coriam, a cruise ship worker who disappeared off the coast of Mexico in 2011.
- List of people who disappeared mysteriously
References
- ↑ "FBI - AMY BRADLEY". FBI. Federal Bureau of Investigations. Archived from the original on March 8, 2013.
- ↑ Mikkilineni, Rupa (31 December 2010). "Jawbone rekindles cruise ship mystery". CNN. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ↑ "Amy Lynn Bradley". America's Most Wanted. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ↑ "Amy Lynn Bradley". amybradley.net. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
External links
- Family's Web Site
- MSNBC June 9, 2005 interview
- Visit Aruba Missing Persons
- Details, Photos
- Van Zandt Interview
- Photographs of woman suspected to be Amy Bradley, as shown on Dr. Phil (Graphic Imagery)
- (broken nonexistent link)