Disappearance of Amy Lynn Bradley

Amy Lynn Bradley
Born	May 12, 1974(1974-05-12)
Disappeared	March 24, 1998 (aged 23) en route to Curaçao
Status	Missing for 13 years, 7 months and 23 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. She has yet to be found. Amy, her parents, and her brother were vacationing on the Royal Caribbean International cruise ship Rhapsody of the Seas. At 5:30am on March 24, 1998, Amy's brother, Bradley, left his sister sitting on the outdoor balcony and entered his cabin. Amy 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, known by the alias "Yellow." The ship was en route to Curaçao, Antilles at the time Amy was last seen. The ship docked in Curaçao shortly after Amy was discovered missing. Extensive searches on the ship and at sea produced no signs of Amy's whereabouts.

Police investigated and discarded many theories regarding Amy's disappearance. It is unlikely that she fell overboard and drowned given that she was a trained lifeguard and the ship was close to shore at the time of her disappearance. It is also considered unlikely that Amy voluntarily disappeared to start a new life. She had recently graduated from college and was anticipating starting a new job when she returned to her home in Chesterfield County, Virginia.

There were possible sightings of Amy 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 identical to Amy's. Bradley 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]

In 1999 an American sailor reported that he went to a brothel on Curaçao and was approached by a young woman. She told him her name was Amy Bradley and asked for his help. At this point, two men in the bar escorted her upstairs. Unfortunately, by the time the witness reported this to police several months later, the brothel had burned down.

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 her that was emailed to her parents was shown on the Dr. Phil show, and it suggests that she was sold into sexual slavery.

There is a $250,000 reward for information leading to Amy's return.

In January 2011, CNN Justice raised speculation that a jawbone found in Aruba might belong to Bradley.^[2]

See also

• Sexual slavery

References

1. ^ http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/amy-bradley
2. ^ ^{a b} http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/12/31/grace.coldcase.bradley/

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)
• FBI "Kidnappings and Missing Persons Investigations" page

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Date of birth	May 12, 1974
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