Amy Lynn Bradley The Charley Project The ship docked in the island of Curacao, and it wouldnt be long before the gangways would be opened, letting people disembark. Amy Bradley was 23 when she went missing. Noting that none of her shoes were gone, he figured maybe she had gone out to get a snack from the vending machine, or to go take some photos. [18], Adel fired controversial Jodi Arias prosecutor Juan Martinez who was accused by multiple women of sexual harassment and faced investigations by the state bar for alleged prosecutorial misconduct in several death penalty cases. Perhaps she was intoxicated by either drugs or alcohol. He never heard anything back, but in March 1999, he saw Amys story on Unsolved Mysteries, when he decided to go straight to Ron Bradley. Thats not possible. There had been pictures of girls posted on a website, and one of the girls had a striking resemblance to Amy. They contacted the FBI, who instantly wanted to help, but could not make it to Curacao for 24 hours. After a night of dancing, she was spotted by her father, sound asleep on on their cabins balcony. How many times have courts declared someone guilty of murder yet 20 years later, technology has proven that the person was innocent. Last year, she spent time in a rehabilitation center for alcohol use and mental health issues. Whoa this is super freaky. Required fields are marked *, Melissa Sep 7, 2018 at 1:11 AM. However, the next day, the F.B.I. What we know for sure is that Amys keycard was used to enter the room in the early morning hours. He said he had decided not to report the incident at that time, fearing that he would get into trouble with the Navy for having been in a brothel, and only contacted Amys family after he had retired and saw her picture in a magazine. WebAllister Adel (November 11, 1976 April 30, 2022) was an American attorney who served as the County Attorney for Maricopa County, Arizona, from 2019 to 2022.She was the [13][14] Adel continued to run the county attorney's office and returned to work in September. As the night went on, Amy, who was 23 at the time, began socializing and dancing with band member Alister Douglas, also known as Yellow, but he later reported that the pair parted ways around 1am. After coming back to the room around 4:15/4:30am, Amy joined her brother on the private balcony that was attached to the familys room to sit down, relax, and smoke cigarettes, but Brad soon decides to go to bed, saying goodnight to Amy. Im sorry to hear about your sister. Brad thought nothing of it at first, remembering how Amy and Alister had been dancing in the club earlier that morning. The injury led to prolonged absences from work. Band member Alister Douglas, who goes by the moniker However, he did agree to a lie detector test by authorities and passed, and there was no evidence found linking him to Amys disappearance. Maybe it was an accidental. [26][27], On February 15, 2022, five top prosecutors in the county attorney's office wrote a letter demanding that Adel step down, sending it to the board of supervisors and the state bar. One of the band members named Alister Douglas, known as Yellow, claimed he parted ways with Amy at 1:00 am. WebMU Podcasts. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Ron began searching for Amy around the ship for almost an hour, but with no luck. Rhapsody of the Seas was preparing to dock in Curacaos port at the time Amy Bradley was last seen. WebBefore they discovered that they were being taken for a extremely expensive ride by the conman who told them Amy was being held in some Caribbean compound, they lambasted the FBI for not believing that Amy was the victim of a vast and improbable conspiracy. Bradleys brother who stayed in the cabin, said she possibly mentioned disembarking at Curacao to purchase cigarettes. She was highly athletic, working as a swim team coach and excited for her future. Im heartbroken to learn of Allisters passing. My speculation is that the three crewmen had planned to drug and abduct her when they had first asked her to come to a club on the Aruba island. She has several tattoos; a Tasmanian Devil on her left shoulder blade, a green and blue gecko lizard around her navel, a Chinese symbol on her right ankle and a primitive Japanese sun tattooed on her lower back. Amy Bradley had a new job and a new dog, Daisy, waiting for her at home in Virginia, her family says. Amy Bradley was declared dead through a court proceeding that began in December 1998 (6 months after she went missing) and ended with the declaration of her death in 1999. Did she get into a violent argument with someone? Its pretty clear that it would be hard to locate Amy when the cruise would not cooperate until 8 a.m. when they decided to page Amy through the speakers. Your email address will not be published. Despite their pleas, the ships captain would not make an announcement because it would disturb the other passengers. Around this time, before anyone on the ship knew what was happening with the Bradley family (only the family and the captain knew what was going on), Yellow, the band member who Amy had been with the previous night, went up to Brad and said Hey man, Im sorry about your sister. Its so heartbreaking that this is a reality, and that is most likely what happened to Amy. Declared dead in absentia March 24, 2010 He watched her walk up the beach, behind a black guy and a white guy. When David turned to his friend and said something in English, the woman spun around and stared him blankly in the eyes, Just as she was about to say something, the black fellow came into my line of vision and he sort of motioned her away. He went back to bed, but awoke again an hour later, only to find Amy gone. [7] Un miembro de la Marina declar haber visto a Bradley en un burdel en 1999. My thoughts & prayers are with her family & all who loved her. There was another possible sighting of Amy in January 1999, when a U.S Navy Petty Officer claimed to have witnessed a woman who identified herself by name and asked for help at a Curacaos brothel. Eventually, both Brad and Amy opted to go back to their room. Adel briefly served as general counsel for the Department of Child Safety. As the investigation continued, they looked for the crew-taken photos of Amy in the ships gallery system, and every photo of Amy was gone. There has never been any proof or evidence that Amy was actually kidnapped from Rhapsody of the Seas, so Alister Douglas has never been arrested for kidnapping document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Uno de los miembros, Alister Douglas, conocido como Yellow, dijo que se separ de Bradley alrededor de la 1:00 de la madrugada. Just click the "Edit page" button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the He checked on deck, and everywhere else he could think of for the next hour. ETA: note that there is no mention of any sightings of Amy on the new FBI poster, including when she was last seen in her cabin or on the upper deck. He also would not keep the passengers on board, and opened the gangways right on schedule, while agreeing to conduct a thorough search of the ship. Caucasian female born May 12, 1974, who is 57 tall and 120 pounds. Amy Lynn Bradley was the oldest of two children, and was very close with her family. "We worked together on getting law changed so FBI Releases New Video Regarding Amy Lynn Bradley Who Disappeared From Rhapsody of the Seas Cruise Law News 03/17, Filed Under: Season 9, Still Missing Tagged With: 1998, Dutch Caribbean, Netherlands, Season 9, Still Missing. The morning of Amys disappearance, Douglas approached Amys brother Brad and told him, hey, sorry about your sister. This was bizarre, as only the family and the ships captain yet knew she was missing. At the time she disappeared, Bradley was 5'7" tall, weighed 120 pounds and had short brown hair and green eyes. Could foul play be involved? Amy complained of feeling the cruise ships movement underfoot. Amy got the creeps from them and didnt want anything to do with them. For Amy, this included dancing until the early hours of the morning. The Bradleys are an unfortunate target for criminals who rely on victims of missing loved ones who are desperate for answers. Since Amys disappearance, there have been other young women who have vanished on Caribbean cruises with no return. WebAmy Lynn Bradley (Petersburg, Virginia, 12 de mayo de 1974-desaparecida en marzo de 1998) es una ciudadana estadounidense que desapareci mientras estaba de crucero a That made her guard go up. After a while, one of the men left and went upstairs with one of the women. The family then made the difficult decision to stay behind in Curacao and wait for the FBI. The Hawk Eye comment section welcomes engagement from readers. Winn attended Adel's election night victor party. The woman claims to have heard three mens voices and when she left the restroom, saw their faces. Cuando se levant a las 6:00 de la madrugada, ella ya no se encontraba ah. "She was a deeply committed public servant, as well as a loving wife and mother. This one, I think, is way more logical of a theory. I have added some, let me know if there are others that should be included. Allister Adel (November 11, 1976 April 30, 2022)[2] was an American attorney who served as the County Attorney for Maricopa County, Arizona, from 2019 to 2022. Within the first 24 hours, they get a lead. He took a lie detector test, and unfortunately, he is then released. 23 year old Amy Lynn Bradley was last seen in Curacao, Dutch Caribbean, Netherlands on March 24, 1998. Please don't debate their statements. Between 5:15 and 5:30 in the morning of March 24th, Amys father, Ron, woke up and saw Amy asleep in a chair on the deck. In 2005, Amys family went on the Dr. Phil show and they were presented with new and shocking information. Be the first to contribute! Was she kidnapped by someone she encountered on the ship's deck? As the night went on, Amy, who was 23 at the time, began socializing and Im with you there. Something else I find interesting is that the night of the party on the cruise, pictures were taken and posted on a wall for people to come see and collect for memories. On the morning of March 24, 1998, Amy had been drinking in the dance club with the ships band, Blue Orchid. Bradley's family insists she had no reason to run off. There obviously was a lot of shady activity at play from the beginning, from the crew members of the ship, to Yellows comment, to all these sightings of her with these men. Please don't provide them with a stage on which to perform. For years the family, who even hired a private investigator, and the FBI searched for Amy, but each lead came back with little to no conclusions. Amy was a swimmer for her entire life and even worked as a lifeguard. She had left her shoes and had taken her cigarettes and lighter with her. Going on a week long cruise is a dream for any young woman, even if its with her family. She sort of looked down and turned around and walked away, he said. After a day on the island, they got back on the ship, had dinner followed by dancing including a limbo contest (which Brad won) on the upper deck. Amy was on the Royal Caribbean International cruise ship. In 2005, a photograph was sent to Amys family by an organization that tracks down potential sex trafficking victims on adult websites. Una vez se acerc a la asustada mujer cuando los hombres se fueron, le dijo que su primer nombre era Amy y que era de Virginia antes de que los hombres entraran de nuevo al bao y se la llevaran. The waiter approached them and expressed regret about Amy being missing. ", "On behalf of the Superior Court in Maricopa County, we are saddened by the by the loss of Allister Adel. The last person to see Bradley, according to her family, was her father, at about 5:30 a.m. She is dead, and likely fell off the ship. Striking Similarities in Two Disappearances, FBI Releases New Video Regarding Amy Lynn Bradley Who Disappeared From Rhapsody of the Seas. They pleaded in vain to keep its 2,000 passengers off the ship, to have officials conduct a massive search of the cruise liner. [2], She also appeared in films like The Unsinkable Molly Brown as Mrs. Fitzgerald, in Duel as an old woman in car and in Close Encounters of the Third Kind as Implantee.[1]. To this day, authorities have no resolution as to what happened to Holloway five years ago. We will make every effort to maintain the integrity of the comment section by allowing as many comments as possible, but if a comment violates the comment policy, we reserve the right to edit or delete the comment at any time without notice. Hopefully more evidence will come up for Amy and her familys sake. Required fields are marked *. However, the FBI could not track down who sent the email and this again left Amys family in shock. | The woman in the photographs clearly resembles Amy and her face looks incredibly fearful and distraught. Amy Lynn Bradley, second from left, shown with her family on the cruise ship "Rhapsody of the Seas," vanished as the boat docked in Curacao. NBC News 06/05 To this day, she still hasnt been found. [30], Adel announced her intention to resign on March 21, 2022, effective March 25. Cruise line ends search for missing passenger, Vanished, with Beth Holloway - Amy Bradley, Pt. The Barbados woman has not been conclusively identified as Bradley. https://t.co/Pym8TaV53S, How very tragic. It is hard to find people who get lost on land, but it is worse to go missing in the great blues. https://www.hebronhawkeye.com/opinion/blogs/2017/10/11/the-disappearance-of-amy-bradley/#comment-4034, https://www.hebronhawkeye.com/opinion/blogs/2017/10/11/the-disappearance-of-amy-bradley/#comment-4012, https://www.hebronhawkeye.com/opinion/blogs/2017/10/11/the-disappearance-of-amy-bradley/#comment-4009, https://www.hebronhawkeye.com/opinion/blogs/2017/10/11/the-disappearance-of-amy-bradley/#comment-3934, https://www.hebronhawkeye.com/opinion/blogs/2017/10/11/the-disappearance-of-amy-bradley/#comment-3917, https://www.hebronhawkeye.com/opinion/blogs/2017/10/11/the-disappearance-of-amy-bradley/#comment-3857, https://www.hebronhawkeye.com/opinion/blogs/2017/10/11/the-disappearance-of-amy-bradley/#comment-3858, https://www.hebronhawkeye.com/opinion/blogs/2017/10/11/the-disappearance-of-amy-bradley/#comment-3890, https://www.hebronhawkeye.com/opinion/blogs/2017/10/11/the-disappearance-of-amy-bradley/#comment-3855, https://www.hebronhawkeye.com/opinion/blogs/2017/10/11/the-disappearance-of-amy-bradley/#comment-3929, Amy Bradley was 23 when she went missing. But - THREE witnesses came forward and stated they saw him with Amy, going into the disco, several hours later, nearer 6a.m/6.30a.m. Age: 23 years old In August 1998, a Canadian computer engineer provided an intriguing lead when he correctly described her tattoos to investigators. WebThe FBI are once again asking for any information about the disappearance of Amy Lynn Bradley. She is survived by her husband and two children. He didnt want to wake her as the family would be getting up soon anyways, and he proceeded to fall back asleep. The episode about Amy is heart rennching and I pray her family finds answers one day! His name was Alister Douglas, but he went by his nickname, Yellow. During this party, Amy was seen dancing with a member of the live band, Blue Orchid, that was playing at the party. WebThe Unsolved Disappearance of Amy Lynn Bradley That Chapter 1.81M subscribers 1M views 3 years ago Amy Lynn Bradley mysteriously disappeared in 1998, while on a cruise in the Caribbean. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. [9] Adel was selected by the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors to replace Montgomery. In March, 1998, 23 year old Amy Lynn Bradley boarded the Royal Caribbean cruise ship, Rhapsody of the Seas with her mom, dad, and brother. Some forums can only be seen by registered members. [15] Adel confirmed two alcohol relapses since leaving the rehab center. On April 21, the family returned to Curacao with fliers. Family members believe that Amy may have been coerced by an unknown person(s) whom she befriended during the cruise and got abducted. WebThe multiple eyewitnesses suggest she was sold into sexual slavery, but the most concrete evidence is that Alister Douglas knew about it before it was announced, all of her photos were missing, Alister Douglass story is disregarded by security footage, and the photos on the website that a forensic detective bet his career on. Therefore, if she fell off the boat, she could have easily swam to shore and gotten there safely. Learn how your comment data is processed. Enter your email address to receive notifications of new posts by email. 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!) [2] However, she resigned in March 2022 amid controversies over her tenure and fitness for office, and died a month later. She is missing and its a very sad story! A woman believes she encountered Amy in a department store restroom. The following day, however, she was nowhere to be found. He said he last saw Amy sitting in a lounge chair on the balcony. Various Arizonan public officials reacted to the news of Adel's death on Twitter, including Senator Kyrsten Sinema, Governor Doug Ducey, Sherrif Paul Penzone, former Governor Jan Brewer, County Attorney candidate Rachel Mitchell and Chairman Bill Gates. Another band member, Alister Douglas, claimed Amy had departed the nightclub and headed to her room at Band member Alister Douglas, who goes by the moniker "Yellow," told CNN that Bradley joined band members for a drink at the ship's dance club after the band's performance. His name was Alister Douglas, but he went by his nickname, Yellow. The night before Amy went missing, she and Brad spent the night at a party the cruise was hosting. Donations can be made in her memory to Phoenix Rotary 100. Together they alerted the ships officers and urged them to make an announcement. 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. They were able to join a few members of the FBI on a flight to St. Thomas, where they got back on board and confronted the crew. Powered by WordPress. It is based on details from Amy's A cab driver later stated that a woman matching Amys description approached him and said she urgently needed a phone, but he didnt realize something was wrong. Bradley and her mother, father and younger brother were on board the cruise ship "Rhapsody of the Seas." This is that last time Amy was seen. But the crew was preparing to dock that morning at the Caribbean island of Curacao to let people out for an excursion, so they didnt start searching right away. She was a registered Republican since 2000. Tambin tena un pirsin en esa localizacin. Amy Lynn Bradley, disappearance on a cruise, and later sightings (case, FBI) - True Crime -Crime in the news, unsolved cases - City-Data Forum Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! In March, 1998, she had her own apartment, just adopted an English Bulldog, and had a job all lined up. New comments cannot be posted. Seven years after her disappearance (in 2005), Amys family received a disturbing email on their family website, which contained two photographs of a female. On March 24, 1998, Amys brother Brad, who was then 21 years old, told authorities that he and Amy had stayed up late dancing at a Mardi Gras party on the ship, and drinking with the ships orchestra, Blue Orchid. Other applicants who applied for the position included: Rachel Mitchell, Jon Eliason, Rodney Glassman, John Kaites, Gina Godbehere, Chris DeRose, and Lacy Cooper. Thanks for the comment! ` i added Alister Douglas (Yellow) here on facebook and he' just confirmed me an hour ago .. OMG if only i can ask him directly if he knew anything about amy's disappearance (which i absolutely think he does!) 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Her family realized she was missing between approximately 6:00 and 6:30 am. The cruise also refused to keep the ship away from the dock to prevent people from leaving the ship, in order to not worry their passengers. Our hearts and prayers go out to her family in this time of mourning.". Adel replaced Bill Montgomery who was appointed to the State Supreme Court. Dos turistas canadienses dijeron haber visto una mujer parecida a Amy en un playa en Curaao en agosto de 1998. She frantically approached his cab, and asked where the phone was. Enter your email address to receive notifications of new posts. Around 4 am, Brad went back to their room, and sat outside on the balcony. Although there is a multi-billion dollar industry to provide peripheral vision blocking protection using cubicles and Systems furniture (in open plan offices) to prevent the office worker mental event, the public, mental health services, and research are unaware the problem exists. While the ships crew suggested maybe Amy had fallen overboard, or had jumped intentionally, her family didnt believe it. She was planning to start a new job at a computer consulting firm. Ron and Iva Bradley said in a statement to CNN: "We believe that our daughter is alive, but being held captive by someone." "[28] On February 22, 2022, Adel rejected their call for resignation, stating they "either stick it out or resign. Band member says they parted ways about 1 a.m. Know something? One of the detectives even bet their career that it was her. This corresponds with her fathers memory of seeing her on the balcony. It could have been set up from day one! Submissions should outline a mystery and provide a link to a more detailed review of the case such as a Wiki article or news report. There are a couple theories regarding Amys disappearance: Since her disappearance, there have been three known sightings (which you can read about here) of Amy Lynn Bradley, but still to this day she is a missing person and wanted by the FBI. Then the revelation Adel was dealing with substance abuse challenges. The Bradleys began looking for Amy because they had made plans to have breakfast as a family. Her family acted quickly and asked the ship to call her name over the speaker system. To me, I think its pretty clear what happened to Amy. https://www.fbi.gov/audio-repository/wanted-podcast-amy-bradley-032217.mp3/view. I do not believe this avenue was explored. Alister Douglas. Later that evening, after they had watched the ship leave port, Amys mother, Iva, received a phone call from The FBI spoke with the ships crew, only to discover that they had not, in fact, searched the entire ship, only common areas and restrooms. Amy Douglass (December 21, 1902 March 5, 1980) was an American actress. 13 months later Maricopa County voters chose her to be the first woman elected to the position. [7], From 2016 to 2018, Adel was the executive director for the Maricopa County Bar Association. Maurer llam a las autoridades, que crearon dibujos de las apariencias de dichos sujetos. In the 19 years Amy has been missing, there have been claims of various sightings of her throughout the Caribbean islands. "As the first woman elected as the Maricopa County Attorney, she opened the door for many to follow. She has no history of running away and would never abandon her family or her pet bulldog, Bailey, the Bradleys said. Holloway's parents also complained of a lack of urgency by the authorities when she disappeared during a senior class trip to Aruba in May 2005. He is the last person who was seen with Amy. The Bradleys' complaint that that no one looked closely at their daughter's disappearance echoes the complaints during the early days of the Natalee Holloway investigation. She was there. https://www.facebook.com/douglas.belandria.7?lst=100008021377300%3A639958831%3A1526756382, https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/amy-bradley-23-disappeared-from-cruise-ship-en-route-to-cura%C3%A7ao-24-march-1998-4.371579/page-11, https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/va-amy-bradley-23-petersburg-24-march-1998-3.187717/, http://www.lifenews.ca/announcement/6996715-zaglanitis-georgios. Brad On March 21st, the Bradley family left their hometown of Petersburg, Virginia and stepped aboard a 1,000 foot cruise liner in Puerto Rico. [6], Hubo avistamientos de Bradley en Curaao en 1998 y 1999. They say they had a sighting in 2005 they believe was credible, when a witness said he saw their daughter in a department store rest room in Barbados. She has short brown hair, possibly dyed blond, and green eyes. On March 21, 1998, 23 year old Amy Bradley decided to join her parents and brother on a vacation aboard the Rhapsody of the Seas, a Royal Caribbean cruise lines ship en route for Curacao.