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But even after more than 25 years, chilling clues like these have answered few questions about Bradley’s disappearance, and authorities are no closer to solving this baffling mystery than they were in 1998. On March 24, 2010—12 years after her disappearance—Amy Lynn Bradley was declared legally dead. With no verified witnesses and no remains found, the truth is still uncertain. Currently, the FBI is offering up a $25,000 for any information that could lead to closure in Amy's case.
A 2005 Website Photograph Showed Someone Similar To Amy
Although the ship was searched, the crew only searched common areas — not staff or passenger cabins. Of course, the easiest explanation is that Bradley fell overboard and vanished beneath the ocean waves. But Bradley was a strong swimmer as well as a trained lifeguard, and the ship was not far from shore. Meanwhile, there was no evidence that she’d fallen into the water. Human sales are up The trafficking of human beings is the third most financially lucrative business in the world, ranking close behind weapons sales and drugs, and is believed to generate "sales" of seven billion dollars per year. The international community has only recently begun to fully realize the depth and complexity of this problem and its global impact.
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As a former FBI Agent and criminal profiler, I know that most crimes are solved by determining who had the opportunity and the motive to commit the crime, and that the "right answer" is usually the most obvious the most likely one. In the case of Natalee Holloway's disappearance, I continue to agree with her mother in that the three and perhaps now four local men in custody probably know what happened to Natalee, but have so far not told what they know about or what they did to her. In regards to the sex trafficking theory, some believe that cruise staff or the Blue Orchid band members were involved with her kidnapping. Yellow, who had been seen with Amy, gave a story to the authorities that did not match up with what the CCTV captured. Allegedly, this waiter approached the Bradley family multiple times, asking them to pass on a note to Amy inviting her to get drinks with him on the shore.
Amy Lynn Bradley disappeared during a cruise trip
We now know that human traffickers created phony orphanages to gain fraudulent access to relief funds and to avail them and their "customers" with access to the already traumatized and vulnerable child victims. There has to be a special seat reserved in hell for any and all of these two-legged human aberrations. The Bradley family was highly critical of Royal Caribbean who they faulted for the delay in responding to the incident and for what they felt was insensitivity toward their plight. Like most disappearances at sea, the cruise line’s "investigation" seemed designed to protect the cruise line’s image and legal interests.
FBI Releases New Video Regarding Amy Lynn Bradley Who Disappeared From Rhapsody of the Seas
Additionally, a sinister photograph, purportedly of Amy, surfaced on a maturely themed website in 2005 and added fuel to the theory that the missing woman was forced to sell her body. Around 20 years after her mysterious disappearance, theories about what happened to Amy Lynn Bradley only add to the uncertainty and dread surrounding one of the most disturbing missing person cases in history. It was possible — but seemingly unlikely — that Amy Lynn Bradley had fallen overboard. The police were able to locate a photo where Amy and the band member were seen dancing right in front of the camera.
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To make matters even stranger, the Bradleys say pictures snapped of Amy by the cruise photographer had disappeared the night before Amy vanished. Navy reported that a woman in a brothel claimed to be Amy and asked for his help. She allegedly told him she was being held against her will, but the petty officer didn't report the incident as he feared for his career. He only came forward after he retired, but provided no evidence to support his claim. Later in 1998, a cab driver said that a woman matching Amy's description approached him with an urgent request to use a phone, but this sighting was never verified by the authorities.
If you have any information concerning the disappearance of Amy Lynn Bradley, please contact your local FBI office, or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate. Facebook/Cold Case CrewThe Bradley family’s vacation aboard the Rhapsody of the Seas quickly turned into a nightmare. There is a psychological phenomenon known as "identification with the aggressor," one that differs from the "Stockholm Syndrome" that I discussed in a previous article.
Amy Lynn Bradley Vanished off a Cruise Ship in 1998—But Witnesses Claim to Have Spotted Her Since - The Lineup
Amy Lynn Bradley Vanished off a Cruise Ship in 1998—But Witnesses Claim to Have Spotted Her Since.
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A member of the Navy claimed he spotted Amy in a brothel in 1999. He said she told him that "her name was Amy Bradley and [she] begged him for help." That woman said she was not allowed to leave the brothel. The family’s fears about Amy Lynn Bradley’s disappearance were not unfounded. Although the initial investigation led nowhere, multiple people in the Caribbean have claimed to have seen their daughter over the years. The Bradley family also heard from witnesses who had seen Amy early the morning she had disappeared — with Alister Douglas, aka Yellow, in the vicinity of the ship’s dance club around 6 am. Wikimedia CommonsThe Royal Caribbean cruise ship could hold up to 2,400 passengers as well as 765 crew members.
This is a form of survival behavior in which the victim responds to the threat and fear of injury or death. She is "grateful" not to be severely injured or killed by her captor, and may believe that her captor is the only one that can protect her. Therefore, she does whatever she is told to do in a very compliant manner, perhaps even ignoring the opportunity to escape for fear of losing her captor's protection. The FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the recovery of Amy Lynn Bradley and information that leads to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the person(s) responsible for her disappearance. The mysterious case of cruise passenger Amy Lynn Bradley is again in the news. The agency said anyone who has information about Bradley's disappearance was urged to contact their local FBI office or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate.
"In the morning, when her parents and her brother woke, Amy was gone," Sheridan said in a video included in the release. According to a news release, the ship departed San Juan, Puerto Rico, on March 21, 1998 and headed to Aruba. Two days later, it made its way to Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, with Bradley going missing the next day. Today, the investigation into Amy Lynn Bradley’s disappearance is ongoing.
On that same night, Amy’s family was approached by a waiter asking to pass a note to Amy, involving an invitation for her to go for drinks with the band member once they reached the shore. The Coast Guard used three helicopters and a radar plane to assist in the search. There was no evidence that Amy had committed suicide or fallen into the sea, and she was a strong swimmer who would know how to save herself.
Navy claimed a woman in a brothel said she was Bradley and asked him for help. In times of conflict It's been found that there are more trafficking victims during times of conflict than in times of relative peace. By this, conflict may see the loss of social infrastructures and normal law enforcement agencies, as well as the crossing of international borders by victims fleeing conflict, thereby making them easy targets for human traffickers. I admit that I initially dismissed this idea as both far-fetched and highly unlikely.
