Amy Bradley's brother speaks out with shocking new information on sister's cruise ship disappearance
Amy Bradley's younger brother has shared some new information about her disappearance.
In March 1998, the college graduate went on a family holiday with her parents, Ron and Iva Bradley, and her younger brother Brad, on board the Rhapsody of the Seas.
Ron was the last person to see the 23-year-old, as he left her sleeping on the balcony of their cabin at around 5:30 a.m. on 21 March.
When the father went to check on her 30 minutes later, however, she was gone. Amy was never found, and all that was left on the ship were her sandals.
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Her disappearance has been back in the spotlight with the release of Netflix's three-part documentary series Amy Bradley is Missing in July.
In the years following her disappearance, suggestions that she was allegedly trafficked or pushed overboard have led to several theories online.
Just last week, however, Brad shared new information involving individuals connected to the case in an interview with WTVR CBS 6.
In an emotional and revealing interview, Brad opened up about the overwhelming volume of tips and leads the family has received since the documentary's release.
“The volume of tips is a bit overwhelming… there’s thousands and thousands… from everywhere,” he said
Some staff 'never spoke to security'
He claimed that video editor Chris Fenwick, who worked aboard the ship, reported that staff asked him to remove footage of Amy from tapes, which he initially attributed to ship security.
Brad revealed: “Steve Smith never spoke to security… it was everybody’s favourite cruise director.”
Yellow's roommate
According to Brad, Oscar Alexander, a roommate of Amy’s friend Yellow, is believed to have provided a brief statement claiming the pair had returned to their cabin at 1 a.m., contradicting previous timelines.
He says Oscar claimed that ship security knocked on their door between 3 am and 4 am, before Amy was officially reported missing.
New FBI agent assigned to the case
Brad said a new FBI agent will be assigned to the case, detailing previous meetings with federal and state officials.
“So, we recently received an email, I think a couple of days ago, from the lead agent… now this is 98 days after we last spoke. When there was supposed to be a meeting set up in August, that never happened,” he explained.
“A new agent is coming in that has no idea, 27 years’ worth of information he’s got to learn. They’re certainly not re-interrogating Yellow and Oscar.
“A lot of people online have speculated that perhaps the case is kept in an open status to prevent us from having access to the files for whatever reason that might be… But I don’t know.”
'Amy alerts'
Brad also hopes to prevent similar cases in the future by including 'Amy alerts' for missing persons on cruise ships and independent ship security.
“Amy alerts, very similar to amber alerts, if a child is missing, everybody’s cell phone goes off. Amy alerts would be on cruise ships,” he said.
“The security on these boats, hired by the cruise line, their main job is to protect the cruise line. There should be a mandate or legislation that mandates independent security or independent police on these ships.
“Any cruise ship that is headquartered in the United States should be forced to fly an American flag, so our authorities have the ability to investigate the crimes.”
Topics: Amy Bradley, Netflix, Crime
Anish Vij