VA - Amy Bradley, 23, Petersburg, 24 March 1998 - #1

[EXIA15145]

Lera, are you maybe thinking of Andy Garcia? LOL, So sorry, Andy:what:

I did not watch any of the TV shows that covered this case...so why in the heck does this guy look so familiar to me? I thought he looked like an actor I did'n't know the name, so last night for 3 hours I searched high and low at pictures of actors and couldn't find anything. Why then is this picture really grabbing me like if I seen him before? Did I see this sketch before but don't recall? What stands out to me is the distance between the nose and mouth.....I mean really I see this guy in the flesh! His sides are are a little grey that isn't shown in this picture.

I lived and grew up in Fla, lived in NYC, lived in Azores, Philippines, Hawaii, Montana, NJ, Texas, New Mexico....every now and then I feel I get a hit on a memory but it never comes. It must be a coincident only or looks strongly like someone I've seen.

It still bugs me! Hopefully I will remember more.

 

[Fukiyama]

I had no idea she was at the same club as NH at one point. Really puts a different light on things.

Waiters whom Amy thought were creepy tried to lure her ashore at Aruba to go to Carlos&Charlie's, but she declined.

 

[FindAmy]

Well, I was able to post the big image, but I also got the thumbnail. I need to work on that one.

These images are available at the FBI website.

The man on the left was seen with Amy in the Barbados bathroom. He was one of four men who were with her. They were also seen walking on the street with her. He was described as nasty and arrogant. He was very well dressed and his appearance was very neat.

The man in center was seen in San Francsico. He was heavy and he had a very fair complexion. He was balding with red hair and a red beard.

The man on the right has been described as Colombian in appearance.

These sketches were done by the artist who the FBI described as their best sketch artist from Quantico.

 

[EXIA15145]

Didn't anyone in the store find it odd that all those men were in the ladies restroom? Here, that would rate a call to security. Not so, there?

Lera213, this man was identified as being with Amy in a Barbados department store bathroom in March of 2005. He was one of four men who were with Amy as "handlers" that day. They were seen in the store and also walking on the street with Amy.

If you have watched the Vanished program, you will remember that the American witness spoke to Amy in the bathroom. Amy's handlers thought that Amy was in the bathroom alone.

That artist sketch is available at the FBI website. I also posted information about seven pages back. If you have seen this man please contact the Bradley family at TeamAmy@Hotmail. com.

 

[EXIA15145]

Yes, and it also said somewhere here that he was fired immediately after this cruise.

Thank you Mystery Maven. You are correct about Royal Caribbean. They were horrible to the Bradley family. They tried every legal dirty trick in the book. I personally believe that they feared a tremendous liability because Amy disappeared from their ship. It would have been very difficult for Amy to have fallen from the balcony as an accident. The railings are too high. She likely would not have landed directly in the water because there would have been impact at another point and there would have been forensic evidence. If she did fall directly into the water, she was a lifeguard and competition level swimmer. The ship was close to shore by 6:00AM.

Alister Douglas was seen by a number of people with Amy in the open disco area and the glass elevator. He was also identified by David Carmichael as being with Amy in Porto Marie, six months later. Royal Caribbean sent their attorneys to David's home in Canada to harrass him. Can you just imagine the liability that Royal Caribbean would incur if a court ever finds Alister Douglas guilty of kidnapping Amy Bradley? Alister Douglas was on Rhapsody of the Seas as an employee of Royal Caribbean.

 

[FindAmy]

Didn't anyone in the store find it odd that all those men were in the ladies restroom? Here, that would rate a call to security. Not so, there?

They weren't all in the ladies room. Three were waiting outside.

Amy was initially escorted into the bathroom by the sketch. She was told to check if anyone else was in there. The American witness heard what was happening and she became frightened. She lifted her feet so they couldn't be seen under the door to the stall. The witness watched as a woman's face pressed against the crack by the hinge and announced that the stall was empty. The witness knew immediately that the woman had seen her in the stall. Sketch proceeded to speak to Amy for several minutes. The conversation was overheard by the witness.

The sketch left the bathroom. When the witness was satisfied that the man was gone, she came out of the stall. At this point she encountered a frightened Amy Bradley. She had a conversation with Amy. During the conversation, Amy identified herself and she said where she was from.

Sketch came back into the bathroom and was quite angry when he saw Amy with the witness. The witness immediately left the bathroom and returned to her husband who was waiting in the store. Amy and Sketch left the bathroom and they walked out of the entrance to the store. All four men completely surrounded Amy. Amy and the four handlers were seen later walking on a Barbados street.

The American witness didn't realize who Amy was until she returned to the US and saw her in a magazine. This sighting has been completely verified.

 

[otto]

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I think it's quite reasonable for all of us to present our opinions. This is a cold case from 14 years ago. Early on, I may have been more inclined to believe that something criminal occurred, but after all this time without Amy surfacing, I think it's more likely that she disappeared from the balcony.

Other than the con artist, the woman in the bathroom that waited two years to come forward, and the human trafficking theory, who has actually seen Amy and why didn't that person quickly report it and collect the $250,000?

 

[FindAmy]

Yes, and it also said somewhere here that he was fired immediately after this cruise.

Yes, he was fired at the end of the cruise.

He appeared, again, however in August of 1998 at Porto Marie. He was identified by David Carmichael and his dive partner as one of two handlers, with Amy, on the beach.

 

[FindAmy]

Amy Bradley Sightings


March 24, 1998 - Amy disappeared from Rhapsody of the Seas

August, 1998 - Amy was seen at Porto Marie, Curacao

January, 1999 - Amy was seen in an Otrobanda Hotel, Curacao

April 18, 2003 - Amy was seen in San Francisco, California

2004 - 2005 - Amy's photograph appeared on a Venezuelan escort website

March 1, 2005 - Amy was seen in Bridgetown, Barbados

November, 2005 - Amy was seen in a Salinja club, Curacao

 

[FindAmy]

This has nothing to do with what I said. There are numerous and plentiful ways to get a person off a ship that size. Have you ever seen the size of one of those things? They are enormous. Putting Amy and this case aside for a few minutes, think this thing thru. They must have had all sorts of things coming and going off that ship while they're docking. The passengers disembarking and perhaps laundry or trash and personal belongings and maybe changing personnel. With everything going on, I'd think it would be a piece of cake to hide someone or something the size of a person. Think how much is going on with a jet getting ready to leave the gate, and that's only a couple hundred people as opposed to thousands. Consider how well the staff knew their ship.

We believe that she was taken off of the ship in a large box or container. The container obviously wasn't inspected when it passed through the cruise terminal.

When she disappeared, Amy was without her shoes. She had no money or identification.

Five months later, she was seen a few miles away at Porto Marie with Alister Douglas. Nine months later, she was seen in an Otrobanda hotel just blocks from the cruise terminal.

 

[EXIA15145]

Thank you Mystery Maven. You are correct about Royal Caribbean. They were horrible to the Bradley family. They tried every legal dirty trick in the book. I personally believe that they feared a tremendous liability because Amy disappeared from their ship.

Alister Douglas was seen by a number of people with Amy in the open disco area and the glass elevator. Can you just imagine the liability that Royal Caribbean would incur if a court ever finds Alister Douglas guilty of kidnapping Amy Bradley? Alister Douglas was on Rhapsody of the Seas as an employee of Royal Caribbean.

When the witnesses saw Amy with Alister on the ship that morning, did any of them say Amy did not seem comfortable with Alister?

 

[FightTheOstrich]

There hasn't been an age progression done for Amy because her appearance doesn't seem to have changed. She has been described by all witnesses who have seen her as looking very much like the artist sketch and the photograph from the escort resort. When she disappeared, Amy's hair was short. It's now thick, dark, and in long layers. It has been described as having a wild appearance. It has also been noted that Amy wears a lot of makeup. Her hair at this point could be dark, blonde, or grey. Amy has been described as very thin.

IMO,
I understand that the Bradley's want to believe that Amy is still alive and that these photos and sketches are her. Maybe they are maybe they aren't. She could be alive and everyone is looking for Amy with wild hair when in fact Amy has a blonde sleek bob. I guess my point is that wouldn't it make sense to do a age progression so that people have more to work with? By not doing one it makes me suspect that the age progression does not match the recent photos of the "maybe Amy".

Im not trying to be snarky or anything but I feel like we need to be able to discuss all possibilities without having theories, ideas, opinions etc... shot down. I know that we do not have all the facts but we don't even know how much of what you are privy to is actually fact vs. the Bradley's interpretation or what the Bradley's want to believe, i.e. we would all love to believe that she wasn't forced into prostitution but it still needs to be explored. Obviously we do not want you to share anything confidential but at the sametime it would appear that the information that you are privy to hasn't been able to successfully locate Amy. Perhaps, we need to push the limits a bit in hopes of discovering some information that could help. We all love and appreciate your contribution but witness accounts aren't time/date stamped video proof complete with a fingerprint fact. My point is that sometimes it doesn't hurt to go back to the beginning and try to see things from a different view or perspective.
It's possible something was missed that could help find Amy.

 

[dejavoodoo64]

The Bradleys and the FBI feel that the photographs are Amy. The family would very much appreciate it if you wouldn't post the full photographs. I mentioned this several pages back. It is very upsetting for the family to see their daughter this way. I have been using cropped portions of Amy's head, only.

As I said a few posts back, the last information about a sighting that has been released to the public is Barbados in 2005.

Hi FindAmy-I just started reading this weekend, but remember hearing about Amy's case when it happened. Do you mean there are(or possibly are)other p sightings or photos of Amy that have not been released to the public since 2005?

 

[Teche]

I, too just joined the Websleuths' forum. I appreciate that Amy's case was featured to be spotlighted this week. Hopefully by keeping cases like these will provide the coverage to bring Amy home.

 

[FindAmy]

When the witnesses saw Amy with Alister on the ship that morning, did any of them say Amy did not seem comfortable with Alister?

No, none of them reported that she looked uncomfortable at all.

Two coeds saw Amy and Douglas in the glass elevators going up to the disco level. Another witness who has appeared for a Grand Jury and Federal Court stated that she was in the disco area and she watched Douglas and Amy come off of the glass elevator and walk toward the bar. Douglas turned the music up. He proceeded to get a dark liquid and he gave it to Amy. The liquid appeared to be coke or coffee. This witness left at this point to disembark in Curacao.

There is a freight elevator that also leads to this disco area. Doulgas was seen returning to a lower level in the glass elevator. He was alone.

The disco area is a large open area on one of the upper decks. It is open 24hours each day and it is an area with a lot of activity. The disco area has it's own bar. This is not a quiet place that was closed off from the ship except at night.

 

[JaimeSommers]

FindAmy, as I mentioned earlier, I've been following Amy's case from the beginning. It's been a number of years, so it's very possible that my memory is wrong ... but I swear that there was another photo allegedly of Amy that was released many years ago. I recall that she was in a room with other women, sitting with her back against the wall, looking at the camera, and she appeared drugged -- her eyes were vacant and had no light in them.

I remember it because it frightened me. Unless the years are tricking me and I'm confusing the one "escort photo" with a photo from a different missing woman's case. Can't recall if I saw it on a TV show or in a magazine story. Does that sound familiar to you? TIA.

 

[dejavoodoo64]

I really do feel badly, but I can't answer some of your questions. As I explained before, information about sightings has not been shared with the public since Barbados in 2005. This is for the integrity of the investigation and Amy's safety. Details from the previous sightings have not been shared, either. I will tell you that this is not a cold case. It is an active investigation.

We don't know why Amy's photograph appeared on the escort resort website because there was absolutely no evidence that she had ever been there. Her photographs don't even match the rest of the escorts. I have personally wondered if someone wanted us to think that she was an escort or prostitute. It seems pretty dumb to me to post the photograph of a high profile missing American woman on an escort website.

The "brothel" where she was seen in Curacao was not a brothel. In Curacao, prostitution is legal and there are designated brothels. Amy was seen in an old hotel in the Ortobanda section of Willemstad. It was not a brothel, although I'm sure there were some prostitutes legally available through the hotel. The hotel had a bar that was an attraction in the harbor area. This is where the Navy sailor saw Amy and she spoke to him. He never reported that she was trying to attract a "client" and he never said that anyone was pimping her out. She might have just been staying there with the two handlers because the hotel was a regular hotel for guests. It burned down about a year later. It was an old hotel that was probably built in the early 1900s.

Oh I see it's already been asked and answered. I thought that might be the case.

 

[MysteryMaven]

Until we find out what happened to Amy, people are still going to think she went overboard. It just doesn't fit this scenario. Find Amy pointed out earlier that when someone goes overboard, there is usually some forensic evidence to support this. In this case, no forensic evidence was found, at least that I know of. A lot of times, people will hit something on the way down and leave blood, etc. Nobody saw or heard anything that would point to her going overboard. What WAS seen and reported was Amy in the disco at 6 am with Douglas, and he was giving her something to drink-coffee, maybe. I don't think she went down there to continue to "party" as someone else mentioned. Then, the witness reported that she saw Douglas again, alone not long after this. So where was Amy? Also, her brother really stressed in the Unsolved clip that she was not comfortable around the railings of the ship. And, nobody has reported that Amy was wasted drunk during her night out, especially enough to be lollygagging around the railings at 5:30 am. I have not heard anyone say that she was so drunk that she was incapacitated. She was with it enough to go grab a coffee with that guy.

 

[FindAmy]

FindAmy, as I mentioned earlier, I've been following Amy's case from the beginning. It's been a number of years, so it's very possible that my memory is wrong ... but I swear that there was another photo allegedly of Amy that was released many years ago. I recall that she was in a room with other women, sitting with her back against the wall, looking at the camera, and she appeared drugged -- her eyes were vacant and had no light in them.

I remember it because it frightened me. Unless the years are tricking me and I'm confusing the one "escort photo" with a photo from a different missing woman's case. Can't recall if I saw it on a TV show or in a magazine story. Does that sound familiar to you? TIA.

I am not aware of a photograph like that. The only photos that I know of are the ones from the Venezuela escort resort. I recall that there was a photograph of a woman at Carlos and Charlies and one popular website was claiming that it was Amy. It wasn't Amy.

 

[EXIA15145]

:greetings:

I, too just joined the Websleuths' forum. I appreciate that Amy's case was featured to be spotlighted this week. Hopefully by keeping cases like these will provide the coverage to bring Amy home.

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