VA - Amy Bradley - missing from cruise ship, Curacao - 1998 #3

[fridaybaker]

Agreed! I wonder if they will delve into the suspected reason(s) for her kidnapping beyond the common assumption of sex trafficking.

That's an excellent question. Really, that is one of the biggest hangups for a kidnapping: Motive. Of course, it's possible that it's "sex trafficking", but one would hope that there would be some good commentary around that, such as "why Amy"? Why a young woman who was traveling with her family? And as far as the location of a cruise ship, I get the opportunities at sea, such as the lack of jurisdiction of the U.S., etc., but there are virtually no other such cases that we know of. It kind of blows that apart.

So, if indeed this was a kidnapping, again, can we finally get some details around why she, of all people, would be targeted and, if not for sex, then for what? Because it seems like there was serious consideration of that possibility by the FBI. Let's have some answers, please, even if we can't, ultimately, find Amy. It's hard to understand even how to look for her if we can't have a full picture of why/how she went missing.

Just blowing off steam here. Poor, poor Bradleys.

 

[GreyPhantom]

That's an excellent question. Really, that is one of the biggest hangups for a kidnapping: Motive. Of course, it's possible that it's "sex trafficking", but one would hope that there would be some good commentary around that, such as "why Amy"? Why a young woman who was traveling with her family? And as far as the location of a cruise ship, I get the opportunities at sea, such as the lack of jurisdiction of the U.S., etc., but there are virtually no other such cases that we know of. It kind of blows that apart.

So, if indeed this was a kidnapping, again, can we finally get some details around why she, of all people, would be targeted and, if not for sex, then for what? Because it seems like there was serious consideration of that possibility by the FBI. Let's have some answers, please, even if we can't, ultimately, find Amy. It's hard to understand even how to look for her if we can't have a full picture of why/how she went missing.

Just blowing off steam here. Poor, poor Bradleys.

Maybe the family's insider, that was very active message boards in the 2010s, will make cameo and reveal themselves finally.

They gave a lot of good inside information (assuming they are legit).

 

[Quill]

Maybe the family's insider, that was very active message boards in the 2010s, will make cameo and reveal themselves finally.

They gave a lot of good inside information (assuming they are legit).

Ohh! What a thought. Now that would be so worth watching for!

 

[GreyPhantom]

Ohh! What a thought. Now that would be so worth watching for!

I always assumed it was the Bradley's private detective or publicist but who knows.

 

[tarabull]

Maybe the family's insider, that was very active message boards in the 2010s, will make cameo and reveal themselves finally.

They gave a lot of good inside information (assuming they are legit).

Do u mean 2012???? There weren't a lot posts in 2010....
Thread #1 post #30 first post of 2010 was in Jan thru to post #55 was last post in (Dec) 2010....

Was the unverified "insider" screen name Find Amy? (<they r now listed as Inactive FWIW) They only posted in 2012....

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websleuths.com

 

[fridaybaker]

Grey Phantom, I agree. In the beginning that VI didn’t want to give any specific information. However, considering how old this case is, I would think that that situation has changed some. I would think so anyway.

 

[fridaybaker]

Tara bull, I do believe that is who gray Phantom is referring to. Find Amy was a verified insider here early on. For some reason, I was under the impression that she/he was a friend of the family versus a PI or something. I could swear I read something like that, but at this late date who could remember?

 

[tarabull]

What's interesting is it seems FindAmy was not a verified insider...as it's not noted under their screen name.

ETA: I can see why people made the connection to the
family tho based on their last post

Post in thread 'VA - Amy Bradley, 23, Petersburg, 24 March 1998 - #2 - ***READ FIRST POST***'

Sep 6, 2012

Thanks so much to everyone who has worked so hard to find Amy. You have no idea how much the Bradley family and I appreciate all of you. I really do believe that we will see Amy's captors in handcuffs.

• FindAmy

....maybe "VI" was removed when they became inactive, but why become inactive....Amy is still missing.
Hmmmm.

 

[nannymo]

Just my opinion but I thought she could have been taken to produce "great genetics" babies for sale....Or some rich islander as part of his "concubine"? Or possibly an early form of the Epstein scandal......just an idea.

 

[GreyPhantom]

Do u mean 2012???? There weren't a lot posts in 2010....
Thread #1 post #30 first post of 2010 was in Jan thru to post #55 was last post in (Dec) 2010....

Was the unverified "insider" screen name Find Amy? (<they r now listed as Inactive FWIW) They only posted in 2012....

Search results for query: *

websleuths.com

Yes, FindAmy.

The majority of their posts on WS were deleted, there used to be much more in 2012. They were also active on several other crime message boards.

 

[GreyPhantom]

What's interesting is it seems FindAmy was not a verified insider...as it's not noted under their screen name.

ETA: I can see why people made the connection to the
family tho based on their last post

Post in thread 'VA - Amy Bradley, 23, Petersburg, 24 March 1998 - #2 - ***READ FIRST POST***'

Sep 6, 2012

Thanks so much to everyone who has worked so hard to find Amy. You have no idea how much the Bradley family and I appreciate all of you. I really do believe that we will see Amy's captors in handcuffs.

• FindAmy

....maybe "VI" was removed when they became inactive, but why become inactive....Amy is still missing.
Hmmmm.

They were verified as an insider by the mods on WS back in 2012. As I said above, lots of their activity on WS was nuked.

 

[tarabull]

They were verified as an insider by the mods on WS back in 2012. As I said above, lots of their activity on WS have been deleted.

Well that's a shame...how is anyone suppose to "find amy" without the extra help of a VI.

 

[GreyPhantom]

Well that's a shame...how is anyone suppose to "find amy" without the extra help of a VI.

They got so much blowback by the overboard theorists, that the mods had to intervene.

 

[tarabull]

The Netflix Preview has just dropped.

It looks like many witnesses are being interviewed for this series. David Carmichael, Judy Maurer, and even William Hefner appears in preview!

Hope they interviewed the Canadian scuba diver(s)??? Was that singular or plural???

 

[Murkywaters]

Hope they interviewed the Canadian scuba diver(s)??? Was that singular or plural???

David Carmichael was the Canadian scuba diver that saw Amy at Porto Marie, Curacao in August of 1998.

William Hefner was the Chief Petty Officer that saw Amy at the Stelaris Hotel in January of 1999. Amy identified herself to him and asked for help. He has never been interviewed for any program concerning Amy in the past, I'm pleased he agreed to be interviewed for this.

 

[tarabull]

Thank you!!
So she did not fall/jump/go overboard.
THAT can be put to bed.

 

[GXP Sleuther]

That's an excellent question. Really, that is one of the biggest hangups for a kidnapping: Motive. Of course, it's possible that it's "sex trafficking", but one would hope that there would be some good commentary around that, such as "why Amy"? Why a young woman who was traveling with her family? And as far as the location of a cruise ship, I get the opportunities at sea, such as the lack of jurisdiction of the U.S., etc., but there are virtually no other such cases that we know of. It kind of blows that apart.

So, if indeed this was a kidnapping, again, can we finally get some details around why she, of all people, would be targeted and, if not for sex, then for what? Because it seems like there was serious consideration of that possibility by the FBI. Let's have some answers, please, even if we can't, ultimately, find Amy. It's hard to understand even how to look for her if we can't have a full picture of why/how she went missing.

Just blowing off steam here. Poor, poor Bradleys.

I'd wait until the special airs before feeling bad for them. JMO

 

[GXP Sleuther]

What's interesting is it seems FindAmy was not a verified insider...as it's not noted under their screen name.

ETA: I can see why people made the connection to the
family tho based on their last post

Post in thread 'VA - Amy Bradley, 23, Petersburg, 24 March 1998 - #2 - ***READ FIRST POST***'

Sep 6, 2012

Thanks so much to everyone who has worked so hard to find Amy. You have no idea how much the Bradley family and I appreciate all of you. I really do believe that we will see Amy's captors in handcuffs.

• FindAmy

....maybe "VI" was removed when they became inactive, but why become inactive....Amy is still missing.
Hmmmm.

I believe back in 2011-13 the consensus was that it was Brad Bradley but I might be wrong. "amybradleyismissing dot com" is run by the same person. Who knows. 'FindAmy' was verified on WS. The account posted a ton of really, really out there ideas and most of it has been taken down.

 

[tarabull]

@GXP Sleuther
IF it was who u think, why would BB be posting really "out there" ideas???

 

[GreyPhantom]

I believe back in 2011-13 the consensus was that it was Brad Bradley but I might be wrong. "amybradleyismissing dot com" is run by the same person. Who knows. 'FindAmy' was verified on WS. The account posted a ton of really, really out there ideas and most of it has been taken down.

They had alot of very insightful information that helped fill in the gaps for the case.