Amy Bradley case gets new kidnapping claims as her family dispute 'new evidence'
Authorities are reportedly following up on three 'very significant' leads in the case of missing woman Amy Bradley, though her family has since disputed one of them.
It comes almost three months after the release of the popular Netflix documentary, Amy Bradley is Missing. The three-part series spent four weeks in the Netflix top 10 and has been watched for more than 27 million hours.
It told the story of 23-year-old Virginian woman Amy, who vanished without a trace from the balcony of their room aboard Royal Caribbean's Rhapsody of the Seas in the early hours of the morning on March 24, 1998, while vacationing with her family.
The recent college graduate was last seen sleeping in a chair at around 5.30am. However, roughly 30 minutes later, as the vessel prepared to dock in Curaçao, 40 miles off the coast of Venezuela, she was nowhere to be seen.
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Theories surrounding Amy's whereabouts have been widely explored, both on social media and in the Netflix documentary.
Her family - mom Iva, dad Ron and brother Brad - have never given up hope that she is still alive. Today, Amy would be 51 years old.
A potential new line of inquiry suggests Amy could still be alive today. But Amy's mom, Iva Bradley, has disputed the investigation claims.
A bar server shouting 'Señorita kidnapped!'
The Hollywood Reporter claims that an anonymous source 'close to' the Netflix show's production has come forward with fresh insight following the release of Amy Bradley is Missing.
The female bar server, who speaks limited English, was heard shouting 'Señorita kidnapped! Señorita kidnapped!' on the night Amy vanished, the source claimed.
She was reportedly told to 'shut up' and taken back by a bartender. As the server's identity was not known at the time, she wasn't included in the Netflix documentary.
But following renewed public interest in the case, the woman has since come forward and is being interviewed.
However, in a comment to People, Amy's mother, Iva, claims the female server has neither been found nor interviewed.
A mysterious IP address
Among the other leads reportedly being investigated, as per the Hollywood Reporter, is a new, 'highly suspicious' hit to Amy's missing persons site.
The source told the publication that investigators were able to trace the IP address to 'a device on a boat off the west end of Barbados'.
It's also believed another sighting of Amy has been made on the Caribbean island, which was looked into by the FBI.
New evidence of a potential child
The final bombshell the source dropped was to do with Amy potentially having a child - something her parents mulled over in the documentary.
The Hollywood Reporter said 'new evidence makes a more compelling case that Amy has at least one child.'
The source believes the child is as a result of Amy being 'forced into sex work' rather than her settling down to have a family.
UNILAD has contacted the FBI for comment.
Amy Bradley is Missing also explored the possibility that the 23-year-old fell overboard or took her own life, though her body was never found.
That belief is fuelled by several alleged sightings explored in the documentary, including one at a bar in Curaçao and another at a beach, where she was reportedly seen with two men.
Seven years after her disappearance, photos surfaced on an escort website showing a woman who seemingly bore an uncanny resemblance to Amy.
Although the FBI was never able to trace the source of the images or confirm the woman’s identity, the mystery has kept hope alive.
Amy Bradley is Missing is streaming now on Netflix.
Topics: Amy Bradley, True crime, Royal Caribbean, Film and TV, Netflix, Streaming, US News, Cruise ship
Ellie Kemp