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(NewsNation) — New significant leads in the investigation of Amy Bradley’s disappearance suggest she could still be alive.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, a source who was close to the Netflix docuseries about Bradley, “Amy Bradley Is Missing,” said three leads were brought to the table because of how the case was put into the national spotlight.
In 1998, Bradley went missing after she suddenly vanished from a Caribbean cruise. Bradley, 23 years old at the time, was on Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas with her parents and brother as they traveled to Curacao.
The night Bradley disappeared, she was out partying with her brother until the early hours of the morning. The last time she was seen, her father woke up and noticed her legs on the chair of the balcony at around 5:30 a.m. By 6 a.m., Bradley was gone.
A month after she vanished, the Bradley family returned to Curacao to search for her. A taxi driver recognized them and claimed he had seen Bradley running and searching for a phone shortly after she went missing, but a search of the area turned up nothing.
The FBI investigation into her disappearance remains open, and there is a $25,000 reward for information that leads to her recovery.
Was Amy Bradley kidnapped and/or trafficked?
Since Bradley’s disappearance, there have been numerous alleged sightings of her, leading to many suggesting she was trafficked and held by captors.
One of the new leads, allegedly from one of the ship’s female bartenders, lends credence to the theory of Bradley being kidnapped.
The bartender, who came forward after the docuseries was released in July, said that on the night Bradley went missing, she was exclaiming to passengers and crew, “Señorita kidnapped! Señorita kidnapped!” The source added that the bartender was told to “shut up.”
Did Amy Bradley flee the ship to start a new life?
One theory, supported by little evidence, suggests Bradley left the ship voluntarily to start a new life in the Caribbean. However, the source stated that there have been “highly suspicious” activity hits to Amy Bradley’s missing-persons website.
The docuseries reveals that an IP address has often been logged on to during American holidays or other dates significant to the family. The IP addresses were traced back to Barbados.
Some featured in the docuseries are of the thinking that Bradley’s possible kidnappers could be using the site to stay updated on the investigation. Meanwhile, others interviewed believe Bradley herself may be using the site as a way to feel close to her family.
The source suggested that if Bradley is the one logging on to the site, she might be trying to avoid contacting her family directly.
There has also been a potential sighting of Bradley in Barbados. The witness was interviewed by the FBI.
Did Amy Bradley have a child?
Another theory the source acknowledged surrounds Bradley potentially having a child.
New evidence discovered has made a more convincing argument that Bradley does have at least one child.
The source presumes her child is more than likely the result of Bradley being forced into sex work and not a signal that she had settled down to have a family.