Shocking true crime doc leaves Netflix viewers 'infuriated'
'Amy Bradley is Missing' explores the mystery of the disappearance of a young woman following a family cruise in the late 1990s.
Amy was travelling with her parents and brother on the Rhapsody of the Seas in March 1998 on a journey to the Caribbean island of Curaçao. Amy Bradley was 23 when she vanished. Pic: Netflix
However, after only a few short days on the water, Amy vanished following a night at the ship's nightclub and was never found.
Extensive searches and an FBI investigation proved fruitless and now viewers can explore her final moments, new information and possible sightings in this three-part Netflix documentary.
At the time, officials were led to believe that the 23-year-old likely either jumped or fell overboard upon returning to her cabin after the full search of the ship revealed nothing. Amy Bradley (right) and her father Ron. Pic: Netflix
However, her body was never found and over the past nearly thirty years, multiple people have reported seeing Amy alive in Curaçao with another alleged sighting on the nearby island of Aruba.
The documentary delves deeper into strange evidence that Amy could have been trafficked off the ship and potentially with the help of one of the boat's entertainment staff.
Amy was last seen on the balcony of her family's cabin in the early hours of the morning and her loved ones have never given up hope that they could see her again. Amy Bradley (right) with her friend Sarah Luck. Pic: Netflix
Despite only releasing on Netflix on Wednesday, viewers have already taken to social media to share their thoughts and theories on the case.
One X user wrote: 'The cruise director takes every opportunity to be a callous pr*** and expects people to think he's not gonna put profit over the truth? You won't convince me he doesn't know what happened and helped cover it up.' Amy Bradley (left) and her brother Brad. Pic: Netflix
Another added: 'Watched @netflix Amy Bradley is Missing, and I am infuriated by @FBI and how they failed Amy. How do you have 4 witnesses who saw Amy in a specific region and still do nothing waiting for Amy to knock on your office door!'
A third remarked: 'Watching Amy Bradley is missing on @netflix. It's gripping.'
Director and executive producer Ari Mark opened up about speaking to the Bradley family for the episodes, saying that most people in the series have not been interviewed but they have. 'Amy Bradley is Missing' explores the mystery of the disappearance of a young woman following a family cruise in the late 1990s. Pic: Netflix
He told Netflix: 'It's one thing to talk about the void of Amy, and it's another thing to experience it.
'This is a family who really deeply believes in what they're saying, and what they're saying is, 'She's out there, we're going to find her, and we're ready.''
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