Amy Bradley's brother calls the internet ‘toxic' amidst criticism from Netflix documentary
The three-part docuseries, Amy Bradley is Missing, details her unsolved disappearance and explores her bisexuality, along with her parents' initial struggles with acceptance.
Brad refuted online claims portraying his family as 'Trump-supporting, racist homophobes', describing the internet as a 'toxic place'.
He clarified that Amy was bisexual and dating a man when she disappeared, a detail he believes was omitted from the Netflix series.
Brad emphasized that his parents had overcome their initial difficulties with Amy's sexuality before she went missing, with her girlfriend even spending time with the family.
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