This article contains references to murder, suicide, and sexual trafficking.
Netflix’s new docuseries,Amy Bradley Is Missing, offers new insight into one of the most notorious unsolved disappearance cases and the multiple theories and conspiracies that have been investigated over the years. The disappearance of Amy Bradley on a cruise ship traveling in the Pacific Ocean captured the nation’s attention and, despite a widespread search, she has never been found.
Since her disappearance in 1998, there have been different theories and questions as to what really happened to Amy Bradley during a family vacation from Puerto Rico to Curaçao. The new three-part docuseries, which joinsNetflix’s catalog of documentaries, investigates the multiple theories into Amy’s disappearance, which range from abduction to suicide and murder.
Amy Bradley Is Missingis one of Netflix’s newest true-crime docuseries that covers infamous murder cases and unsolved disappearances. Over the last few years, Netflix has released docuseries that provide new insight and understanding into different notorious criminal cases, including thedisappearance and murder of Gabby Petito, the Chris Watts murders, and themurder of Laci Peterson.
The Netflix docuseries includes interviews with Amy’s family and friends, investigators, and staff members of the cruise ship where she disappeared, and they provide their beliefs about what they believed happened to her and the reported sightings of her over the years; the mystery of Amy Bradley’s fate is explored inone of Netflix’s scariest true-crime documentaries.
Amy Bradley Has Been Missing Since Jul 28, 2025
Amy Bradley Was 23 At The Time Of Her Disappearance
ThroughoutAmy Bradley Is Missing,her parents and younger brother provide insight into who Amy was as a person and her plans for the future. The first of two children, Amy Lynn Bradley was born July 18, 2025, to Ron and Iva Bradley. She was described as a lively individual who was very close to her parents and brother.
Amy Bradley attended Longwood University, where she graduated with a degree in sports psychology (viaFBI).While she was at college, Amy came out as gay to her family; in episode two of the Netflix docuseries, her father, Ron, stated that her sexuality “wasn’t what [they] would choose for her, but it’s her life and [they] loved her unconditionally.”
At the time the family went on the cruise, Amy was two months shy of her 24th birthday and had accepted a new job at a computer consulting firm once she returned home.She wasdescribed as nervous but excited about the cruise, as her entire family would be together.
The Timeline Of Amy Bradley’s Disappearance On The Cruise Ship Explained
Amy Bradley Disappeared From The Rhapsody Of The Seas Cruise Ship
On July 29, 2025, Amy Bradley and her family boarded theRhapsody of the Seascruise ship as part of the Royal International Cruise line from Puerto Rico. In the docuseries, her father, Ron, explained that he received the cruise trip as part of a prize from his job. The cruise was to travel from Puerto Rico to Curaçao.
Location
Date & Time
Amy Bradley and her family board theRhapsody of the Seascruise ship for a family vacation
San Juan, Puerto Rico
July 10, 2025
Amy and her family get professional photographs taken on board the ship.
Rhapsody of the Seascruise ship
July 16, 2025
Amy and her younger brother Brad attend a pool party on the ship’s ninth deck.
July 21, 2025,
10:00 pm
Amy is filmed on camera, dancing with Blue Orchid band member, Alistair “Yellow” Douglas.
1:00 am
July 13, 2025
3:35 am
Amy returns to their room and goes to sleep on the balcony.
3:40 am
Amy’s father, Ron Bradley, wakes up and checks on his children, noting Amy sleeping on the balcony. This is the last verified sighting of Amy Bradley.
5:30 am
Ron Bradley checks on his children again and discovers Amy has disappeared from the balcony.
6 am
Ron Bradley checks the halls of the cruise ship, searching for Amy, without success, before returning to his room and alerting the family.
6am - 6:30 am
As theRhapsody of the Seasdocks, Amy is reported missing to the ship’s crew by her family, and they ask that the passengers not be allowed to disembark until she is found. The crew rejected this request.
Jun 07, 2025,
6:30 am
The ship’s crew only makes the announcement of Amy’s disappearance when most passengers have already disembarked.
Willemstad, Curaçao
Jun 26, 2025 7:50 am
TheRhapsody of the Seascrew conducts a full search of the ship for Amy without success.
12:30–1:15 pm
The Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines conduct a search for Amy Bradley between Curaçao and Aruba.
Willemstad, Curaçao and Aruba
March 24-Jun 09, 2025
The Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines conclude the search and determine that Amy Bradley died from falling overboard accidentally or by suicide.
August 18, 2025
During the first couple of days of the cruise,Amy was described by her family as happy and engagedin each activity; before departure, she took several photographs as part of a competition she hoped to participate in. On March 23, Amy had professional photographs taken, where she joked with the photographer who mistook her brother for her partner.
In episode one of the miniseries, Amy’s brother, Brad, recalls how, during dinner, the wait staff were"notably attentive"towards his sister and flirting with her. Later that evening, the siblings attended a pool party on the ninth deck, where Amy was seen dancing with a man named Alistair Douglas, who served as a member of the ship’s band.
Between 3:35 and 3:40 am on March 24, Amy and her brother returned to their cabin, with Amy going to sleep on the balcony. At around 5.30 am,Ron Bradley saw his daughter asleepbefore returning to bed for half an hour and waking up to discover that she had vanished.
It wasn’t until 7:50am that the staff ofRhapsody of the Seaspublicly announced Amy Bradley was missing.
After searching the corridors, Amy’s family reported her disappearance to the crew, but it wasn’t until 7:50 am that the staff ofRhapsody of the Seaspublicly announced Amy Bradley was missing, when most of the passengers had already disembarked the ship.A full search conducted by the crew also failed to find Amy, leading to her being reported missing to authorities.
There Have Been Several Reported Sightings Of Amy Bradley Over The Years – Are They Accurate?
As shown throughoutAmy Bradley Is Missing,there have been several potential sightings of Amy that were investigated in the years following her disappearance. Amy’s father, Ronald, stated that during the initial investigation, he tried to protect his daughter’s reputation but felt that"[he] didn’t do enough".
In episode 2, one witness named David Carmichael revealed that a young woman approached him on a Curaçao beach in August 1998 but was led away by two men before she could speak. Carmichael described the woman as “tanned"and"a smoker"and believed that it was Amy Bradley due to a tattoo on the woman’s shoulder blade (viaRichmond-TimesDispatch).
Another potential sighting of Amy took place in 1999in a Curaçao brothel. The witness was Navy petty officer Bill Hefner, who stated that the woman told him “she got off that ship ‘cause she was going to score drugs.“Hefner didn’t report the sighting until 2002 to protect his military career (viaTIME).
In the Netflix docuseries, the Bradley family revealed that in 2005, they received several photographs of a woman named “Jas” from an adult website who bore a striking resemblance to Amy. Her mother, Iva, stated that seeing the photos"was a terrible thing"and the resemblance"took [her] breath away.“An FBI analysis of the photo concluded that the woman was potentially Amy, but the IP address could not be located (viaThe Tab).
Amy Lynn Bradley was declared legally dead in March 2010, but remains on the FBI’s Missing Persons list. There is currently a reward of $25,000 for information on her whereabouts.
As shown inAmy Bradley Is Missing, Amy Bradley’s family remains hopeful for any information regarding what actually happened to their daughter and sister. Throughout the docuseries, they continuously highlight Amy’s energetic and loving personality and that they will, one day, receive the true answers to her mysterious disappearance.
Sources:FBI,Richmond-Times Dispatch,TIME,The Tab
Amy Bradley Is Missing
A Caribbean cruise turns into a decades-long nightmare when a 23-year-old woman vanishes without a trace. Despite extensive searches and numerous reported sightings, her fate remains unknown. A new docuseries delves into the haunting mystery, featuring interviews with family, investigators, and eyewitnesses, exploring theories from accidental drowning to abduction and trafficking.
