Amy Bradley’s brother, Brad, recently shared his enduring intuition regarding his sister, who disappeared from a Royal Caribbean cruise in 1998.
Amy, then 23, was last seen on the Rhapsody of the Seas cruise ship balcony, vacationing with her family, including her parents, Ron and Iva, and her brother. Initially, her family believed she might be elsewhere on the ship, possibly getting coffee or taking photos, but as time passed, their concern grew.
Despite some reports from witnesses claiming to have seen Amy in the time since her disappearance, her family still has no concrete information about her fate.
However, as highlighted in the recent Netflix documentary, “Amy Bradley is Missing,” her family continues to hold on to hope.
In an interview with TMZ, Brad stated, “Obviously since day one, we’ve never run out of hope. A lot of people don’t understand that and can’t relate, but certainly Netflix brought this back alive.”
He acknowledged that Amy’s case has been “stagnant” at times but noted that the renewed interest spurred by the Netflix documentary has generated “countless leads,” resulting in “thousands of emails and phone calls.”
“This is the first time ever the whole world’s paying attention,” he remarked.
Brad revealed that he and his parents have maintained a shared belief about Amy that keeps them driven.
He explained, “My parents and I have always shared this kind of unexplained gut feeling that she’s still alive. I can’t make sense of that for people, but we live with hope and we’ve never stopped. Never will, unless we have a reason to.”
When asked how he copes with the uncertainty of Amy’s fate, Brad responded, “I don’t know what’s worse – if we were to get some news that gave us closure and finality, or not knowing and still being able to hope.”
“I think what keeps us going is the hope,” he said.
Instead of trying to “compartmentalize” Amy’s disappearance, Brad mentioned he thinks about his sister every day, whether at work, when he’s home, or trying to sleep.
“It just is our life,” he concluded.