E265: Amy Bradley

Coffee and Cases Podcast

Allison Williams, Maggie Damron

Unsolved, Murder, Conspiracy, True Crime, Cold Cases, Mystery, Society & Culture

4.8 • 608 Ratings

🗓️ 18 April 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Vacations are supposed to be carefree—a time to disconnect from stress and reconnect with loved ones. But for the Bradley family, a Caribbean cruise aboard Rhapsody of the Seas became the start of a nightmare. Just three days into their trip, 23-year-old Amy Lynn Bradley vanished without a trace. No signs of struggle. No clear answers. How does someone disappear from a ship filled with thousands of people? And why, decades later, are there still whispers that Amy may be alive? This is the story of a young woman who set sail with her family… and never came home.

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0:00.0	There's something about the ocean that stirs a strange mix of awe and fear in us. It's fast,
0:06.3	beautiful, and unforgiving. For centuries, people have set out across its waves seeking escape,
0:12.0	freedom, or adventure, but the ocean keeps its secrets. It swallows evidence, silences witnesses,
0:18.7	and leaves behind nothing but rivals.
0:23.4	For every postcard perfect sunset, there's a storm.
0:30.1	For every cruise brochure, promising endless fun, there's a possibility, however small, of something going horribly wrong.
0:31.9	Most of us think of vacations as a break from real life.
0:34.8	A time when nothing bad could possibly happen.
0:37.1	We pack our bags,
0:38.1	leave our worries behind, and trust that the world will be kind to us while we're away. That's the
0:42.7	illusion, because sometimes in the middle of paradise, reality catches up, and it's far more
0:47.7	terrifying than anything we live at home, especially when the place you vanish from isn't a dark alley
0:53.2	or remote wilderness,
0:54.6	but a floating city with thousands of people aboard.
0:57.7	On the surface, cruise vacations promised laughter, adventure, and family memories.
1:02.5	But for one family, their 1998 trip aboard the Rhapsody of the Seas became a nightmare,
1:08.5	warned from which they've never awakened. This is a story of a young
1:12.5	woman who stepped onto a cruise ship with her family for what was supposed to be the trip of a
1:16.9	lifetime, and she never came home. This is the story of Amy Lynn Bradley. I'm Welcome to coffee and cases where we like our coffee hot and our cases cold. My name is Allison Williams.
2:04.4	And my name is Maggie Damron. We will be telling stories each week in the hopes that someone out there with any information concerning the cases will take those tips to law enforcement.
2:13.7	So justice and closure can be brought to these families. With each case, we encourage you to continue in the conversation on our Facebook page, Coffee and Cases Podcast, because, as we all know, conversation helps to keep the missing person in the public consciousness, helping keep their memories alive. So sit back, sip your coffee, and listen to what's brewing this week. Okay.
2:35.2	Well, I was kind of looking forward to maybe a cruise in the future, but not now.
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