Amy Bradley’s family unaware how new leads in case developed: Brother

(NewsNation) — There may be new leads in the case of missing woman Amy Bradley, but her brother says his family is unaware of how some of those new leads came to fruition.

The Hollywood Reporter reported new developments in the investigation suggest that Amy Bradley could still be alive. A source who was close to the Netflix docuseries about Amy Bradley, “Amy Bradley Is Missing,” said three leads were brought to the table because of how the case had been thrust into the national spotlight.

"I wish I could substantiate all of the claims in that article," Brad Bradley told NewsNation's Ashleigh Banfield in an appearance on her show Tuesday.

"I've spoken with Mr. Maglio, the reporter who dropped that article the other day, and I, myself, and my family, all of us are unaware of who the source is for that information that was provided to him."

In 1998, Bradley went missing after she vanishing from a Caribbean cruise. Bradley, 23 years old at the time, was on Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas with her parents and brother as they traveled to Curacao.

The night Bradley disappeared, she was out partying with her brother until the early hours of the morning. The last time she was seen, her father woke up and noticed her legs on the chair of the balcony at around 5:30 a.m. By 6 a.m., Bradley was gone.

A month after she vanished, the Bradley family returned to Curacao to search for her. A taxi driver recognized them and claimed he had seen Bradley running and searching for a phone shortly after she went missing, but a search of the area turned up nothing.

Brad Bradley denies theory sister was kidnapped

One of the new leads, allegedly from one of the ship’s female bartenders, lends credence to the theory of Bradley being kidnapped.

The bartender, who came forward after the docuseries was released in July, said that on the night Bradley went missing, she was exclaiming to passengers and crew, “Señorita kidnapped! Señorita kidnapped!” The source added that the bartender was told to “shut up.”

Brad Bradley refuted that the bartender ever came forward based on his, the family's and family's investigator's knowledge.

"We don't know who she is," he said of the bartender. "We don't know where she is. So that claim, I don't know where that came from."

Brad Bradley confirms IP hits for sister's missing person's website

Another theory, supported by little evidence, suggests Amy Bradley left the ship voluntarily to start a new life in the Caribbean. However, the source stated that there have been “highly suspicious” activity hits to her missing-person website.

The docuseries reveals that an IP address has often been logged on to during American holidays or other dates significant to the family. The IP addresses were traced back to Barbados.

"You know, it's one piece of information that I wish had not been made public," Brad Bradley said. "I'd rather people not know what information we have to a certain degree. So that piece of information is correct."

Amy Bradley having child purely speculative: Brother

Brad Bradley called it pure speculation that his sister potentially has a child, despite the source acknowledging the possibility from new evidence discovered to make a more convincing argument.

"We've had a couple of people claiming to be children of Amy's that have been ruled out by various methods," he said. "I'm unaware of any facts that would prove that Amy mothered children."

The FBI investigation into her disappearance remains open, and there is a $25,000 reward for information that leads to her discovery.