Hidden clue that could solve mystery of woman who vanished on cruise
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Nearly three decades since the disappearance of 23-year-old Amy Bradley from a Caribbean cruise, an overlooked detail might provide answers, according to an expert.

Amy went missing on the morning of March 21, 1998, while on vacation with her family on Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas cruise ship.

Even with an extensive FBI investigation and recent interest from the Netflix docuseries ‘Amy Bradley Is Missing,’ the case remains an unsolved enigma in recent history.

But author James Renner, who has spent years researching her unexplained disappearance, believes there may be an overlooked explanation.

The author of True Crime Addict even claimed that the Netflix three-part series released on July 16 neglected crucial information about her disappearance.

‘In the facts of the case, there’s a small detail that doesn’t seem to mean anything – but it might mean everything,’ Renner told The US Sun.

‘They emphasize the balcony door was ajar that morning but imply that Amy left without notifying anyone.’

Nearly 30 years after 23-year-old Amy Bradley (pictured) vanished from a Caribbean cruise , a small but overlooked detail may hold the key to her disappearance, an expert claims

Nearly three decades after 23-year-old Amy Bradley vanished from a Caribbean cruise, an overlooked detail might be key to solving her disappearance, an expert suggests.

Despite an extensive FBI investigation and renewed attention from the recent Netflix docuseries 'Amy Bradley Is Missing,' her disappearance remains one of the most puzzling unsolved cases in recent history. Pictured: Royal Caribbean's Rhapsody of the Seas

Despite an extensive FBI investigation and renewed attention from the recent Netflix docuseries ‘Amy Bradley Is Missing,’ her disappearance remains one of the most puzzling unsolved cases in recent history. Pictured: Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas 

Renner, who has interviewed cruise staff and studied internal briefings shared after the FBI investigation, pointed out the safety feature most cruise passengers may overlook.

‘If you’ve ever been on a cruise ship, you know that there are warning plaques in your room that say, “Do not open the cabin door when the balcony doors are open,”‘ he explained.

‘Because the hallway is pressurized. So, if you open that cabin door, it creates a wind tunnel. And it often causes the cabin door to slam shut – hard. 

‘You cannot quietly leave a cabin room with the balcony door open. It would’ve woken everybody up.’

Instead, Renner suggests, the answer lies outside, on the balcony itself.

While searching her seaside room, investigators discovered Amy’s palm prints on the balcony railing and her footprints on the glass door.

‘It appears she was sitting on the balcony with her feet against the glass,’ Renner suggested, adding, ‘it’s possible that she kicked off – and when she did, the door opened a little bit.’

He believes what happened may have been a tragic example of l’appel du vide – the French phrase for ‘the call of the void.’

‘She had a really rough night. She’d been drinking. And she had a very big decision to make when she got home: Does she live her life openly as a gay woman, or does she live a lie to maintain her close relationship with her family?’ Renner said.

Amy vanished in the early morning hours of March 21, 1998 , while vacationing with her family aboard Royal Caribbean's Rhapsody of the Seas cruise ship. Pictured: Amy Bradley and family

Amy vanished in the early morning hours of March 21, 1998 , while vacationing with her family aboard Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas cruise ship. Pictured: Amy Bradley and family

Amy's body has never been recovered, and her official status remains missing

Amy’s body has never been recovered, and her official status remains missing 

Sitting alone on the balcony, Renner theorizes, Amy may have experienced a moment of emotional overwhelm and acted on impulse.

‘That voice inside you sometimes comes up and says, “What if?” I think she’s sitting on that balcony thinking, “What if?” And by pushing off, she causes action.’

Once overboard, Renner notes, survival is rare.

‘There’s only about a 20 percent chance you’re going to survive in the open sea long enough to be rescued,’ he said.

Renner’s theory stands in contrast to the widely circulated belief that Amy was abducted and sex-trafficked.

The unproven theory gained traction in the years following her disappearance, and has even drawn attention from aspiring lawyer and mega-celebrity Kim Kardashian.

Renner, however, dismisses the trafficking theory as improbable.

‘There is no verified account of a Caucasian woman being abducted and trafficked in the Caribbean,’ he said.

‘A white woman is going to stand out in Grenada. It’s not worth the risk for the people that do this. They have plenty of women from the Dominican Republic or Colombia who can go there and make more money than their family could in a year.’

The True Crime Addict author even went as far as suggesting the three-part Netflix series, released on July 16, omitted important details about the missing woman

The True Crime Addict author even went as far as suggesting the three-part Netflix series, released on July 16, omitted important details about the missing woman

Renner’s forthcoming book, A Cruise to Nowhere, explores the dynamic case.

‘For me, I’ve narrowed down what happened to Amy Bradley… I don’t believe she ever came off that balcony,’ he said.

‘I think it’s highly likely that she is responsible for whatever took place there.’

Amy’s body has never been recovered, and her official status remains missing.

The Bradley family has not publicly responded to Renner’s claims.

Daily Mail has reached out to Netflix for comment.

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