"Disney knows exactly what happened", one said. Inside his pocket were two cryptic notes. Rebecca Coriam was a 24-year-old woman from Chester, England, who began working for Disney Cruise Lines in June 2010. Rebecca wasn't in her room and crew couldn't locate her anywhere else on the ship. She then walks away, pushing her hair back and putting her hands in her back pockets, mannerisms her parents say were common for her. One of the items was a flip flop that was discovered at the edge of Deck 5. Why didn't Disney come to me or her girlfriend and say, 'Can you identify these as Bex's? Chester MP Mr Matherson, who was coordinating the private investigation, declared that there was a real possibility that Rebecca was murdered and thrown overboard.4, In 2017, notes from the officer in charge were released which hinted that Rebecca had sex with a male crew member in front of her girlfriend, Tracie Medley, who also worked on board. Something isnt right about this case, something just doesnt smell right about it, doesnt feel right about it and we know the original investigation wasnt really sufficient, said Chris Matherson, MP for Chester.7. But such weather conditions would have been impossible. Disappearance of Rebecca Coriam. "[They have told] us the investigation is still ongoing. She said theyd asked her to do a threesome. As previously reported, her parents, from Chester, along with maritime expert and family spokesman Bill Anderson, strongly suspect Rebecca was murdered following a sex attack. The 24-year-old from Chester was working on the cruise ship the Disney Wonder when she just disappeared somewhere off the Pacific Coast of Mexico. She was captured by CCTV in the crew lounge in the morning of 22 March, having a phone conversation that appeared to be causing her some emotional difficulty. What they unearthed outside of the official investigation has disturbing implications as to the possible fate of Rebecca Coriam. and theyre making the parents not talk about it after paying them off. Using investigative research combined with primary audio, Morbidology takes an in-depth look at true crime cases from all across the world. Please dont smear her reputation when you know zip about what actually happened. One crew member disclosed, Disney knows exactly what happened That phone call she had? She lived with her parents and sister and had two foster brothers. Rebecca was born on March 11, 1987, in Chester, England. In his investigations, Ramm retrospectively discovered that the CCTV footage had been cropped to hide the timestamp and location. After nearly a year of successful trips with Disney, Coriam disappeared from the Disney Wonder on Tuesday, March 22, 2011. [1], The crew searched the ship for her. Police believe Brandon may have fallen into a river, but his body has never been found. He was "laughing and joking" and police had to "give him a warning". [1], On the day before the first anniversary of her disappearance, her father received an email from a woman who claimed she had seen Rebecca with a dark-haired man on the street in Venice the previous August. Rebeccas parents still believe she could have been murdered and claim she never would have killed herself. Rebecca Coriam went missing on the cruise ship as it sailed into Mexican waters, Rebecca Coriam was in a relationship with a female crew member, Rebecca Coriam's family believe she was murdered, Rebecca was from Guilder Sutton, near Chester. That person has still not been interviewed by police.. 22 March 2011, Rebecca Coriam (born 11 March 1987), a British crewmember on the cruise ship Disney Wonder mysteriously vanished . She went back to her hometown for two weeks to spend time with her family, then spend the rest of the time on her own having fun until she had to go back to work. Theres CCTV everywhere. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. With the Coriams' permission, he wrote about it in The Guardian. It was instead an official from Disney calling to inform them that their daughter was missing. The Coriam family and their supporters strongly suspect their daughter was killed because she wouldnt agree to an open bisexual relationship with the male and female crew members. She was on the ship for six weeks until the day of her disappearance. However, she began to "scream, cry, punch herself in the face, and bang her head against the walls of the ship." Definitely deserves to be murdered. Disney Cruises has always maintained the student was swept overboard. Her name was Melissa and she told Ronson that Rebecca's relationship with her partner was very intense both when it was great and when it was awful. Tracie Medley told The Sun that she and Coriam spent the evening of March 21, 2011, withMedley's boyfriend Deven Hyde who was a bartender on the ship. Staff on the ship said relationships between crew members were common because people could be who they wanted to be but that many of them were kept secret over fear they could lose their jobs. They took us to a room where they played the CCTV footage of Rebecca where, largely, she appears to be fine.. Her mouth can clearly be read to be saying "Yeah, fine", after which she hangs up. In a 2017 interview with The Sun, Coriam's co-worker and former lover, Tracie Medley, said Coriam was still struggling after being raped as a teen. Later information came in that her friends said she had a threesome with fellow colleagues on the ship that had traumatized her just hours before she was seen on the phone in the surveillance video. We are just keeping our fingers crossed that she is out there somewhere, said her father, Mike.2 Another glimmer of hope that she was still alive came in September, when somebody changed her password on Facebook. There's CCTV everywhere. If she had gone overboard at Deck 5 then why did they release no more footage? She appears to be distraught; she holds her head in her hands at one point. A review of CCTV footage found one appearance of her, timestamped 5:45a.m.[1] An early, unverified account, purportedly from another crew member, claimed she had gone overboard at 3 a.m., nearly three hours earlier. She would sometimes climb over the large steel wall to sit on the edge of the boat and she may have done so that night/morning to clear her head and didn't realize she had made a mistake until it was too late. He continues to investigate; however, to this day, Disney Cruises still claim Rebecca was swept overboard. She was 24, from Chester, and had recently graduated from a. The 24-year-old vanished. "[1] Miami lawyer Jim Walker, publisher of the blog Cruise Law News, which is highly critical of the industry, concurs. And the Penny Lane students favourite shorts were ripped when they were handed back to her parents, evidence of a violent struggle just before her death, her parents think. In 2017, Rebeccas girlfriend, Tracie, broke her six-year silence and said she believed this theory, adding that Rebecca wasnt as happy as her parents portrayed her as. Rebecca Coriam (born 11 March 1987) was a British crewmember on the cruise ship Disney Wonder who disappeared from the ship 22 March 2011. She was captured by CCTV in the crew lounge in the morning of 22 March, having a phone conversation that appeared to be causing her some emotional difficulty. In 2015 Mr Matheson said: 'I believe there's sufficient evidence to indicate a crime may well have taken place. Rui Leca/Shutterstock Medley said Rebecca Coriam used cocaine to self-medicate. RBPF responded by assigning one detective, Supt. Although the crew conducted an extensive search, there was no sign of Coriam or any clues to her whereabouts. To this day, Rebecca is still listed as being missing at sea. Mum and dad Mike and Ann Corium, from Chester, fear their "beautiful" daughter may have been. Another crew member had claimed Rebecca had gone overboard at 3 AM, nearly three hours earlier, but this claim was unverified. While there is no proof it occurred, her girlfriend corroborates the crewmans story that it did happen. A few weeks later, Rebecca's parents got an email from her bank saying there had been some activity on her account. Paul Rolle, to the case and he was flown out by Disney via private jet to Los Angeles. [1], Since Rebecca was not found on the ship despite a thorough search, investigators concluded that she went overboard, possibly as a result of a rogue wave. I told her not to go back to them and to go to bed. [5], Since the Wonder is registered in the Bahamas, a detective from the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) flew to the ship to investigate once it had returned to Los Angeles, three days after the disappearance. When she returned to work, it was on the Disney Wonder, based in the Port of Los Angeles. Even from an early age, she was considered independent and wanted to figure things out on her own. Rebecca would contact her parents on a regular basis via Facebook and Skype. If i found false information feel free to correct me in the comment section below!. How, exactly, can a person simply disappear . Would love your thoughts, please comment. In June of 1999, 41-year-old Ricky McCormick was found dead in a cornfield in West Alton, Missouri. The Coriam FamilyRebecca Coriam in uniform. Inside her cabin, these tickets were found. [4], Coriam returned to the Wonder and her duties as a youth worker, maintaining contact with her family via Facebook and Skype. In 2010 she was hired to work on the Disney Wonder Cruise. Coriam had, according to him, actually gone overboard from the crew pool on Deck 5. . Later on in the notes, Superintendent Rolle remarks how the male crew member had a very nonchalant attitude when being questioned. The name clearly does not say Rebecca, A picture of Rebecca happy and ready to get to work on the Disney Wonder. Rebecca Coriam, a British national from Liverpool who was employed as a Youth Activity worker on Disney's cruise ship Wonder, was 24 when she vanished from the ship while it motored off the. After this look at Rebecca Coriam, read up on the mysterious disappearances of Amy Lynn Bradley and Jennifer Kresse. In her youth, she also worked at the Chester Zoo, where other relatives had worked. The video that recorded Rebecca's last moments on the ship show her in some sort of distress. At 5:45am, Rebecca was seen speaking on the phone in the crew area. Medley said Rebecca Coriam used cocaine to self-medicate. The family left the meeting optimistic, after being assured that the Tory politician would examine a dossier of new evidence about the case, handed to him by the Coriam campaigners. Ships of the U.S. Coast Guard and Mexican Navy[7] searched the international waters[1] through which the Wonder had been sailing during the hours in which Coriam could have gone overboard, if that was what had occurred. Her family settled a lawsuit against Disney out of court in 2016.[2]. Rhonda Running Bird was no different. Additionally, he states that the Navy and Coast Guard teams were given incorrect coordinates and likely searched the wrong area of the sea. Although she has been accused of being involved in Coriam's death, Medley said she "never did anything to physically harm" her friend. Morbidology is a weekly true crime podcast created and hosted by Emily G. Thompson. By It was the last time her family saw her in person. This area had low railings that could have allowed an accident to happen. This further solidified the belief that Rebecca had been sexually assaulted. The woman said she was "85% sure" it was Rebecca, and seeing the family's website had roused her memory. Missing Disney cruise ship worker Rebecca Coriam had sex with a male crew member in front of her girlfriend shortly before she disappeared, unseen police notes claim. When asked about Rebecca, one crew member described her as a lovely girl with underlying sadness.. The Coriam family have been supported by British government officials, who have instituted policies allowing for more comprehensive investigations of such incidents in the future, and advocates for the relatives of many other crew and passengers who have been reported missing from cruise ships over the last decade. She took additional studies in youth studies at Liverpool Hope University and then spent four months teaching sports at Camp America in the U.S. state of Maine. After this reporter investigated more of the open areas of the ship where passengers are allowed to go, he decided Rebecca probably slipped on Deck 4 while jogging on the jogging track. Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. Last November private investigators disclosed their belief that 'criminal activity' was behind her vanishing. The Disturbing Disappearance Of Rebecca Coriam From Her Disney Cruise Ship Sergey Yarmolyuk The Disney Wonder cruise ship docked in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Something went wrong, please try again later. A memorial bench to her grandparents Kevin and Dolores is on the zoo grounds. He said a friend of his had to get someone inside in similar conditions, and the offence of being outside on the pool deck in such conditions was serious enough that Disney sent that person home from the cruise. Rebecca liked to regularly exercise to keep herself in shape, however, that area of the ship is very well covered by security cameras. "I was on the ship that day." He had interviewed only a handful of crew members and none of the passengers on the ship. [4], She joined the British Army cadets in her teens and attended Plymouth University at Plymouth, where she studied sports science. The investigators also analyzed the flip-flop shoes given to her parents and concluded they did not belong to Rebecca, giving further doubt to Disneys theory that she fell from Deck 5. However, no stormy seas had been reported that would support the theory of a freak wave. Nothing was clear. All That's Interesting is a Brooklyn-based digital publisher that seeks out stories that illuminate the past, present, and future. They were then taken to the crew quarters and Rebeccas cabin, where they were shown a sandal that allegedly belonged to Rebecca and was recovered on Deck 5. She believes Coriam "jumped," because she had attempted suicide in the past. Although he allowed that they could have been placed since the incident, Ronson did not see how anyone could have jumped or fallen from there. Sea mystery: British cruise worker Rebecca Coriam went missing from a Disney ship in the Caribbean 13 days ago. Few leads and fewer suspects make this case a difficult one to solve. 05:17 EDT 05 Aug 2017. They met the Bahamian detective and said he told them he had spent only one day on board investigating before flying back home. Police have in fact ruled out Rebecca's girlfriend and the man as suspects. Home Bizarre Bizarre and Creepy Events Lost at Sea The Disappearance of Rebecca Coriam. Rebecca Coriam (born 11 March 1987) was a British crewmember on the cruise ship Disney Wonder who disappeared from the ship 22 March 2011. After just one day of so-called investigating, the officer would announce to Rebeccas parents that it was believed that she had been washed overboard by a large wave and that foul play wasnt suspected. Rebecca Coriam, 24, vanished from Disney cruise ship in 2011 near Mexico Her family fear she was murdered while Disney say she was swept overboard Investigators 'told she was left distraught. [1], Coriam's disappearance remains under investigation, and her whereabouts since the phone conversation have not been established. At 9 AM Pacific time, Rebecca had missed her morning shift. But the Coriam family believe their daughter was sexually assaulted, and any sex she had outside of her relationship was forced. [8], They recall her personality as constantly cheerful and upbeat, traits that got her the Disney job in the first place. Disney had a private car with blacked-out windows waiting for her parents, and only after the passengers had disembarked were they allowed to go through a back entrance to meet with the captain and some crew. This revelation sent shivers down their spin; they already thought she was the victim of a sexual assault and this indicated she was afraid of such an attack.3, A private investigator was hired by Rebeccas parents who soon disclosed the belief that criminal activity was behind her disappearance. "Everyone knows". Joseph Curtis For Mailonline From the very beginning, the investigation seemed lacking including jurisdictional disputes on who should lead the investigation. They have accepted an undisclosed sum of money from Disney as part of a settlement with the cruise company. In 2011, Rebecca Coriam disappeared from a Disney cruise ship. There has been no record of her presence anywhere since then. This woman said she was 85% sure it was Rebecca. Rebecca Coriam disappeared from Disney Cruise Lines in 2011. Two of the Liverpool student's best friends visited the Coriam parents after she went missing, and said their friend had voiced fears of being raped or sexually attacked while on the ship. Everything here is taped. The disappearance of Rebecca Coriam is another high-profile mystery. rebecca-coriam.comDisney has always maintained that it was a rogue wave that swept Rebecca Coriam away. While the Bahamas police dont believe there was any foul play, they claim she may have committed suicide or an accidental death by the freak wave. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Several crew members, none of whom wanted their names used, who had been on the ship at the time of Rebecca's disappearance, spoke to him. [1] On the anniversary of Rebecca's disappearance, her parents told the Liverpool Echo that they heard the names of a young woman and older man on the ship mentioned as possibly being involved in a love triangle with her, and called for them to come forward. Nevertheless, the truth about what happened to her aboard the Disney Wonder on March 22, 2011 remains unknown even after more than a decade later. [11], It was also noted that in the video of the phone call, Rebecca's clothes appear very large; her friends and fellow crew have speculated that they may have been someone else's. Rebecca Coriam, a British national from Liverpool who was employed as a Youth Activity worker on Disney's cruise ship Wonder, was 24 when she vanished from the ship while it motored off the. Everything here is taped. If so, why would Disney refuse to disclose what the phone call was about? Garnell Monroe Moore was a young boy in Maryland who disappeared in August of 2001, but the police didn't start looking for him until 2006. Since the 1980s, the cruise industry has enjoyed steady growth in popularity and revenue. Her credit card had been used, and there was hope for her parents that their daughter might still be alive. Liverpool EchoThe last moments of Rebecca Coriam captured on CCTV camera. They decided to investigate further and uncovered a crew member on the ship had said Disney knows exactly what happened. They are still looking for answers. Staff said Rebecca became upset when she realized Tracie was getting close to Deven. Some say she could have been going to the medical unit and was murdered by someone to keep quiet about the sexual encounter. The following day, the Coriams watched from shore as the Disney Wonder left port to set sail on its next cruise. But unlike the first two cases in this series, it is unclear whether a crime was committed, if an accident occurred, or if indeed Rebecca took her own life. "If there's a video that shows your daughter going overboard," Carver told Ronson, "that's the end of the story. The ship left the Los Angeles port that day to begin a new cruise. [14], "In other corporations, police get involved," said Kendall Carver, an American who founded the lobbying group International Cruise Victims after his own daughter's 2004 disappearance from the Celebrity Mercury. Rebecca hadnt turned up for her shift that morning. Rebecca Coriam, a British national from Liverpool who was employed as a Youth Activity worker on Disney's cruise ship Wonder, was 24 when she vanished from the ship while it motored off the. HubPages is a registered trademark of The Arena Platform, Inc. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. The Coriams and their lawyer say they never received a copy of the final report as they were promised by the Bahamanian police; British detectives who did receive it have refused repeated Freedom of Information Act requests for a copy on the grounds that it contains restricted personal information. On the evening of March 21, 2011, the ship left Los Angeles, California en route to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Missing Disney cruise ship girl's threesome with love rat dad and bisexual. There are still no clear answers about what happened to the 24-year-old from Guilden Sutton who is presumed to have gone overboard from the Disney ship.. According to the accounts of crew members, family, friends, and members of law enforcement, Rebecca Coriams case was a botched investigation. An update in this story said her parents believed she could have been sexually assaulted and murdered, while Disney still claims she was swept overboard by a freak wave. 04:53 EDT 05 Aug 2017 In recent years, the ECHO has exposed a catalogue of flaws in the Bahamas Police investigation including how the flip flops handed to Rebeccas heartbroken parents, when returning her possessions, did not belong to her. Rebecca Coriam. One year after her disappearance, Rebecca's father got an email from a woman who claims she had seen Rebecca with a dark-haired man in Venice, Italy during the previous August. Disney and the authorities that investigated her disappearance say this didn't happen. 2023 The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers on this website. [5], At 9 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time that morning on the Wonder, off the coast of Mexico bound for Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas, Coriam had missed the start of her shift. Rebecca's parents dont believe this, citing too much evidence of some kind of foul play. The head of security on the ship, Mark Rotherham said Rebecca told him she was pressured into having sex with Deven in order to continue a relationship with her girlfriend Tracie. Unsatisfied with Disneys account of their daughters disappearance, the Coriams hired private investigator Roy Ramm, a former specialist of Scotland Yard, and sought the aid of Chester MP Chris Matheson and former Deputy Prime Minister Lord Prescott. [6], In the video, Coriam is talking on one of the ship's internal phones in a crew area. However, the track was well covered by disguised security cameras. Regina Marie Bos was a local Lincoln, Nebraska woman who went missing without a trace in 2000. Several hours later, she missed the beginning of her work shift and could not be located anywhere aboard the . As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Her parents have been critical of Disney's handling of the investigation, believing the company knows more than it claims to and has been more interested in avoiding unfavourable publicity than cooperating with investigators. These crew members said that Disney and the Bahamian police knew more about her fate than what they had publicly stated. [2], Baron John Prescott, former Deputy Prime Minister under Tony Blair and now a life peer in the House of Lords, has also taken an interest in the case. Rebecca's family and friends say she would never want to kill herself and that she was happy with her job and her life. She came back and all 3 went to (male crew members) room. She claims that night her and Rebecca engaged in a threesome with a male boyfriend of Medleys. After viewing the undoctored copy of the footage, Ramm and other investigators learned that it was actually shot on Deck 1, not close to the vicinity of Rebeccas alleged accidental death. The Baffling Disappearance Of Rebecca Coriam Aboard A Disney Cruise Ship. It has also been suggested that Rebecca Coriam may have committed suicide. Her car was found abandoned on the Pacific Coast Highway with Elaine nowhere to be seen. On the 21st of March 2011, she sent what would be her last message to her parents on Facebook saying shed call them the next day. A lot of people think she was a victim of human trafficking. Disney officials have always claimed that the CCTV footage was captured at Deck 5 which was near the door to the bow of the ship where they say she was swept away. because she was in a relationship and they had sex with someone else. "[1] Melissa told Ronson it was implausible that there was no footage since the pool is close to a number of other important offices, such as human resources and the payroll department, where money and sensitive documents were kept. However, she says Coriam was on the phone not with the partner but a mutual friend. Her disappearance was the first such incident in the history of Disney Cruise Line. However, the flip flop had another crew members name and their cabin number marked on the side. The Coriams claimed Disney kept them in a car with blacked-out windows and brought them on board via a little-used side entrance after all the passengers had disembarked. The 24-year-old vanished off the Disney Wonder as the boat sailed into Mexican waters, near Puerto Vallarta, in March 2011. Mike and Anne were then shown Deck 5, a crew swimming pool area directly in front of the ships bridge and guarded by walls reaching over six feet in height. New evidence has emerged in the search for a Disney cruise worker who went missing six years ago. Disney has always maintained that it was a rogue wave that swept Rebecca Coriam away. The notes also reported that the male crew member had a very nonchalant attitude when he was questioned about Rebeccas disappearance and that he was even laughing about the ordeal. However other crew members and close friends to Rebecca on the ship paint a more nuanced version of her character than her parents and media. Channel 4 programme Nightmare Cruises: Going Overboard shone a light on the investigation into the disappearance of Chester cruise ship worker Rebecca Coriam in 2011.. "Or if they didn't, they're covering up why they didn't. The captain and Disney claim she just went overboard after a freak wave hit the side of the boat she was on. "On cruise ships they have, quote, security officers, but they work for the cruise lines. There's no way someone can go off a ship and it not be recorded. However, such a world of leisure and luxury is not without a shady underbelly. Their spokesperson refused to comment on specifics about whether a tape of the phone call or additional security-camera video exists. After nine months, the investigating Bahamas police department declared the 24-year-old's disappearance as 'not suspicious', although only six of the 950 crew were interviewed and none of the 2,000 passengers were questioned. [1], The Coriams have been joined in their criticism of the investigation by British government officials, Rebecca's friends among the crew, and advocates for victims of other incidents on cruise ships and their families. That phone called she had? After four months on cruises to the Bahamas, where the ships are registered, she went back to Britain for two months off. "[1], Disney told Ronson that they are deferring to the RBPF. [3][5], Her mother grew concerned when, following her reply, twelve hours went by without a response. Just one police officer was assigned to the disappearance. Miss Coriam was said to be in an intense and passionate relationship with Miss Medley and became upset when she became close to Mr Hyde, according to staff on the ship. The main suspect in his murder was a local priest who befriended Danny and his brothers. After high school, she attended Plymouth University at Exeter and studied sports science. (The . Six weeks later, on 21 March 2011, the day the ship left Los Angeles, she sent what would be her last message to her parents via Facebook, saying she would call the next day. And because cruise lines are not legally required to make public every case of a person who goes missing or overboard, it is estimated by some in the industry that only around 15-20 percent of such cases are documented and become public via media reports. They reviewed the ship's security camera and found just one appearance of her at 5:45 AM. The investigation was too short, it seemed that something susp. Shortly before she disappeared, Rebecca had purchased tickets for her parents to go on vacation to Disneyland Paris. Came back and Rebecca and (male crew member) had sex.. i mean disney is supposed to be about family and kids and having fun and they pull this crap. In 2010, 24-year-old Rebecca Coriams dream came true when she was successful in getting a job on Disneys cruise ship, Disney Wonder. It is a much sought after job and Rebecca from Guilden Sutton beat hundreds of other applicants. According to Anne, Everything was staged by Disney. Her story is a little different as Rebecca was a crew member aboard the ship. Several years later, police are no closer to finding her. After being hired, Rebecca flew to Florida where she trained at Disney World. These crew members wished to remain anonymous. This is the case that got me interested in missing persons because she was my family, and she has never been found. According to The Sun, she was talking to colleague Tracy OBrien, from Liverpool, via the intercom system. What happened to Rebecca Coriam? The family also claimed they waited four hours to notify the U.S. Coast Guard and almost seven hours to notify the authority with jurisdiction of the investigation, the Bahamian Police. All That's Interesting reports Coriam was using an internal phone line and was "visibly distressed" during the call. "It was a very, very intense relationship. I think it was her first time sleeping with a man. Rebecca was captured on CCTV making the call in what is believed to be the last . Initially, she spent four months at sea in the Bahamas before flying back home for two months. A picture of Rebecca and the Disney ship she disappeared from. Melissa said that while bubbly, Rebecca was also a risk taker and loved being on Deck 5.

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