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. Jonathan Luna's body was discovered dotted with numerous stab wounds. His throat had been slit. There's CCTV everywhere. Although Disney said the footage was recorded near Deck 5, she was actually on Deck 1. Several hours later, she missed the beginning of her work shift and could not be located anywhere aboard the . 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. a story they found implausible because of the high protective walls around it. Disney has always maintained that it was a rogue wave that swept Rebecca Coriam away. Rebecca didn't have her passport as it was with her belongings in the ship, so they are unsure as to how she could have gotten there. Rebecca Coriam's family and friends in England do not believe she was capable of taking her own life. I can't think of any other reason why she'd have been upset and wandering around by herself at 6 am." Inside his pocket were two cryptic notes. The Disney Corporation insist she was swept. What a promiscuous woman. After she was accepted and hired on, she went to the company's Florida theme park for four days of training. Everything here is taped. 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. At 9 AM Pacific time, Rebecca had missed her morning shift. "[W]henever we call anyone, all they say is, 'The investigation is ongoing,'" Mike Coriam said. Her family disagreed. "[1], When he took a look at the crew pool, visible from the fore of Deck 10, he doubted these claims. Promiscuous? 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. In the never-seen-before notes of Superintendent Paul Rolles, sent by the UKs Foreign and Commonwealth Office to Rebeccas parents Mike and Ann, it shows how Rebeccas final movements centred on her sexual relationships with two crew members on board. Her parents had this to say: Everything was staged by Disney. But such weather conditions would have been impossible. Now, a copy of the Bahamian officer-in-charge's notes after he interviewed both the American female - Rebeccas girlfriend - and a male crew member, from Central America, has emerged. She appears to be distraught; she holds her head in her hands at one point. 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. More than seven years later, friends and family are still searching for answers to the same nagging questions. The last known sighting of her is CCTV footage showing her having what appears to be a very upsetting phone call at 5.45am. Rebecca Coriam was working on the Disney Wonder for Disney Cruise Lines when she disappeared from the ship on the morning of March 22, 2011 off the coast of Mexico. In the video of her on the telephone, she is evidently upset about something and is wearing mens clothing. She lived with her parents and sister and had two foster brothers. The video that recorded Rebecca's last moments on the ship show her in some sort of distress. At the time of her disappearance, Rebecca Coriam was a 24-year-old Chester, England native who worked with children aboard the Disney Wonder cruise ship. "It was very upsetting for everyone to think she could be out there somewhere after all this time." You know zip about what actually happened, yet you call this crewman a liar and a murderer? He explained that it was likely Rebecca had been swept off of Deck 5 by a rogue wave. She was not in her room or anywhere else on the ship, and did not respond to pages over the ship's public address system. All That's Interesting is a Brooklyn-based digital publisher that seeks out stories that illuminate the past, present, and future. From her wikipedia page: Crewmember Rebecca Coriam disappeared from the cruise ship Disney Wonder off the Pacific coast of Mexico on the morning of 22 March 2011. Unfortunately they found nothing, so the Bahamas Maritime Authority, including the Royal Bahamas Police Force and FBI, were now involved. [2], A crew member told Ronson that the call was taped. Rebecca Coriam, 24, had been working as a childminder when she disappeared from the Disney Wonder vessel in March 2011 as it sailed near Puerto Vallarta in Mexico. According to the accounts of crew members, family, friends, and members of law enforcement, Rebecca Coriams case was a botched investigation. "You know that's the answer I have to give." We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Rebecca Coriam was a 24-year-old woman from Chester, England, who began working for Disney Cruise Lines in June 2010. She was last seen on CCTV wearing mens clothing at around 6am on the day of her disappearance and was pictured holding her head and looking distressed. When asked about Rebecca, one crew member described her as a lovely girl with underlying sadness.. Rebecca Coriam (born 11 March 1987) was a British crewmember on the cruise ship Disney Wonder who disappeared from the ship 22 March 2011. He spent one day aboard the Wonder once it returned to port, interviewing six of the 950 employees and zero of the 2,000-plus passengers. However, no stormy seas had been reported that would support the theory of a freak wave. The United States Coast Guard and Mexican Navy were then contacted to perform a search of the surrounding ocean, but also came up short of clues as to Coriams whereabouts. Came back and Rebecca and (male crew member who was in a relationship with the American woman) chatting. She went to Chester Catholic High school and joined the British Army cadets. Family and friends from England have vigorously denied that Rebecca took her own life. The disappearance of Rebecca Coriam is another high-profile mystery. She was described as a happy-go-lucky person with plenty to live for. Before joining the Disney Wonder, Rebecca had studied childhood studies, psychology and philosophy at Liverpool Hope University. Girlfriend of missing Disney Cruise ship worker Rebecca Coriam breaks six-year silence to claim lover took drugs and considered suicide Investigators feared foul play when the 24-year-old. Just one officer to investigate and question those on board. 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. Ship head of security Mark Rotherham said Miss Coriam was told the only way to be with her girlfriend was to have a threesome by Mr Hyde. 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 . Two of Rebeccas friends visited her parents and revealed to them that Rebecca had confided in them that she was scared of being sexually assaulted while on the cruise ship. Her family fear she was murdered after being sexually assaulted while Disney said it was more likely she was 'swept overboard by a freak wave'. She believes Coriam "jumped," because she had attempted suicide in the past. In 2011 Rebecca Coriam disappeared aboard the cruise ship where she worked, the Disney Wonder. Rebecca Coriam -- often referred to as Bex -- was born on March 11, 1987, in Chester, England. The fact that her credit cards been used could only mean someone has stolen it or shes still alive. To this day, her case remains unsolved and its far from the only one. [4], She returned to Chester for two weeks during this period when her grandfather died. This is the last ever sighting of Rebecca. The ship went to the Mexican Riviera and through the Panama Canal in those six weeks. Disney denied this and said their claims had no merit. They took us to a room where they played the CCTV footage of Rebecca where, largely, she appears to be fine.. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. The captain of the ship notified the U.S. Coast Guard after learning of Rebecca's disappearance. But the Coriam family believe their daughter was sexually assaulted, and any sex she had outside of her relationship was forced. Rebecca felt like a mistfit. There was a plethora of cameras around Deck 5. "[13] Countries such as the Bahamas, often criticized for the lax standards of such "flag of convenience" ship registrations, did not have the investigative capabilities to deal with such incidents. They were pink and flowery and Hawaiian. Definitely deserves to be murdered. He said she was very uncomfortable with the situation and he believes it was her first time being with a man. [4], She joined the British Army cadets in her teens and attended Plymouth University at Plymouth, where she studied sports science. Thats so cruel and uncalled for. [2], Carver and Walker[15] both believe Disney has more evidence than it has shown, particularly security footage of the area by the pool, and is covering up knowledge of what happened out of fear of adverse publicity. In 2015, Chester MP Chris Matheson who had been coordinating the investigation believed there is a possibility of murder. Her family fear she was murdered after being sexually assaulted while Disney said it was more likely she was swept overboard by a freak wave'. He believed that Rebecca had been involved in a love triangle which left her depressed and fearing for her life. In 2015 Mr Matheson said: 'I believe there's sufficient evidence to indicate a crime may well have taken place. A picture of Rebecca and the Disney ship she disappeared from. He discreetly asked questions to crew members who were on the cruise at the time Rebecca went missing. She was last seen in the crew lounge, where a security camera recorded her during a phone conversation that appeared to be causing her some emotional difficulty. Police gave Rebeccas parents some items of clothing back that they claimed belonged to Rebecca. The newly emerged notes revealed that Coriam was caught up. The primary piece of physical evidence in Rebeccas disappearance is the CCTV footage of her talking on an internal phone line at the time of her last known sighting. They reviewed the ship's security camera and found just one appearance of her at 5:45 AM. Months after Rebeccas disappearance, the Coriam family noticed that there had been activity on her bank account, as well as a changed password on her Facebook. The 24-year-old was reported as missing from the Disney Wonder vessel in March 2011 but her family do not believe claims she was swept overboard by a giant wave. 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.. "Bex was a bit of a risk taker," she said. Danny Croteau was just 13-years-old when he was bludgeoned to death. 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. That was the last time her family would see her in person. According to Mike Coriam, Rebeccas father, Disney disregarded standard operating procedures and didnt turn the ship around to look for his daughter. This is the case that got me interested in missing persons because she was my family, and she has never been found. She stopped crying. It was instead an official from Disney calling to inform them that their daughter was missing. [1], In November 2011, Stephen Mosley, then the Coriams' MP, brought the case up in the House of Commons. At 5:45am, Rebecca was seen speaking on the phone in the crew area. Rebecca's parents holding her photo. Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. A third theory is that she was murdered by the people who claimed to have had the sexual encounter with her on the boat the night she went missing. and theyre making the parents not talk about it after paying them off. When her parents visited her quarters after the disappearance, they found passes she had obtained for them and her sister to visit Disneyland Paris, a gift trip she was apparently planning to surprise them with on her next break at home. Its suspected that he was murdered while attempting to walk home, but he has never been found. In an attempt to find out what actually happened on the evening Coriam disappeared, they hired private investigator Roy Ramm. Mr Anderson said: 'What her best friends said to the Coriams sent a shiver down their spines. 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. "[1], Disney told Ronson that they are deferring to the RBPF. Furthermore, they claimed she went overboard at Deck 5 which has a large 6-foot wall preventing people from falling overboard. She is visibly distressed and wearing a mans shirt. 2023 The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers on this website. The Coriams said this led them to strongly doubt Disney's claim that they had been found in the pool area, as well as its theory that Rebecca was swept or fell overboard from there. They had logged in to investigate more and to try to find clues as to what happened to her. According to Anne, Everything was staged by Disney. Morbidology is a weekly true crime podcast created and hosted by Emily G. Thompson. She became a youth counselor on the Disney cruise ship and worked on the ship for four months. Let me guess your a church going saint. It was taped. 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. Additionally, he states that the Navy and Coast Guard teams were given incorrect coordinates and likely searched the wrong area of the sea. Missing woman Rebecca Coriam from Guilden Sutton went missing on a Disney cruise ship. 05:17 EDT 05 Aug 2017. At 5.45am on Tuesday 22 March, a CCTV camera captured a young woman on the phone in the crew quarters. Even with the Wonders numerous surveillance cameras, it is still possible for Rebecca to find a blind spot in such a large ship. Nationality British Occupation Cruise ship crew Parents What happened to Rebecca Coriam? A young man walks up to her and appears to ask if everything is all right. The ECHO can. Inside her cabin, these tickets were found. After being hired, Rebecca flew to Florida where she trained at Disney World.
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