When a toddler vanishes from a campground in Joshua Tree National Park, her name becomes a national headline overnight. The decades-long investigation to determine what happened to her leads authorities in many directions and a father to the brink of his sanity.
Laura Bradbury
Patty and Laura Bradbury
Patty and Michael Bradbury
Travis Bradbury and his stray cat
Composite Sketch
Indian Cove Campground
Indian Cove Campground Rock Formations
Joshua Tree National Park Map
Joshua Tree National Park
Episode Source Material
- Patricia Lee “Patty” Winters Bradbury Find a Grave. (n.d.)
- U.S. Department of the Interior. (n.d.). Indian Cove. National Parks Service
- U.S. Department of the Interior. (n.d.). Animals. National Parks Service
- “Laura Ann Bradbury A Father’s Search” by Michael W. Bradbury and Dana Scott Winters
- Los Angeles Times: Joshua Tree Area Combed for Missing Girl. By Staff
- Los Angeles Times: Desert Combed for Missing Huntington Beach Girl, 3. By Mark Landsbaum
- The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California
- Los Angeles Times: Girl, 3, Missing in Joshua Tree Area May Be Kidnapping Victim. By Mark Pinsky and Gary Jarlson
- Los Angeles Times: Girl, Missing in Desert Now Feared Kidnapped. By Mark Pinsky and Gary Jarlson
- The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California
- Los Angeles Times: Search Stopped; Girl Believed Kidnapped. By Mark Pinsky
- Los Angeles Times: Patience Was Key In Desert Search By Mark Pinsky
- Los Angeles Times: Task Force Will Try to Locate Girl. By Mark Pinsky
- Los Angeles Times: Fund Drive Started to Aid Family of Missing Girl, 3. By Mark Pinsky
- Los Angeles Times: Reward Offered in Case of Missing 3-Year-Old. By staff
- UPI. (1984, October 26). The parents of missing 3-year-old Laura Bradbury camped Friday… UPI
- Los Angeles Times: In The High Desert, The Vigil Continues. By Mark Pinsky
- Los Angeles Times: Many Sighting of Missing Girl Reported. By David Reyes
- Los Angeles Times: Search Detectives Check Leads. By Mark Pinsky
- Los Angeles Times: New Lead Appears in Kidnapping. By Jean Conley
- The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California
- Los Angeles Times: Man Sought in Missing Girl Case. By Jean Conle
- Los Angeles Times: Deputies Clear Man in Case of Missing Girl, 3. By Bill Billiter
- Los Angeles Times: Searching for Laura. By Staff
- Los Angeles Times: Renewed Volunteer Effort. By Staff
- Los Angeles Times: Sketch Released of Man Suspected of Kidnapping Girl, 3. By Susan McCallum
- Los Angeles Times: Detective No Longer Has Major Role in Hunt for Girl. By Kenneth Bunting
- Los Angeles Times: Family of Missing Girl Prays She Will Be Home for Holiday. By G.M. Bush
- Los Angeles Times: Tips Sought in Bradbury Case. By Staff
- Los Angeles Times: Volunteers to Comb Wide Area for Laura. By Heidi Evans
- Los Angeles Times: Gut Feelings Fuel New Hunt For Girl. By David Reyes
- Los Angeles Times: Office Is Established In Costa Mesa to Centralize Search Efforts for Laura. By staff
- Wride, N. (1985, January 12). Anaheim : Probation officer jailed on molestation charges. Los Angeles Times
- UPI. (1985, January 15). Search campaign begun for missing 3-year-old. UPI
- UPI. (1985, January 15). Teen television star Ricky Schroder accepted a silver bracelet… UPI
- Los Angles Times: Mother Jailed For Look-Alike Child. By Deborah Hastings
- Pinsky, M. I. (1985, January 19). Case becomes a national cause : Hunt for Laura Bradbury involves a growing army. Los Angeles Times
- Los Angeles Times: The Laura Nightmare. By Deborah Hastings
- Los Angeles Times: Search Continues for Missing Girl One Year Later. By Staff
- The Desert Sun: Laura Bradbury Year After Kidnap, The Trail Grows Cold. By Stephan Stern
- Pinsky, M. I. (1985, October 18). Missing Laura : For parents, there is no quitting. Los Angeles Times
- Sahagun, L., & Getlin, J. (1986, March 25). Bones of child found near site of Bradbury Camp. Los Angeles Times
- Los Angeles Times: Bradbury Center’s Volunteers Keep On. By Mark Pinsky
- Los Angeles Times: Investigators Study Bone Fragments for Bradbury Case Link. By Maria La Ganga and Louis Sahagun
- Los Angeles Times: Cal State Professor Cast as Anthropological Detective. By Steve Emmons
- Los Angeles Times : Investigators Study Bone Fragments for Bradbury Case Link. By Maria La Ganga and Louis Sahagun
- The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California
- Los Angeles Times : Bradbury Criticizes Official’s Comments on Bone Discovery. By Marcida Dodson and Steve Emmons
- UPI. (1986, March 29). About 300 sheriff’s deputies and volunteers began searching a… UPI
- UPI. (1986, April 11). Missing girl may have been seen last month, father says. UPI
- Los Angeles Times. (1986, April 30). FBI lab can’t say if remains are those of Bradbury Girl. Los Angeles Times
- Ciotti, P. (1986, July 20). Mike Bradbury’s obsession : On the afternoon of Oct. 18, 1984, his daughter, Laura, disappeared. Los Angeles Times
- The Desert Sun : Coroner Identifies Skull as Missing Man. By Staff
- San Bernardino County Sun : Search Widens for 8-year-old girl. By John Whitehair
- Pinsky, M. I. (1988, March 29). Search for 8 year old girl continues pt.2. Newspapers.com
- San Bernardino County Sun: Family Awaits Word On Fate of Missing Daughter. By John Whitehair
- Los Angeles Times: Sex Offender Named Suspect in Girl’s Death. By Louis Sahagun
- San Bernardino County Sun: Reward Fund Set Up in Missing Girl Case. By John Whitehair
- Los Angeles Times : Body Found in Desert Area Identified As Missing Girl. By Louis Sahagun
- Pinsky, M. I. (1988, October 17). Answer to 3-year-old’s disappearance elusive but the pain remains. Los Angeles Times
- Serrano, R. A. (1988, December 21). Serial-Killer Task Force makes arrest in one case. Los Angeles Times
- Los Angles Times : S. D. Murder Suspect Questioned in Laura Bradbury Case. By Bill Billiter
- Los Angeles Times : Sheriff’s Dept. Links Girl, Bone Pieces. By Mark Pinsky and Marcida Dodson
- UPI. (1989, January 26). Bones may unravel Bradbury Mystery. UPI
- The Los Angeles Times: Laura Bradbury Hunt Ends Tests Indicate Child is Dead. By Nieson Himmel
- Los Angeles Times: Laura Bradbury Death Shown by DNA Evidence. By Carla Rivera
- Los Angeles Times: Laura’s Legacy. By Patrick Mott
- Los Angeles Times: The Mystery of Laura. By Kurt Streeter