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.
The Episode
- 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