Account
May 16, 2021
Jan 12, 2024
Frankie
Braddy
56
25
76 inches
170 lbs
White / Caucasian
Male
In the winter of 1994, a sense of unease settled over Bellingham, Washington, following the disappearance of four young adults. On the evening of Friday, January 21st, 25-year-old Frankie Joe Braddy, his 22-year-old brother Timothy, and their roommates, 20-year-old Korina Rodriguez and 23-year-old Samantha Ham, were last seen at a party in the city. Accounts suggest the group, described as intoxicated, mentioned plans to go rock climbing. However, the events that followed took a perplexing and tragic turn, leaving their families and the community searching for answers for decades. The four friends vanished without a trace, initiating a mystery that continues to endure. The initial investigation into their disappearance quickly uncovered unsettling clues. A car that had been loaned to the Braddy brothers by their sister was discovered abandoned on Chuckanut Shore Road. This location was near a residence from which two 12-foot skiffs had been reported stolen. The theory that the four had taken the boats for a joyride on the choppy waters of Chuckanut Bay gained traction when one of the stolen skiffs washed ashore in Teddy Bear Cove at the northern end of the bay. A jacket, believed to belong to either Korina or Samantha, was found submerged in the water nearby, adding a grim weight to the fears that the group had met with a mishap in the bay. An extensive search and rescue operation was launched, with the Coast Guard and the Whatcom County Sheriff's Department scouring the waters and surrounding islands, but their efforts yielded no further signs of the missing friends. The days turned into weeks, and the initial hope of finding the four alive began to fade. While authorities were 80 to 90 percent certain that the group had encountered trouble on the water, some family members clung to the slim possibility that they were stranded on one of the bay's small islands, awaiting rescue. Despite dozens of tips from the public, the investigation eventually stalled. The search was scaled back, and the case grew cold, leaving a lingering sense of loss and uncertainty within the community. The disappearance of Frankie Braddy, Timothy Braddy, Korina Rodriguez, and Samantha Ham remains an open wound for their loved ones, a haunting reminder of a night that ended in enduring mystery. The official narrative points towards a tragic boating accident, but without definitive evidence, the exact fate of the four friends remains unknown, their case a somber entry in the annals of unsolved disappearances in Whatcom County.
Jan 21, 1994
Bellingham
Washington
Whatcom County
No
104536
Bellingham Police Department
Bellingham
Washington
Whatcom County
98225
505 Grand Avenue, Washington
3607788800
Local
Law Enforcement
94B02815
Bellingham Police Department
Brown
Blue
Blue
06/14/2026
