In July 2014, 28-year-old German tourist Lars Mittank vanished without a trace from Varna Airport in Bulgaria. Just hours before his flight home, Lars suddenly ran from the terminal in a panic, leaving behind his luggage, wallet and passport. Security footage captured him sprinting into nearby fields — and he was never seen again.

What began as a summer holiday with friends quickly spiralled into one of Europe’s most unsettling modern mysteries. What happened to Lars in those final hours? Was he running from someone — or something only he could see?

In this episode of Mysteries at Bedtime, we trace Lars’s final days: the bar fight that injured his ear, the strange calls to his mother, the bizarre behaviour at the hotel, and the haunting airport footage that still chills millions of viewers online.

This is the story of the vanishing man at Varna Airport — a case that continues to baffle investigators, fuel theories, and break hearts around the world.

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