What was Lars Mittank Running From?

About this episode

The episode explores the mysterious disappearance of Lars Mittank, who was seen fleeing an airport in Bulgaria.

On July 8th, 2014, airport security cameras in Varna, Bulgaria captured a young German man sprinting through a terminal in what looked like absolute terror. He climbed a barbed wire fence. He ran into a sunflower field. He left everything behind — passport, wallet, phone — and vanished completely.

Topics covered

• mystery
• disappearance
• true crime
• psychological analysis
• airport security

Keywords

• Lars Mittank
• disappearance
• Varna
• airport security
• mystery
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Varna, Bulgaria

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