In the summer of 2014, a young German tourist sat alone in a Bulgarian airport waiting for a flight home. He never boarded it. What the CCTV captured in the moments before Lars Mittank vanished — the sudden panic, the sprint through the terminal, the abandonment of everything he owned — has haunted the internet for a decade. Was someone following him? Or was it something no one else could see? Whatever Lars believed in that moment, it was enough to make him run. And he never came back.

<p>In the summer of 2014, a young German tourist sat alone in a Bulgarian airport waiting for a flight home. He never boarded it. What the CCTV captured in the moments before Lars Mittank vanished &mdash; the sudden panic, the sprint through the terminal, the abandonment of everything he owned &mdash; has haunted the internet for a decade. Was someone following him? Or was it something no one else could see? Whatever Lars believed in that moment, it was enough to make him run. And he never came back.</p>

When the world falls quiet, the mysteries linger. Silent Secrets is a bedtime podcast designed for curious minds who can’t sleep. These are not scary stories, but soothing secrets — crafted to relax your mind, ignite your curiosity, and guide you gently into sleep.?

<p>When the world falls quiet, the mysteries linger. Silent Secrets is a bedtime podcast designed for curious minds who can&rsquo;t sleep. These are not scary stories, but soothing secrets &mdash; crafted to relax your mind, ignite your curiosity, and guide you gently into sleep.?</p>

When the world falls quiet, the mysteries linger. Silent Secrets is a bedtime podcast designed for curious minds who can’t sleep. 

Silent Secrets

Whatever He Saw, It Made Him Run

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