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The Mysterious Disappearance of Lars Mittank in Bulgaria
TLDR Lars Mittank, a German man, vanished without a trace in Bulgaria in 2014 after a series of strange events, including a confrontation with locals and suspicious behavior at a hotel. Despite various theories, including head injury, human trafficking, and drug involvement, the case remains unsolved, pointing to the possibility of foul play.
Timestamped Summary
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Lars Mittank, a German man, mysteriously disappeared in Bulgaria in 2014, and despite various accounts and details on the internet, the case remains unsolved.
05:00
Lars Mittank disappeared in Varna, Bulgaria, a resort town known for its party scene, after going on a week-long vacation with friends.
09:51
Lars Mittank got into a verbal and possibly physical confrontation with some high school kids who were fans of a rival soccer club, and later claimed to have been beaten up by Bulgarian guys, but his friends were skeptical of his story because he didn't have any visible injuries.
14:47
Lars Mittank's friends left him alone in Bulgaria, where he had a hard time finding a hotel and ended up staying at a seedy place called Hotel Color Varna.
19:40
Lars Mittank stays at a cheap hotel called Hotel Color Varna, where he becomes suspicious of the hotelier after they make a photocopy of his credit card, leading him to call his mom and ask her to block his credit card.
24:19
Lars Mittank's doctor changed his story multiple times about what happened when Lars disappeared from the office, but regardless of the details, it is clear from CCTV footage that Lars sprinted out of the airport and into the surrounding countryside as if someone was chasing him, although he didn't seem to be looking behind him.
28:55
Lars Mittank sprinted into a sunflower field and disappeared, never to be seen again, with a highway and woods nearby.
33:33
Lars Mittank left behind his wallet, phone, and passport at the doctor's office before disappearing, and there is speculation that the Bulgarian police intentionally kept the story quiet to avoid affecting tourism.
38:40
There have been various theories surrounding Lars Mittank's disappearance, including the possibility of a head injury leading to erratic behavior and memory loss, the potential involvement of human trafficking due to his anxious behavior, and the lead of a trucker who claimed to have picked up a hitchhiker that could have been Lars.
43:30
The theories surrounding Lars Mittank's disappearance, including head injury and memory loss, human trafficking, and drug involvement, are all unlikely explanations for his disappearance, suggesting foul play as a possibility.
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