Pack your bags and leave your worries behind—or better yet, leave them for the local authorities to find. This week, the ladies are trading paradise for peril. From “lost in the woods” to “never seen again,” join us as we explore the darker side of wanderlust and the vacation getaways that turned into permanent departures. Don’t forget your sunscreen, because these stories are about to get uncomfortably hot.
Research links below!
All That’s Interesting – “What Happened To Lars Mittank, The German Tourist Who Vanished Near A Bulgarian Airport?”
People – “Lars Mittank Was Last Seen Sprinting Toward a Forest 11 Years Ago. Revisit the ‘Most Famous Missing Person on YouTube’ Case”
Mirror – “Chilling mystery of the ‘most famous missing person on YouTube’ who vanished into forest never to be seen again”
BKA – “Search for missing MITTANK, Lars Joachim”
Mel Magazine – “The Mystery of the Most Famous Missing Person on YouTube”
new.com.au – “People who mysteriously vanished from airports”
Spiegel Panorama – “Looking for Lars Mittank”
Al Jazeera – “Timeline: Case of Charles Sobhraj – ‘Bikini Killer’, ‘Serpent'”
Britannica – “Charles Sobhraj”
CNN – “From diplomat to detective, this man helped bring Asia’s notorious ‘Serpent’ killer to justice”
Oxygen – “Why Was Serial Killer Charles Sobhraj Nicknamed the Bikini Killer and The Serpent?”