Mysteries at Bedtime

In February 1978, Steven Kubacki (23) disappeared whilst cross-country skiing near Lake Michigan. His footprints led to the frozen lake's edge and stopped. Authorities concluded he'd drowned. Fifteen months later, on 5 May 1979, Steven woke up in a field in Pittsfield, Massachusetts—720 miles from where he vanished—wearing unfamiliar clothes with a backpack full of maps showing travel across multiple states. He had no memory of the missing time. Medical experts suggested dissociative fugue. Steven completed his degree, earned a Ph.D. in linguistics, became a psychologist, and has refused to discuss his disappearance for decades. The case remains one of America's most baffling unexplained reappearances. Lake Michigan Triangle connection explored.

In August 2016, the entire Tromp family—Mark (51), Jacoba (53), and their three adult children—fled their Victorian farm without phones, passports, or cards, convinced they were being hunted. Over five days, they drove 500 miles, split up one by one, stole cars, and were found across two states. One daughter was discovered catatonic in a truck bed. Police called it "the most bizarre case in 30 years." The family never explained what they feared. Full story of folie à plusieurs (shared psychosis) with crisis resources.

22-year-old law student Jack O'Sullivan disappeared in Bristol on 2 March 2024 after leaving a house party in Hotwells. Last seen on CCTV at 3:39 AM walking up Bennett Way, his phone disconnected at 6:44 AM. Despite 200+ hours of dive searches, helicopters, and a £100,000 reward, no trace has been found. This is an active missing persons case, if you have any information that could help find him please use the contact infomration below and help bring Jack home.Physical Description:Age: 22 years oldHeight: Approximately 5 feet 10 inches (5'10")Build: SlimHair: Short brown hairEyes: BlueRace: WhiteLast Seen Wearing:Green Barbour quilted jacket (khaki green)Cream lambswool jumperNavy blue chinosBrown leather Ralph Lauren trainers with white solesItems Jack Had With Him:Black iPhone 11 in a red silicone caseBlack card holder containing driving licence and Monzo debit cardKeys: house key, Peugeot 108 key fob, Apple AirTag in brown caseEmporio Armani watchContact Information for Tips:Email: findjack23@gmail.comPolice: Call 101 and quote reference 5224055172Missing People Charity:Call or text: 116 000Email: 116000@missingpeople.org.ukFamily Website: findjackosullivan.co.ukFacebook Group: Find Jack O'Sullivan (99,000+ members)Reward: £100,000 reward available for information leading to Jack being reunited with his familyLast Known Locations & Timeline:2:53 AM - Left party on Hotwells Road3:25 AM - CCTV showed him crossing Plimsoll Bridge toward Hotwells3:30 AM - Answered phone call, said "Hello," line went dead3:39 AM - Last confirmed sighting on CCTV walking up Bennett Way slip road5:40 AM - Find My Phone placed him on Granby Hill (police say unreliable)6:44 AM - Phone disconnected from network

19-year-old Jason Jolkowski left his Omaha home at 10:45 AM on June 13th, 2001, walking to Benson High School to meet a coworker for a ride to work. He never arrived. Last seen by a neighbor walking down his street - then he vanished. No witnesses after 10:45 AM. No body, no belongings, no evidence of struggle. Never appeared on school surveillance cameras. His car stayed in the shop. His final paycheck was never collected. No bank, phone, or social security activity in 23+ years. Jason was 6'1", 160 lbs, brown hair, brown eyes. Last seen wearing black dress pants, white Cubs shirt, blue Cubs cap, black shoes, carrying red Fazoli's shirt. His mother Kelly founded Project Jason to help families of missing persons. Jason's Law created Nebraska's statewide missing persons database. If you have information: contact Omaha Police (402) 444-5818 or (402) 444-5690. Case remains open after two decades.

On 2 July 1937, the world's most famous female pilot vanished over the Pacific Ocean. Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan were attempting to circumnavigate the globe when they disappeared searching for tiny Howland Island. Her final radio transmission—"We are on the line 157 337"—came at 8:43 a.m., then silence. The United States launched the most expensive search in history, covering 150,000 square miles of ocean. They found nothing. Nearly 90 years later, the mystery endures. Did they crash and sink near Howland? Did they survive as castaways on Nikumaroro Island, where bones and artifacts have been found? Were they captured by the Japanese? In 2025, President Trump declassified 4,600 pages of government records, but the truth remains elusive. Two people flew into the blue horizon and never came back.

On 7th August 1994, at 3 a.m., something strange fell from the sky over Oakville, Washington. It wasn't rain. It wasn't hail. It was gelatinous blobs—translucent, jelly-like masses the size of rice grains that covered twenty square miles.Within hours, people across town were violently ill. Animals died. Officer David Lacey could barely breathe. Dotty Hearn collapsed and was hospitalised for three days.Scientists tested the blobs and found human white blood cells and bacteria from the digestive tract. Microbiologist Mike McDowell concluded they were man-made "carrier systems."Then all the samples vanished.Over three weeks, the blobs fell six times. Witnesses reported military helicopters. Men from Fort Hood questioned residents. Anonymous letters claimed government experiments.Then, in April 2025—31 years later—it happened again in nearby Rochester.Tonight on Mysteries at Bedtime, we examine one of America's most baffling unsolved phenomena.

On May 8th, 2008, eighteen-year-old Joshua Maddux left his family home in Woodland Park, Colorado, for a walk. He was a free-spirited young man who loved nature, music, and the outdoors. Going for walks was something he did routinely.But this time, he never came home.For seven years, his family searched. They checked homeless shelters, scoured campgrounds, scanned strangers' faces on the street. They held onto hope that Josh would eventually return.Then, in August 2015, construction workers demolishing an abandoned cabin made a horrifying discovery: a mummified body crammed inside the chimney.It was Josh. He'd been less than a mile from home the entire time. Two blocks away.The coroner ruled it an accidental death. But the evidence didn't add up.Josh was nearly naked, with his clothes folded inside the cabin. A breakfast bar was moved to block the chimney. And rumours swirled about a man who'd bragged about "putting Josh in a hole."Tonight, the mystery of the boy in the chimney.

 In 1995, a 21-year-old electrical engineering student named Mike Marcum called into Coast to Coast AM with an extraordinary claim: he'd built a device that could make objects travel through time. He'd thrown a metal screw into an electromagnetic field and watched it vanish for a full second before reappearing several feet away.Mike's ambition was bold. He wanted to scale up the device, make it big enough for a person to step through, and travel to the future to get winning lottery numbers. But he needed powerful transformers—so he stole six from a local power station, causing a massive blackout. He was arrested and spent 60 days in jail.After his release, radio listeners sent him parts and money to build a bigger machine. In 1996, Mike announced he was 30 days from completion. Then, in 1997, he vanished.Tonight on Mysteries at Bedtime, we investigate what really happened to "Madman" Mike Marcum.

Discover the chilling true story of Skinwalker Ranch, a 512-acre Utah property plagued by decades of unexplained phenomena. From UFO sightings and cattle mutilations to shapeshifting creatures and mysterious orbs, explore why this remote ranch has become the most documented paranormal location in America. Learn about the Sherman family's terrifying experiences, the billionaire-funded investigations, and the government's secret $22 million research program. What's really happening at this cursed land that the Ute people have feared for generations?