Mysteries at Bedtime

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.
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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 old
Height: Approximately 5 feet 10 inches (5'10")
Build: Slim
Hair: Short brown hair
Eyes: Blue
Race: White

Last Seen Wearing:
Green Barbour quilted jacket (khaki green)
Cream lambswool jumper
Navy blue chinos
Brown leather Ralph Lauren trainers with white soles

Items Jack Had With Him:
Black iPhone 11 in a red silicone case
Black card holder containing driving licence and Monzo debit card
Keys: house key, Peugeot 108 key fob, Apple AirTag in brown case
Emporio Armani watch

Contact Information for Tips:
Email: [email protected]
Police: Call 101 and quote reference 5224055172
Missing People Charity:
Call or text: 116 000
Email: [email protected]

Family Website: findjackosullivan.co.uk
Facebook Group: Find Jack O'Sullivan (99,000+ members)
Reward: £100,000 reward available for information leading to Jack being reunited with his family

Last Known Locations & Timeline:
2:53 AM - Left party on Hotwells Road
3:25 AM - CCTV showed him crossing Plimsoll Bridge toward Hotwells
3:30 AM - Answered phone call, said "Hello," line went dead
3:39 AM - Last confirmed sighting on CCTV walking up Bennett Way slip road
5:40 AM - Find My Phone placed him on Granby Hill (police say unreliable)
6:44 AM - Phone disconnected from network

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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.
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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.
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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.
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