Catherine O’Sullivan, the steadfast mother of missing Bristol student Jack O’Sullivan, marked 18 months since her 23-year-old son vanished on March 2, 2024, with a tearful statement that has reignited national heartbreak, pleading, “We still believe someone must know something—Jack deserves answers,” a raw reflection on a “rollercoaster from hell” that’s left her family in limbo despite £100,000 rewards, 100+ hours of CCTV reviewed, and exhaustive searches. Jack, last seen at 3:15 a.m. near Brunel Lock Road after a Hotwells house party, had messaged Catherine at 1:52 a.m., “Leaving shortly, getting an Uber,” but his phone went dead after a 3:24 a.m. call to a friend, the “no trace” a torment that’s tested Avon and Somerset Police’s “open-minded” investigation, involving 20 teams, drone deployments, and river dives.
The “anniversary anguish”? A searing sorrow: Catherine, 55, shared her statement on the Find Jack Facebook page (99,000 members) on October 2, 2025, her voice a velvet veil of vulnerability: “Life’s paused without him—every day a question, every night a prayer.” Brother Ben, 25, has revisited the area daily for 70+ days, crowdfunding £20,000 for private searches, while father Alan’s “worst nightmare” echoes in their Flax Bourton home. The £100,000 reward, offered September 9, 2025, by an anonymous donor, renews appeals amid “peculiar messages” and “nasty information” that Catherine calls “incredibly hard,” the “someone knows” a siren for the 1 in 200 UK missing adults.
The “fans in tears”? A torrent of tenderness: #FindJack racks 4.2M posts, “Catherine’s courage!” with Chief Constable Sarah Crew’s November 2023 assurance of “continuing investigation” a balm. The “no sightings”? A narrative of negation: Jack’s phone active on Find My Friends until 6:44 a.m., CCTV showing him heading toward the lock, theories of “slipped in” or “foul play” festering.
This isn’t missing milestone; it’s a manifesto of mettle, O’Sullivan’s “answers” a light for the lost. The plea? Piercing. October 2? Not statement—a stand. Fans? Flooded with faith. The world’s watching—whispering wellness. Jack’s justice? Jaundiced, journeying.
