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The Mad Gasser of Mattoon: Illinois’ Strangest Unsolved Mystery
In the late summer of 1944, a quiet Illinois town was suddenly thrown into fear.Residents woke up paralyzed in their beds.A sweet, chemical smell drifted through open windows.And sightings of a shadowy figure sparked a panic that swept through Mattoon for nearly two weeks.Was someone really creeping through neighborhoods with a homemade gas sprayer?A factory chemist?A disguised prowler?A local eccentric?Or did the town accidentally create a phantom out of fear, wartime anxiety, and a few strange coincidences?In this episode, we dive into the real eyewitness accounts, the suspects the town…
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