The Conspirators Podcast

Ep. 229 - The Mad Gasser


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In 1944, the town of Mattoon, Illinois was gripped in fear. The townspeople came to believe a madman was stalking their quiet little town spraying poison gas into homes. This individual has become known in history as the Mad Gasser of Mattoon.


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Notes:

https://www.library.illinois.edu/hpnl/blog/the-mad-gasser-of-mattoon/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/column-mad-gasser-of-mattoon

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/10/30/mad-gasser-mattoon-illinois-mystery/

https://www.eiu.edu/localite/gasserhome.php

https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/madgasser

https://allthatsinteresting.com/mad-gasser-of-mattoon

https://www.illinoistimes.com/arts-culture/the-case-of-the-mad-gasser-of-mattoon-11450083

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/1850364

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