Episode 721: The Mad Gasser of Mattoon!

On this episode of the Sofa King Podcast, we talk about the Mad Gasser of Mattoon. A few weeks after D-Day in Mattoon, Illinois, some families smelled a sweet gas that either paralyzed them or left then nauseous with swollen mouths and faces. Within a couple days, there were even sightings of a tall thin man with a long coat and tight cap prowling the neighborhoods. Once it hit the newspapers, dozens of people were similarly “attacked.” Some were mundane, some downright bizarre. But the townsfolk formed armed vigilante groups, people were scared, and even the FBI got involved. So what was happening here? Was it simply a case of Mass Hysteria? Was there a chemical leak at the plant? Was it a Nazi attack or a covert U.S. test for a new weapons? Listen, laugh, learn.

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

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Gasser_of_Mattoon

https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/madgasser

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_psychogenic_illness

https://the-line-up.com/mad-gasser

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_tetrachloride

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichloroethylene