The Mad Gasser of Mattoon

MYS058: In the midst of WWII, the people of Mattoon, Illinois, were terrorized by a madman using gas to disable his victims. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine this 75-year-old unsolved mystery and the theories about it, and then offer up a dramatic twist to the story you may not expect. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Subscribe using the RSS feed | Subscribe using Apple Podcasts | Subscribe using Google Play | Subscribe using Stitcher | Subscribe by Email Help us continue to offer Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this episode: * Loren Coleman’s book “Mysterious America”: Loren Coleman’s book “Mysterious America” * Scott Maruna’s book “The Mad Gasser of Mattoon: Dispelling the Hysteria” * Fortean Times article * The Mad Gasser of Mattoon * Original newspaper article * Second newspaper article * Third newspaper article * Mattoon, Illinois * A Flit Gun * Mad Gasser site at Eastern Illinois University * Chloroform * Ether * 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane * More on 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane * Please spread the word about the podcast. Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! * Purchase the books and other material from this and other episodes at the Mysterious World Bookstore. * Join the conversation at the Starquest Facebook page and the Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World Facebook page. * Send your feedback or comments to [email protected] or send a tweet with the hashtag of #mysteriousfeedback Mysterious Headlines * Ross Douthat/NYT Article on Jeffrey Epstein and Conspiracies * Robert Ballard’s Search for Amelia Earhart’s Plane ...