# The Mad Gasser of Mattoon

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Podcast: [Seriously Mysterious - Missing Persons, Unsolved Murders & Historical True Crime](https://stenobird.com/podcast/seriously-mysterious-missing-persons-unsolved-murders-historical-true-crime-1291220)
Published: 2026-05-26T13:00:02+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1078

## Resource

In Mattoon, Illinois residents reported a mysterious figure lurking in the night, spraying a sweet-smelling, paralyzing gas through open windows. Is the Mad Gasser just a piece of small-town folklore, a sign of mass hysteria or something far more dangerous? Written by Frederick Crook - check out our other collaboration WRAITHWORKS - Wraithworks at Amazon https://www.amzn.com/dp/B07HXNCW4L (audiobook narrated by John Lordan) Also avaible on iTunes: https://apple.co/2OFXb8L Do you have any comments, or a case you’d like to suggest? You’ll find a comment form and case submission link at LordanArts.com . This is not intended to act as a means of proving or disproving anything related to the investigation. It is a conversation about the current known facts and theories being discussed. Everyone directly or indirectly referred to is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. LordanArts 2026

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