This Paralyzing Gas Caused Panic in a Small Town | Mad Gasser of Mattoon

In 1944 the small town of Mattoon, Illinois was in a panic for weeks. A number of residents had woken up to a strange odor which caused alarming symptoms like paralysis, and it appeared someone was attacking victims with gas. Today, we discuss the peculiar mystery of the Mad Gasser of Mattoon.

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