The Mad Gasser of Mattoon: America’s Strangest Phantom Attacker
— April 20, 2026In the late summer of 1944, the quiet town of Mattoon, Illinois, became the…
When Otis Mobley Jr. was hauled into court after being charged with attempting to sell a grenade launcher, the last thing he probably expected was a homework assignment. But that is exactly what Judge Yvonne Gonzales Rogers ordered him to do if he wanted to be free on bond while awaiting his trial. Mobley was ordered to spend at least an hour a day reading and a half-hour each day writing a book report. The judge supplied the reading list.
In the late summer of 1944, the quiet town of Mattoon, Illinois, became the…
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It started like any other quiet night at the Ashland ABC Store, one of…
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