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…
This Asian country has a well-established reputation for law and order and a very orderly society. In order to safeguard people on foot, drivers are not allowed to come within 50 meters (about 150 feet) of a pedestrian who is crossing the street. That’s one law that would not work very well in a place like New York City, where crossing the street can be a hazardous endeavor.
In the late summer of 1944, the quiet town of Mattoon, Illinois, became the…
In the quiet coastal town of Pascagoula, Mississippi, a strange and unsettling mystery gripped…
It started like any other quiet night at the Ashland ABC Store, one of…
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