The Mad Gasser of Mattoon

In 1944, Mattoon, situated in Central Illinois, was a sleepy farm community.  With a population of about 16,000, the town thrived on agriculture and wartime industry. Surely,  no one expected anything unusual to happen there, but something very unusual did happen there. Starting in September 1944, for 2 weeks, citizens in this sleepy town came under attack by a mysterious...