The Mad Gasser of Mattoon, Part 2

Ridiculous History

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History, Society & Culture

4.2 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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As the small town of Mattoon captured national attention during the reign of the Mad Gasser, the investigation took a turn. Authorities were baffled by the deluge of reports -- and their inability to find any physical evidence other than a soiled rag at a doorstep. As researchers and historians looked back on the events, they became increasingly convinced the was a different culprit behind the panic... and though the story was a gas, they were certain there had never been a real Mad Gasser in the first place. Learn more in the second part of this two part episode.

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1:03.6	This is the second part of our two part episode on the Mad Gasser of Mattoon.
1:11.3	So with the blessing of our Super Producer, Casey Paggram, we'll get right into it.
1:19.4	We have a few days following that initial kind of rash of reporting in the local paper,
1:25.8	a Mr. Carl Cords and Mrs. Bula Cords coming back to their home around 10 o'clock at night,
1:32.8	and they discovered on their porch a small piece of white cloth that was just sitting there
1:39.3	next to the screen door.
1:40.5	And Mrs. Cords, like you do, I guess, picked it up and sniffed it.
1:46.4	I don't know about that.
1:49.8	I will, yeah, that's not a thing to do.
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