Time has a way of obscuring events that were confusing to begin with. Such is the case with the "Mad Gasser of Mattoon," also known quite spectacularly as the "Anesthetic Prowler" and the "Phantom ...

“Roving bands of townspeople armed with shotguns and pistols stalked the community at night” searching for the perpetrator of the alleged attacks, who was quickly dubbed the “Mad Gasser ...