{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5c5da99a215eac406099a9c4/61990b6feee90800135f9a77?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Matton, IL/ Pascagoula, MS","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5c5da99a215eac406099a9c4/1637419805447-84c11517e9968a8ff101837c2c75a939.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Burger King.&nbsp;It was here that the “Mad Gasser” would grip the town in fear for a few weeks in 1944.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattoon,_Illinois\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia article about Mattoon, Illinois</a></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Gasser_of_Mattoon\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia article about Mad Gasser of Mattoon</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/madgasser\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">americanhauntingsink.com/madgasser</a></p><p><a href=\"https://jg-tc.com/news/author-claims-to-have-solved-mystery-of-mad-gassers-identity/article_2a2b65fc-91c3-5bb6-b989-dd2f9ed2a5e2.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">jg-tc.com/news/author-claims-to-have-solved-mystery-of-mad-gassers-identity/article_2a2b65fc-91c3-5bb6-b989-dd2f9ed2a5e2.html</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/carbon-tetrachloride/toxicological_effects.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/carbon-tetrachloride/toxicological_effects.html</a></p><p><br></p><p>During WWII Pascagoula’s population tripled overnight.&nbsp;This small coastal town mostly known for its fishing soon became a hub for the war effort, churning out battleships.&nbsp;This surge of growth brought many strangers to town, but none stranger then the phantom barber of Pascagoula.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://blog.newspapers.com/the-phantom-barber-of-pascagoula/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">blog.newspapers.com/the-phantom-barber-of-pascagoula/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://historyofyesterday.com/the-phantom-barber-of-pascagoula-e4c9a21ba2bf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">historyofyesterday.com/the-phantom-barber-of-pascagoula-e4c9a21ba2bf</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/55316/strange-states-mississippis-phantom-barber-pascagoula\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">mentalfloss.com/article/55316/strange-states-mississippis-phantom-barber-pascagoula</a></p>","author_name":"Fred Knoop"}