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鈥淚ntensify Hunt for Paralysis Gas Prowler.鈥� The Chicago Tribune September 7, 1944: n/a.

鈥�'Anesthetic Prowler鈥� on Loose.鈥� Mattoon Daily Journal-Gazette September 3, 1944: 1.

鈥�'Anesthetic Prowler鈥� Cover City.鈥� Mattoon Daily Journal-Gazette  September 5, 1944: 6.

鈥淎nesthetic Prowler Adds Victim.鈥� Mattoon Daily Journal-Gazette September 6, 1944: 1.

鈥淪afety Agent to Aid Police in 鈥楪as鈥� Case.鈥� Mattoon Daily Journal-Gazette  September 6, 1944: 6.

鈥溾�橫ad Anesthetist鈥� Strikes Again!鈥� Mattoon Daily Journal-Gazette September 7, 1944: 1.

鈥淪tate Men Here to Aid in Gas Case.鈥� Mattoon Daily Journal-Gazette September 7, 1944: 12.

鈥淢ad Prowler Takes it Easy For Night.鈥� Mattoon Daily Journal-Gazette September 8, 1944: 1.

鈥淗urt in Search for Prowler.鈥� Mattoon Daily Journal-Gazette September 3, 1944: 6.

鈥溾�橫ad Gasser鈥� Adds Six Victims!鈥� Mattoon Daily Journal-Gazette September 9, 1944: 1.

鈥淢any Prowler Reports; Few Real.鈥� Mattoon Daily Journal-Gazette September 10, 1944: 1.

鈥淎nesthesia and Anathema.鈥� Editorial. Mattoon Daily Journal-Gazette September 10, 1944: 2.

鈥溾�橫ad Gasser鈥� Case Limited to 4 Suspects.鈥� Mattoon Daily Journal-Gazette September 12, 1944: 1.

鈥溾�橤asser鈥� Case 鈥楳istake.鈥欌�� Mattoon Daily Journal-Gazette September 12, 1944: 4.

鈥淪idelights of 鈥楳ad Gasser鈥檚鈥� Strange Case.鈥� Mattoon Daily Journal-Gazette September 12, 1944: 4.

鈥溾�橤as Calls鈥� At Vanishing Point.鈥� Mattoon Daily Journal-Gazette September 13, 1944: 1.

鈥淢attoon Seeking Prowler Using Gas.鈥� The Charleston Daily Courier September 6, 1944: 4.

Johnson, Donald M. 鈥淭he 鈥楶hantom Anesthetist鈥� of Mattoon: A Field Study of Mass Hysteria.鈥� Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 40, 1945. 175-186.

Jones, M.D., Timothy F. 鈥淢ass Psychogenic Illness: Role of the Individual Physician.鈥�  American Family Physician, December 15, 2000, vol. 62, no. 12: 2649-2653. Online. Eastern IL Univ. Lib. Internet. Available: www.aafp.org/afp.

.  Haunted Illinois: Ghosts and Hauntings from Little Egypt to the Windy City. Alton, IL: Whitechapel Production Press, 1999.

Thompson, Art. Letter. Mattoon Daily Journal-Gazette September 9, 1944: 2.

United Press.  鈥淢attoon Stirred by Gas Prowler.鈥�  The Charleston Daily Courier September 7, 1944: 1.

United Press.  鈥淢attoon Enlists Aid of Science.鈥�  The Charleston Daily Courier September 8, 1944: 1.

United Press.  鈥淰ictims of Gas Prowler Now 25.鈥�  The Charleston Daily Courier September 9, 1944: 1.

United Press.  鈥淢ass Hysteria is Spreading.鈥�  The Charleston Daily Courier September 11, 1944: 1+.

United Press.  鈥淭wo Suspects in Mattoon Case.鈥�  The Charleston Daily Courier September 12, 1944: 1.

United Press.  鈥淢attoon Police Expose 鈥淢adman.鈥�  The Charleston Daily Courier September 13, 1944: 1.

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