“panic soon spread through the community. With guns in hand, men began to keep night vigils on their properties, and the Botetourt County Board of Supervisors offered a $500 reward for the capture of the nefarious anesthetist.” www.legendsofamerica.com/mad-gassers/
Mad Gassers of Virginia & Illinois – Legends of AmericaIn the 1930s and 40s, there were accounts of a “Mad Gasser” operating in two locations - Virginia and Illinois. Was it hysteria, or something more sinister?www.legendsofamerica.com