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b'IN THIS EPISODE: Tarrare, an 18th-century French showman, could eat enough to feed 15 people and swallow cats whole \\u2014 but his stomach was never satisfied, even to the point, he was rumored, to consume human flesh. (Tarrare, The Insatiable Glutton) *** A sickly-sweet smell and then burning sensations, nausea, and partial paralysis. It began with one, then many in a small town in Illinois. It was a gas attack \\u2013 but who was the culprit? Or even stranger \\u2013 was it in everyone\\u2019s imaginations? (Who Was The Mad Gasser of Mattoon?) *** A baby begins screaming when her mother moves them into a new apartment. (Mother\\u2019s Helper) *** \\u201cMomo\\u201d may sound like a funny name \\u2013 but it was no laughing matter to Missouri residents trying to track down the huge, black, hairy monster. (The Missouri Monster) *** A veteran claims a pastor was an alien involved in a conspiracy here on Earth, with members of congress, to enslave all humans \\u2013 and that\\u2019s why he shot him in the head. (Aliens and Attempted Murder) *** Attention in Puerto Rico has recently turned to a recurring horror \\u2013 a real life gargoyle attacking and sucking the blood from their chickens. (The Gargoyle of Puerto Rico) *** A hunter suddenly became the hunted of a mysterious creature in Wyoming. (I Faced A Wendigo) *** A man and his family experience strange and terrifying events in their home located next to a meteor crater. (I\\u2019ve Never Told My Story) *** Part bat. Part bigfoot. What has been unfortunately named \\u201cBatsquatch\\u201d sounds like a B-list villain in a DC comic taking on the Caped Crusader, but for some who live in Washington state near Mt. St. Helens, it\\u2019s not imaginary at all. (Bizarre Encounters With Batsquatch) *** If you mention gnomes to someone, most think of those tiny ceramic or concrete figurines people place in gardens or on their front doorstep to greet visitors. But in a certain portion of England, if you mention gnomes \\u2013 you get the real thing. (The Mysterious Gnomes of Wollaton Park) *** We go back to a normal, sunny Tuesday morning in 2001 \\u2013 when the world changed forever after a terrorist attack on the U.S., left families in despair, a country in fear, and spirits of those lost still wandering ground zero to this day. (The Ghosts of 9-11)

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\\u2026
\\u201cWho Was The Mad Gasser of Mattoon\\u201d by Doug MacGowan for Historic Mysteries: https://tinyurl.com/tgrhkfz
\\u201cAliens and Attempted Murder\\u201d posted at Aliens UFO Sightings: https://tinyurl.com/w55wfab
\\u201cMother\\u2019s Helper\\u201d by an unknown author, originally posted at GhostsNGhouls.com: (website no longer exists)
\\u201cTarrare, The Insatiable Glutton\\u201d by Mark Oliver for All That\\u2019s Interesting: https://tinyurl.com/yjcnulhr
\\u201cThe Missouri Monster\\u201d by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/usyejwz
\\u201cI Faced A Wendigo\\u201d by Artesthesia, posted at YourGhostStories.com: https://tinyurl.com/ulurwdl
\\u201cThe Gargoyle of Puerto Rico\\u201d by Paul Seaburn for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/y9xw7n3y
\\u201cThe Ghosts of 9-11\\u201d by Charlotte Ikonen for the UK\\u2019s \\u201cDaily Star\\u201d: https://tinyurl.com/wby285j
\\u201cThe Mysterious Gnomes of Wollaton Park\\u201d by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/t7bsg4f
\\u201cI\\u2019ve Never Told My Story\\u201d by John Smoker, submitted directly to Weird Darkness.com
\\u201cBizarre Encounters With The Batsquatch\\u201d by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/ww4qlcf
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Originally aired: September 10, 2018
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