It’s early December 2014, and at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Rosemont, Illinois, an unusual gathering is taking place. It’s the final night of Midwest Furfest, the world’s largest convention for a subculture known as Furries.
The party is in full swing when, just after midnight, attendees suddenly find themselves struggling to breathe. Something terrible has happened: poisonous levels of chlorine gas are sweeping through the hotel corridors.
Nineteen people are hospitalized and hundreds are evacuated into the freezing cold, many still wearing their colorful anthropomorphic animal costumes,...
Having been to Midwest Fur Fest, and understanding just how bad the attack could have been. Nicky, with the help of Patch O’Fur, begin honing on who they believe to be a prime suspect. A Furry under the Fursona Magnus Diridian. To understand Magnus, Nicky takes us into a dark fringe group of the...
Published 05/20/24
Nicky Woolf goes to Midwest FurFest 2023 to see the scene of the crime. How did this attack unfold 10 years ago? How deadly could it have been? What sort of impact has it had on the furry community?
And most importantly – who could have done it?
Published 05/13/24