Mad Trapper of the Rat River
He evaded capture for 48 days in frigid Canadian wilderness
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Show Notes
On December 31, 1931, a trapper known as Albert Johnson shot and killed a Canadian police officer in the remote Northwest Territories. He fled into the wilderness, and proceeded to evade arrest for 48 days in -40 degree weather. But even today, his identity remains a mystery. This is the story of the Mad Trapper of the Rat River.
Sources
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/albert-johnson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Johnson_(criminal)
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mad_Trapper-Na-1258-119.jpg#mw-jump-to-license
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