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Podcast: Unsolved Canadian Mysteries
Episode: Bonus - The Mad Trapper of Rat River
Description: The story of The Mad Trapper of Rat River is one of Canada’s most legendary and perplexing wilderness mysteries. In 1932, a man calling himself Albert Johnson sparked a massive manhunt across the unforgiving Arctic landscape, leaving behind a trail of violence, confusion, and unanswered questions. His true identity remains unknown to this day.The ordeal began when local trappers reported someone tampering with their traplines near the Rat River in the Northwest Territories. RCMP officers visited Johnson's remote cabin to question him, but the man refused to cooperate or even speak. A few days later, when th...