01 - The Mad Trapper of Rat River
In 1931, several RCMP officers responded to a complaint in the Northwest Territories. A man probably called Albert Johnson had been hanging another man’s traps. What followed is the greatest manhunt in Canadian history.
Sources and Further Reading
Anderson, F. (2025, March 19). The Death of Albert Johnson in the Arctic. https://www.jkcc.com/albert/
Butts, E. (2019, April 28). Albert Johnson, “The Mad Trapper of Rat River”. The Canadian Encyclopedia. https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/albert-johnson
Healy, J. J. (2007). Case overview of the murder of RCMP Constable Newt Millen and…
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