# The Mad Trapper: Survival, Gunfire, and Unanswered Questions

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Podcast: [Yore Town](https://stenobird.com/podcast/yore-town-6299876)
Published: 2026-01-19T13:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://bleav.com/shows/yore-town/?post_type=gp_podcast_episode&p=158
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In 1932, one man did the impossible. He survived alone in the Yukon wilderness at $-40$ degrees, outran the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for weeks, and stood his ground against dynamite and an army of trackers.In this episode of the Yore Town Podcast, Matt (Beard Laws) and Meg dive into the chilling mystery of The Mad Trapper of Rat River. Who was Albert Johnson? How did he move faster than dog teams in waist-deep snow?

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