In the winter of 1931, a mysterious fugitive led police on a 300-kilometer chase through northern Canada

Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/12/17/in-the-winter-of-1931-a-myste.html

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I liked the (very greatly fictionalized) movie when I was a kid:

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I never get around to listening to Futility Closet; but I often look up the lead story on Wikipedia, and they are frequently fascinating. The details in this one are astonishing; especially the RCMP having to thaw out dynamite inside their cloths to make a bomb to blow up the mystery man’s cabin.

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“Mad Trapper of Rat River.”

Has a certain ring to it.

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Was recently covered by Dark Poutine, as well:

https://darkpoutine.com/2019/12/103-the-mystery-of-the-mad-trapper-of-rat-river-nt/

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Yes! I was coming to post the same thing. Was wondering if it was related.

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