Post by Sher on Jun 17, 2005 9:11:25 GMT -5
In 1931, mysterious newcomer Albert Johnson set up a small cabin on a prime trapping spot on the Rat River in Fort MacPherson, NWT. Neighbours soon complained someone was messing with their traps.
Four times the Mounties tried to apprehend Johnson, using guns, dynamite and dogs. One officer died in a shootout as Canada tuned in to radio reports of the manhunt. Through extreme blizzards, -40 weather and up 2,100-metre-high mountains, Johnson evaded police for weeks to make his way to northern Yukon, a feat many woodsmen said was impossible. Johnson was shot nine times by police after being spotted by a search plane at Eagle River, Yukon. In a canister around his neck, he carried about $2,500 in cash and a number of gold teeth.
Fingerprints never identified Johnson, no family members ever claimed his body and no one ever heard him speak.
Four times the Mounties tried to apprehend Johnson, using guns, dynamite and dogs. One officer died in a shootout as Canada tuned in to radio reports of the manhunt. Through extreme blizzards, -40 weather and up 2,100-metre-high mountains, Johnson evaded police for weeks to make his way to northern Yukon, a feat many woodsmen said was impossible. Johnson was shot nine times by police after being spotted by a search plane at Eagle River, Yukon. In a canister around his neck, he carried about $2,500 in cash and a number of gold teeth.
Fingerprints never identified Johnson, no family members ever claimed his body and no one ever heard him speak.
