Bibliograph

The mad trapper, unearthing a mystery, Barbara Smith

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The mad trapper, unearthing a mystery, Barbara Smith

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

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individual biography

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Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The mad trapper

Medium

electronic resource

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dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

798826240

Responsibility statement

Barbara Smith

Sub title

unearthing a mystery

Summary

When Albert Johnson, the Mad Trapper of Rat River, was gunned down in February 1932, he went to his death without anyone knowing who he really was---most people believed the name "Albert Johnson" was an alias. He'd eluded a well-organized, well-equipped posse for seven weeks, surviving solely on wits and determination in the bitter cold of a Canadian Arctic winter. Some 75 years later, he was being pursued again, this time by a team of filmmakers and forensic scientists bent on determining his identity once and for all. In this age of DNA testing and leading-edge forensic techniques, would the decades-old mystery finally be solved? Myth Merchant Films' Michael Jorgensen and Carrie Gour hoped so. Armed with a television production crew and a group of top forensic scientists, they headed to Aklavik, Northwest Territories. The team exhumed Johnson's body, examined the remains and harvested samples for further testing and DNA comparison with potential kin. The results were..

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- The legendary chase -- Mystery man -- A new approach to solving an old mystery -- The exhumation begins -- The mad trapper resurfaces -- Forensics in the field -- Building a profile -- Looking for a match -- Conclusion

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