The Mad Trapper of Rat River

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Brilliant writing

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I saw a short-ish documentary on him a couple of years ago. It is a strange story. I don't think they officially identified him. They think he was from an upper middle-class family in the U.S. Midwest based on his dental work. He only got into trouble because he was stealing from traps of others.