Mad Trapper Real Story and Pictography
Here are some photos from the Manhunt for the Mad Trapper as well as the real story of what happened taken from the long-lost Carter Report.
The first picture is of his cabin after it survived being shot up and blown up by the police in the first shootout,
only to be manually dismantled so that the Trapper could not return to "his fortress".
Death on Eagle River
The Mad Trapper lying dead on the Eagle River on Feb. 17, 1932. Aerial shot by bush pilot Wop May.
He is on the ice at center while his pursuers are on the bank near the trees on the right. Eleven men with air support.
(courtesy Glenbow Archives/NA-1258-117)
So ended the hunt: Johnson was dead, Hersey wounded, Millen killed and King wounded.
All this from what amounts, at worse, to an Anti-Social and criminal act of mischief if it was true. Unfortunately, it wasn't.
It was all done in response to mere Asocial behavior as far as they really knew. The rest is speculation about what they deemed "suspicious" behavior. Who was this newcomer? Was he hiding a dark past?
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For the complete Carter Report, and find out more about the Mad Trapper, read Webhunt: The Online Hunt for the Mad Trapper available on Amazon. Also coming here for Christmas and the 93rd Anniversary.
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