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The Apex and the Abyss presents the chasm.

Episode 19, The Mad Trapper of Rat River.

Albert Johnson was born somewhere between the year 1890 to 1900.

Little to nothing is known about who he was, where he came from, or even if he was truly named Albert Johnson.

Quite frankly, Albert is completely shrouded in mystery.

His only claim to fame is the story you're about to hear. It was around 1931 in the Great White North, or what most people call Canada,

when Albert Johnson first made his appearance in the Northwest Territories of Fort McPherson.

Albert arrived seemingly out of thin air, and was not a very sociable individual.

Everyone in this area knew each other, helped one another out, and regarded each other as friends within the community.

But Albert made himself an outcast from the start, and no one really understood why.

The people in the area that would see and infrequently interact with Albert were not particularly

fond of him, to put it nicely. His presence made them feel uncomfortable, like they had to look

over their shoulder, a feeling that they never really had before he arrived. He gave off untrustworthy

and shady vibes.

Once he made his presence known in 1931, Constable Edgar Millen inquired about Albert's background,

but Albert gave up little to know information to the RCMP.

Albert, at first, set up a camp, but eventually he built a small cabin for himself on the

banks of Rat River.

You see, Albert, just like many people in this area, was a trapper, but unfortunately,

he did not have the required license to trap animals in this area.

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