On December 31, 1931, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) constable when to investigate traplines in the Northwest Territory was shot and seriously wounded by outlaw Albert Johnson coined the “Mad Trapper” resulting in Canada’s longest manhunt with many firsts including police using two-way radios and an airplane.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Albert Johnson AKA the “Mad Trapper”
Northwest Territory
On November 13, 2022, four University of Idaho students were found fatally stabbed in a residence in Moscow, Idaho. The investigation is ongoing; however, a suspect has been charged.
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University of Idaho killings
Moscow, Idaho
Lizzie Andrew Borden is best known today for her depiction in films, literary works, and folk rhymes. She was tried and acquitted for the axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts in 1892. There was a lot of tension in that house. And there has been a lot of speculation about whether Lizzie really killed.
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Lizzie Borden
Axe murder
Conspiracy
On the morning of January 15, 1947, Elizabeth Short’s mutilated body was found near Leimert Park in Los Angeles, CA. Because of this case, a sex offender registry was created in the United States. The murder of Elizabeth Short marked the first time that fingerprints were transmitted over the wire to identify the victim.
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Black Dahlia
Elizabeth Short