Peel River
Tributary in CanadaWikipedia
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Search complete. 2 mentions across 1 episode found for "Peel River".
Oct 6, 2026
The Mad Trapper Outran 30 Men and a Plane for 48 Days. Nobody Knows His Name.
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1:40John GenuaHOST
Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, Canada.
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1:42John GenuaHOST
A man arrives alone on a raft on the Peel River.
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1:45John GenuaHOST
He's not on a boat or with a group or a guide, just a dude on a raft alone coming from a direction of Dawson City.
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1:52John GenuaHOST
And nobody knows who he is.
28 MINS LATER
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29:31John GenuaHOST
It confirms he likely had roots in Sweden or Swedish immigrant community in the United States, which would fit the Corn Belt isotope profile perfectly.
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29:40John GenuaHOST
A Swedish family immigrated to the American Midwest sometime in the 1800s.
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29:45John GenuaHOST
A grandson or a great-grandson ends up alone on a raft in the Peel River in 1931 with a Scandinavian accent and a lot of cash and a very strong desire for nobody to know his name.
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29:57John GenuaHOST
The case is still open.