FRUITLOOPS SHORT: Swift Runner

Fruitloops: Serial Killers of Color

Fruitloops

True Crime, Society & Culture, Comedy

4.4 • 953 Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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In this rewind episode from 2018, Beth and Wendy discuss Swift Runner, a Canadian Cree from Alberta, who committed his crimes in 1879. He killed and ate his family and claimed his actions were the fault of the Wendigo. This episode was researched, scripted and edited by Wendy & Beth Williams. Thanks for listening! This is a weekly podcast and new episodes drop every Thursday, so until next time... look alive guys, it's crazy out there! Footnotes: https://fruitloopspod.com/2025/01/30/fruitloops-rewind-swift-runner/ Music “Abyss” by Alasen: ●https://soundcloud.com/alasen●https://twitter.com/icemantrap ●https://instagram.com/icemanbass/●https://soundcloud.com/therealfrozenguy● Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License “Lewis and Dekalb”, “Ice Flow” & “Furious Freak” by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3791-furious-freak License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Connect with us on: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQHgsKYPbzsI4AEiMrUgabA Twitter @FruitLoopsPod Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fruitloopspod Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Fruitloopspod and https://www.facebook.com/groups/fruitloopspod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:35.2	In this podcast, we discuss sexual assault, torture, race, and murder.
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1:04.5	So today we'll be discussing Swift Runner, a Canadian Cree from Alberta, who committed his crimes in 1879. He killed and ate his family and blamed his actions on the Wendigo.
1:20.0	The Wendigo made me do it. So now let's get into some stats. Okay. His murder type was mass murder.
1:30.3	His murders were characterized by cannibalism.
1:33.4	He had six victims, his wife, and five of his six children, including an infant.
1:40.4	The murders occurred in the winter of 1879.
1:44.2	So sorry, we don't have specific dates.
1:46.6	He was arrested in May of 1879.
1:50.4	This gentleman, Swift Runner, was born in winter of 1839 in what is now called Northwest Alberta.
1:59.4	And his method of killing was, boy, he liked it all.
2:04.2	Shooting, hanging, stabbing, and bashing with an axe.
2:08.7	All right.
2:09.3	Fun times.
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