The Crows take reprisal on his family. Johnson finding his family dead retaliated; so goes the movie. The Real Jeremiah Johnson: As I stated above, the story of Jeremiah Johnson is based in part on the life of Liver-Eatenâ Johnson (1824-1900). his biography being documented in Raymond Thorp and Robert Bunkerâs book Crow Killer: The Saga of Liver-Eating Johnson.
Hypercalcemia may be caused by: Overactive parathyroid glands. The most common cause of hypercalcemia, overactive parathyroid glands (hyperparathyroidism) may stem from a small noncancerous tumor on one or more of the four parathyroid glands.
The normal adult value for calcium is 4.5-5.5 mEq/L. There are many reasons for an elevated blood calcium level. Reasons for the hypercalcemia may include: 1  Cancer that started in the bone, or cancer that has spread to the bone. 2  Some cancers can cause hypercalcemia themselves, without spread to the bone. 3  Other conditions such as; overactive parathyroid gland or Paget's disease of the bone.