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.
Malignancy is one of the most common causes and must be excluded. Hyperparathyroidism and other causes of hypercalcemia can coexist with malignancy. If calcium levels have been mildly elevated for months or years, malignancy is an unlikely cause. Hypercalcemia from malignancy usually is rapidly progressive; thus, rapidly rising calcium levels should increase suspicion of malignancy.