Canadian Yukon, 1931-32. After various disputes Canadian Mounties attempted to blow up Johnson with dynamite. Big mistake. Story used for Charles Bronson in Death Hunt (1981).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Johnson_(criminal)
http://archive.macleans.ca/article/1955/10/1/who-was-the-mad-trapper-of-rat-riverAfter Johnson’s death, RCMP officials realized that he had travelled over 137 km (85 mi) away from his cabin in less than 3 days, burning approximately 42 MJ (10,000 kcal) a day. Seventy-five years later in 2007, forensics teams found that his tailbone was not actually symmetrical, causing his spine to curve left and right slightly. In addition, one foot was longer than the other.An examination of Johnson’s body yielded over $2,000 in both American and Canadian currency as well as some gold, a pocket compass, a razor, a knife, fish hooks, nails, a dead squirrel, a dead bird, a large quantity of Beecham’s Pills and teeth with gold fillings that were believed to be his. During the entire chase, the Mounties had never heard Johnson utter a single word. The only thing they heard was Johnson’s laugh after he shot Constable Edgar Millen. To this day people debate who he was, why he moved to the Arctic, or if he was actually responsible for interfering with the trap lines as alleged.
https://www.whitehorsestar.com/History/a-most-bizarre-case-the-mad-trapper-of-rat-river1
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