THE 5000 YEAR OLD MURDER!

 On 19 September 1991, a human body was found by a German tourist named Helmet Simon in a mummified and solid-state on the Similaun glacier in the Tirolean Otztal alps, on the Italian-Australian border. He is said to have been murdered in 3300 B.C.

The body found was of a man named Otzi also known as the Iceman. He is Europe's oldest known natural human mummy, his body and belongings are displayed in the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology in Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy. By certain estimates, at the time of this death Otzi's height was 160 centimeters (5ft 3in), his weight was 50 kilograms (110lb) and he was about 45 years of age. Shortly after his death, the body was covered with ice which resulted in partial deterioration. When his body was found it weighed 13.750 kilograms.

Over the years many theories have come forward regarding Otzi's death. A new analysis states that Otzi lost his life to the weather conditions, but this does not explain the fact that he had an arrow in his shoulder. Other than the stone arrowhead remains in his left shoulder, he also had a series of head injuries and internal bleeding. Secondly, a theory revealed a deep wound on Otzi's right hand, speculating that he may have fled from his attacker and later bled to death. Another damaged bone was discovered on his right wrist which supported this theory.

Another controversial theory is that the Iceman could have been a victim of ritual murder or human sacrifice. He was found in a place where lots of sacrifices were previously made and the murder taking place in such a spot is incredibly coincidental. His belongings were thoroughly identified and studied on which further supported this far-fetched theory.

As Otzi's belongings were practically dug through, another theory states his own people might have been involved in his murder. Since Otzi was supposedly from the Southern Alps, the arrowhead found in his body had a specific 'tanged' shape, that is only found in the Southern Alps. Arrows used in the Northern Alps tend to have a relatively flat base. This confirms the guilty party lived South of the Alps and was probably one of Otzi's own people.