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The 5,300-Year-Old Murder Victim
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Creepy DiscoveriesJul 03, 2026

The 5,300-Year-Old Murder Victim

The 5,300-Year-Old Murder Victim Two German hikers spotted a body in the Alps. It was September 1991. They thought he was a lost climber. He was 5,300 years old. Scientists found an arrowhead in his shoulder. Someone shot him from behind. His last meal was still in his stomach. His name is Ötzi.

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South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology official records; National Geographic, 2007, 'Iceman Ötzi Was Murdered, Scans Show'

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