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The Iceman Murder

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Iceman Murder By Edward Nguyen In 1991, two hikers found a frozen body high in the Italian Alps. They thought it was a body of a recent hiker but it turned out to be a 5300 year old ice mummy. The people called him Otzi the Iceman after the Otzal area where he was found. The body was taken to Austria where scientists worked on him. Many people helped investigate this mystery such as scientists, archaeologists, pathologists, forensic scientists, palaeobotanists, and metallurgists. They worked together to investigate this unique case. From the evidence, scientists have suggested three theories why and how Otzi died. The first theory says that Otzi died as a lonely shepherd. This is because he died near an ancient shepherding route. There was grass in his shoes and it was worn out due to long distance travelling. An examination of the contents of Otzi's intestine found hop hornbeam pollen. This...

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