Otzi Murder Theory

5000 years ago, a man known to us as Ötzi died in the mountains. 1991 he was discovered again, turning into a mystery scientists would work on in the years to come. Evidence showed the scientists that he had been murdered, and they already know how he died, but exactly why was this man murdered? Using the evidence they collected from the injuries on his body and the objects they found with him, the scientists try to find out what the reason for his death was. The question has been keeping everyone stumped for a long time. Scientists are constantly trying to solve the mystery of why he died, and have been coming up with many different theories for his death. No one can know exactly, but one theory of a few stands out to me and makes a little

Maybe against a different clan, maybe he was guarding his territory, or maybe his village or campsite was attacked and he escaped into the mountains where his attackers followed him. Another theory is that he was a sacrifice who willingly offered himself to be killed for his Gods or some ritual that they followed back then. The last theory, and the one I think has the most evidence in favor of it, is that he was murdered by someone from his clan, or at least a lone man who wanted revenge on him, but did not want to be identified. In the next few paragraphs I’m going to tell the story of why I think Ötzi was killed by a man in his clan, supported by facts that I gathered from

He is convinced he should have won the match, and that he should be the rightful leader of the clan. He waits, watching Otzi from above and constantly calculating everything around him, making sure he’ll get the perfect shot at his heart when the time comes. Finally he it arrives. Oetzi has stopped and put his backpack down, making his back an easy target. He watches intently as Otzi takes things out of his backpack, signifying he is taking a break before he continues up the mountain. The man is already ready to take the shot when Otzi turns his back on him, allowing a clear shot to his heart. He aims, and knows the second it is released that it will hit it’s target precisely where he wanted it to. Otzi, even as he falls to the ground, whips a stone knife out of his belt on instinct. About 30 feet away, his killer smirks and knows it will do him no good, although he gives him credit for such quick thinking. When the man is sure Otzi is dead, or at least passed out completely, he makes his way down the mountain and reaches him, fully intent on taking the copper ax. But he stops in his tracks, a frustrating thought surfacing his mind. He cannot take the copper ax. He cannot even leave evidence that he was here