# Otzi the Ice Man was murdered?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otzi-the-ice-man-was-murdered/73918>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [July 27, 2001, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otzi-the-ice-man-was-murdered/73918 "2001-07-27T01:58:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![pesch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pesch/32/4925_2.png) [@pesch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pesch)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2001, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otzi-the-ice-man-was-murdered/73918/21 "2001-07-29T01:08:27Z")

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What was OJ doing about that time?

Seriously, from the news story I read, one of the doctors said the type of wound Oz suffered would have killed him within an hour or two. Which means he could have been shot, and he escaped, then died. Which would explain why he still had all his stuff.

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**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2001, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otzi-the-ice-man-was-murdered/73918/22 "2001-07-29T04:43:00Z")

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> \*Originally posted by jab1 \*  
> \*\*This may be the oldest-known murder. \*\*

In fact, a large number of preserved corpses may have been murder (or sacrifice) victims. Check out [http://www.mesh5.com/tension/febmarch/bog.htm](http://www.mesh5.com/tension/febmarch/bog.htm)

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**Author:** ![Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c67d28/32.png) [@Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weird_AL_Einstein)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2001, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otzi-the-ice-man-was-murdered/73918/23 "2001-07-29T06:56:23Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Northern Piper \*  
> \*\*Now, if only the murderer’s bow had been registered, we could track him down. \*\*

Well, if we had had stricter arrow control laws, it might not have happened in the first place…

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**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2001, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otzi-the-ice-man-was-murdered/73918/24 "2001-07-29T07:43:30Z")

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> \*Originally posted by pcubed \*  
> **Somebody has to bring this up.**

No. No, they don’t, really…

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> \*\*Maybe the murderer was …
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> You see when they examined the mummy they found semen …
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> God, I can’t even complete this stupid post.\*\*

Thank goodness.

The “semen” bit was a rumor that never had any basis in fact. It might have started out as a joke that got out of hand. No semen was ever found anywhere on or in Otzi’s body. In fact his nether regions weren’t nearly as well preserved as most of the rest of him.

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**Author:** ![Oncle\_Biere\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Oncle\_Biere\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oncle_Biere_1)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2001, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otzi-the-ice-man-was-murdered/73918/25 "2001-07-30T03:53:22Z")

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I just wonder if this “hunting accident” will ever be proven a murder. Recherche de la femme!

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