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The Oldest Cold Case

The Oldest Cold Case

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Tonight, we’re journeying across continents and through time to unravel what might be the oldest solved cold case in human history. Imagine this: a murder so ancient, the evidence lay frozen for over five millennia. A victim whose story remained hidden until modern science unearthed the chilling truth.

This isn’t just any cold case—it’s literally the coldest. A 5,300-year-old mystery of betrayal, survival, and violence preserved in the icy grip of the Alps. Tonight, we uncover the haunting tale of Ötzi, the Copper Age man whose life ended abruptly and violently, only to resurface in 1991 as one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of all time.

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