SYDNEY, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- A biologist's death has caused talk about a curse attached to the body of a Neolithic man found frozen in the Italian Alps 14 years ago.

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BERLIN, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- The German who made the spectacular find of a frozen prehistoric man in the Alps has gone missing himself in the same area, The Telegraph reported Tuesday.

BALZANO, Italy, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A German man who discovered the Ice Man in the Italian Alps is demanding $250,000 as a reward, the BBC reported Monday.