'Nirvana' frontman, Kurt Cobain, passed away at the age of 27. While reports at the time claimed that the singer took his own life, a new private finding in the case has left everyone shocked.
Nirvana frontman, Kurt Cobain's demise was one of the most shocking incidents of the 1990s. At the time, it was confirmed by the Seattle Police Department and the medical examiner's office that the singer took his own life. However, years later, a news report has alleged that Kurt might have been murdered, creating several questions around his death.
Controversy around Kurt Cobain's murder has resurfaced over three decades after his tragic demise in 1994. The buzz started making rounds online after a new private forensic report challenged the long-standing conclusion that he died by s**cide. For the unversed, Kurt's body was found at his residence in Seattle in April 1994, after which the King County Medical Examiner ruled his death a suicide.
However, while the case remained officially closed since then, a new forensic finding, as reported by The Daily Mail, has challenged the results from over 30 years ago. The new research led by forensic specialists, Bryan Burnett and Michelle Wilkins, disputes the determination made by the King County Medical Examiner. Michelle told the publication that Bryan reached a stark conclusion after reviewing the evidence. Bryan was quoted as saying:
"This is a homicide."
According to The Daily Mail, Michelle Wilkins also said they felt they needed to do something about what they had uncovered. The report further claimed that Michelle's peer-reviewed paper suggests that one or more 'assailants' were present before Kurt Cobain's death. The report allegedly argues that Kurt was first forced into a h**oin overdose, then shot in the head by another person, and later left alone with a 'forged s**cide note'. Michelle was quoted as saying:
"It looks like someone staged a movie and wanted you to be absolutely certain this was a suicide"
Michelle Wilkins further cited several pieces of evidence in her comments to the outlet, including organ damage that she claimed could only have occurred as a result of an overdose rather than a shotgun wound. She also alleged that the blood pattern analysis has indicated that Kurt Cobain's body may have been moved after death.
In a statement to The Daily Mail, a spokesperson for the King County Medical Examiner's Office said the office had worked with local law enforcement at the time and concluded Kurt Cobain had, in fact, died by s**cide. The spokesperson added that the office remains open to revisiting conclusions if new credible evidence emerges. On the other hand, the Seattle Police Department asserted that the case remains closed. The SPD spokesperson was quoted as saying:
"Our detective concluded that he died by suicide, and this continues to be the position held by this department."
Kurt Cobain's body was discovered on April 8, 1994, days after his death on April 5, 1994, when an electrician arrived at his home. The singer was 27 years old. Cobain was the lead singer and guitarist of Nirvana, one of the most influential bands of the late 1980s and early 1990s. The group played a central role in the rise of grunge music. Regarding his personal life, reports indicate that Kurt married Courtney Love two years before his death. They shared a daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, who was nearly two years old at the time of Kurt's death.
What are your thoughts on Kurt Cobain's death being alleged a homicide decades after his death?
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