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It’s been over thirty years since rock legend Kurt Cobain took his personal life at his house in Aberdeen, Washington.
However regardless of the seemingly self-explanatory circumstances of his passing — Cobain died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after writing a suicide be aware — theories about his closing hours proceed to run rampant.
And now, a Washington-based personal investigator has sparked renewed curiosity in one of many music world’s most enduring mysteries.
Courtney Love attends the “Moonage Daydream” London Premiere at BFI IMAX Waterloo on September 05, 2022 in London, England. (Picture by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Photographs)
Kurt Cobain’s suicide be aware stays a supply of controversy
Based on the Nationwide Enquirer, PI Jason Jensen claims that two Seattle chilly case detectives and a King County assistant prosecutor are investigating Cobain’s loss of life in response to startling new proof.
“The circumstances of Kurt’s death have long troubled me,” Jensen tells the Enquirer. “I by no means believed he killed himself as soon as I noticed the purported suicide be aware. It’s apparent that part of that be aware was solid
Within the be aware, Cobain bemoans “the miserable, self-destructive, death rocker that I’ve become,” however he by no means speaks of a need to take his personal life till the ultimate 4 strains.
In his conclusion, Cobain implored Like to “please keep going” for the sake of their baby, Frances Bean, including his daughter “will be so much happier without me.”
Based on one outstanding forensic doc and handwriting examination guide, the handwriting on the finish of the be aware doesn’t match the lettering at the start.
Singer/songwriter/actress Courtney Love attends HBO’s ‘Kurt Cobain: Montage Of Heck’ Los Angeles Premiere on the Egyptian Theatre on April 21, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Picture by Jason Merritt/Getty Photographs)
“The top portion of the note … exhibits handwriting characteristics consistent with known samples of [Kurt’s] writing,” reads a report by Daybreak McCarty.
“However, upon detailed examination, the last four lines of the note … show subtle but distinct differences in handwriting traits.”
McCarty additional explains that the variations embody “variations in letter formation, baseline alignment, and slants applied during writing.”
Dr. Mozelle Martin, a court-certified questioned doc examiner additionally reported that her analyses “strongly suggest that Kurt Cobain likely did not author the last four lines of the note.”
She cites the invention of a “practice note” discovered amongst Love’s belongings as potential additional proof of foul play.
“While absolute certainty cannot be guaranteed, the handwriting characteristics present in the last four lines exhibit notable similarities to those observed in the handwriting practice note discovered among Courtney Love’s belongings,” Martin writes.
Courtney Love attends the “Moonage Daydream” London Premiere at BFI IMAX Waterloo on September 05, 2022 in London, England. (Picture by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Photographs)
Conspiracy theorists proceed to fixate on Cobain’s widow
Along with the controversy over the letter, the Enquirer claims to have discovered a 2014 police report revealing that Cobain had “three times the fatal dose of heroin” in his bloodstream on the time of his loss of life, which might have made it “virtually impossible for him to have shot himself.”
The outlet additionally hyperlinks to an article revealed by Loudwire, citing unsubstantiated claims that within the weeks main as much as his loss of life, Cobain was planning to divorce Love and take away her from his will.
Regardless of the continued fixation amongst conspiracy theorists, Seattle Police Division and the King County Prosecuting Legal professional’s Workplace each instructed the Enquirer that there aren’t any plans to reopen the investigation into Cobain’s loss of life.
“My hope is the findings will finally shed light on what really happened to this generational talent,” Jensen tells the Enquirer.
“Kurt deserves to rest peacefully and that will never happen until his murderer is brought to justice.”
