More than 30 years since the music industry lost its most unwilling icon, the death of Kurt Cobain is once again in the spotlight. Where the official story has long been one of tragic suicide, a former law enforcement insider is now coming forward, claiming that the physical evidence at the scene in Seattle simply doesn’t add up.
Former police captain Neil Low, who spent an impressive 50 years with the Seattle Police Department, has declared the original investigation into Cobain's death in 1994 to be ‘botched.’ Neil was asked to review the case files in 2005, and after several decades of reflection, he now believes that the Nirvana frontman’s death was actually a homicide that was deliberately staged to look like a suicide.
In Neil’s opinion, the team investigating the death may have entered the greenhouse overlooking Lake Washington with their minds already made up. He points to major discrepancies in the blood splatter and the placement of the 20-gauge shotgun discovered with Kurt. In particular, he believes that the power of the birdshot would have created a massive pattern of evidence at the scene that simply wasn’t there.
Forensic discrepancies
The “suicide” verdict was made only hours after the body was found by an electrician. But recent independent analyses have pointed out discrepancies between the autopsy results and the original police files.
These are:
Toxicology levels: There are doubts about the level of heroin in Kurt’s body and whether he could have physically worked a gun.
The scene: Inconsistencies in Kurt’s hands and the position of the note that was found nearby.
Forensic patterns: Recent analysis has indicated that the blood patterns may conflict with a self-inflicted wound.
The official stance
While all these claims of high-profile evidence and the ever-popular conspiracy theories continue to circulate, the King County Medical Examiner’s Office is unmoved. They insist that the original detective work was good and that no “new” evidence has been brought to light that would necessitate a re-opening of the case. For now, the file on the grunge star remains closed, even as the controversy over his final hours continues to rage.
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