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Was Kurt Cobain killed in a real murder? The autopsy and crime scene images were recently examined by an unofficial private sector team of forensic scientists, who have indicated that their findings do not support the theory of an instantaneous gunshot death, as per Loudwire. In response to the reports, the Seattle Police and Medical Examiner have released additional comments. Cobain passed away on April 5, 1994, as has been known for years, from what appeared to be a self-inflicted wound. At the time of his death, the Nirvana singer committed suicide, according to the King County Medical Examiner’s ruling. A representative for the Medical Examiner’s Office told the Daily Mail this as news of the fresh report started to spread.
King County Medical Examiner’s Office worked with the local law enforcement agency, conducted a full autopsy and followed all of its procedures in coming to the determination of the manner of death as a suicide. Our office is always open to revisiting its conclusions if new evidence comes to light, but we’ve seen nothing to date that would warrant re-opening of this case and our previous determination of death.
The case wiill not be reopened.
Our detective concluded that he died by suicide and this continues to be the position held by this department.
The investigation team’s independent researcher, Michelle Wilkins, discussed their findings with The Daily Mail. Speaking to the newspaper, she felt that the thorough analysis of the autopsy results did not support the theory of an immediate bullet death. Ten pieces of evidence were given in a peer-reviewed report that showed the vocalist of Nirvana had been confronted by one or more attackers who had forced the artist to overdose on drugs, staged the body, and forged a suicide note. The findings were deemed “unusual” for a rapid gunshot death, according to the report. Before being approved for publication, the forensic article was subjected to peer review by the International Journal of Forensic Science’s editorial board.
Wilkins told The Daily Mail that although the team is not looking to make any arrests, they did want to be transparent and asked that the evidence be reexamined.
If we’re wrong, just prove it to us. That’s all we asked them to do.
