Was Kurt Cobain‘s death an actual homicide? An unofficial private sector team of forensic scientists recently conducted their own investigation of the autopsy and crime scene photos and have suggested that their findings were not consistent with that of an instantaneous gunshot death. The Seattle Police and Medical Examiner have both weighed in with new statements responding to the reports.
As has been reported for years, Cobain died on April 5, 1994 of an apparent self-inflicted wound. The King County Medical Examiner ruled that the Nirvana singer had taken his own life at the time of his passing.
What Did the Police and Medical Examiner Say?
As word of the new report began to circulate, a spokesperson for the Medical Examiner’s Office told the Daily Mail: ‘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.”
They added, ‘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.”…