Police Reopen Kurt Cobain Death Investigation
Police in Seattle have officially reopened Kurt Cobain's death investigation.
After developing four rolls of film that had been sitting for years, Cobain's suspected suicide case has been re-examined.
"The 35 mm film was processed by the King County Sheriff's Office photo lab under high security," KIRO TV reported on March 20. "Though the pictures have a slight green tint because of deterioration, police say they more clearly show the scene than the earlier Polaroid photos taken by investigators."
On April 8, 1994, Cobain was found dead of a bullet wound to the head by an electrical worker who had been hired to do work on the Lake Washington home. Day later, police determined the death was suicide, and that before Cobain shot himself, he injected a lethal dose of heroin.
The syringes and heroin kit Cobain used has been kept in the Seattle police evidence unit and, along with the previously undeveloped film, is part of the re-investigation.
On March 18, 1994, just weeks before Cobain's alleged suicide, police were called to his Seattle home after he reportedly "locked himself in a room," claiming that he was going to kill himself. At the time, Cobain "had a gun in the room" but said he was not suicidal and didn't want to kill himself.
Nevertheless, following Cobain's death, the call certainly solidified police's speculation that Cobain had killed himself.
The results of the re-examination have yet to be completed.