100 - The Death of Kurt Cobain

Trace Evidence

Steven Pacheco

History, True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.7 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2020

⏱️ 177 minutes

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Summary

Kurt Cobain died on April 5th, 1994. His body was found in the greenhouse above his garage on the morning of April 8th. The Seattle Police Department and King County Medical Examiner's Office ruled Kurt's death a suicide inside of 24 hours. Before evidence was processed, before toxicology came in.. before they even investigated.

For twenty-six years there has been a harsh debate: Did Kurt Cobain commit suicide or was it murder? In this episode, we bypass that question and instead ask something that we might actually be able to get an answer to... did the Seattle Police Department thoroughly and unbiasedly investigate the death of Kurt Cobain or did they leap to the conclusion of suicide, to which they've stuck to this very day?

We will take a thorough look at the evidence, hear from experts and hear from Kurt himself in our search for the answer.

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0:00.0	He was an icon of Generation X and Frontman to one of the most influential and successful
0:13.6	bands of the last century.
0:15.9	At the peak of his stardom, this seemingly reluctant celebrity who seemed to have it all
0:21.2	was struggling behind the scenes, overwhelmed with fame and attention, neck deep in a severe
0:27.5	heroin addiction and watching the slow decay of his marriage, Kurt Cobain was reevaluating
0:33.6	everything.
0:35.0	The only consistent source of joy in his life was his daughter, who he loved endlessly.
0:41.8	In April of 1994, Kurt walked out of a rehab facility in California, hopped on a plane
0:48.7	back to Seattle and vanished for several days.
0:53.0	In hopes of locating her husband, Courtney loved hired a private investigator, but it was
0:58.2	almost too late already.
1:00.6	Kurt's body was found on April 8th in the room above his garage, often called the Green
1:05.7	House.
1:07.0	An electrician discovered Kurt's body and notified the Seattle Police Department who arrived
1:12.3	on the scene.
1:13.8	Within hours, his death was ruled a suicide.
1:17.2	According to multiple people involved in the investigation, it was an open and shut case.
1:24.0	I know what you're thinking.
1:25.7	You've heard this case before.
1:27.8	It was murder.
1:28.8	No.
1:29.8	It was suicide.
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