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Outlore with Eleanor Neale

The Deadly Love Triangle of the 27 Club

Outlore with Eleanor Neale

Eleanor Neale

True Crime

4.9900 Ratings

🗓️ 1 March 2026

⏱️ 125 minutes

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Summary

OUTLORE ARCHIVES: The 27 Club, 1994.

27 year old Kurt Cobain has just been discovered dead after a tumultuous life in the spotlight. And though ruled a self-exit, conspiracies would soon dominate conversations surrounding him. Because 2 months later, Kritsten Pfaff, a musician Kurt had grown suspiciously close to also passed away, also aged 27. 

Soon, a twisted, toxic love triangle would come to light. And at the centre would be Kurt’s wife, Kristen’s bandmante… Courtney Love. 

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0:00.0

Courtney Love was a magnet for tragedy. Most of it was beyond her control, but some of it was born from her own choices.

0:09.3

She was the wild, outspoken punk rock queen of the 90s, married to Nirvana's lead singer Kurt Cobain.

0:17.3

They were a power couple for the ages, but their relationship was explosive. It was filled

0:23.2

with jealousy and a shared addiction to heroin. And when Kurt's addiction began to spiral out

0:29.3

of control, so did their relationship. He became very close to another woman, Kristen Faf,

0:36.7

the bassist of Courtney's own band. Kurt felt like Kristen

0:41.0

understood him and they cared for each other very deeply. But Courtney, blinded by a deep

0:47.5

and bitter jealousy, became terrified that she would lose Kurt to another woman and so she decided to make Kristen's life a living hell.

0:57.7

Thank God it's Freaky Friday. Today, we're deep diving into the infamous, twisted love triangle

1:04.1

of 27 club members. It's a story that ended in tragedy for both Kurt and Kristen losing their lives so young at 27.

1:13.6

But was it Courtney Love that suffered the cruelest curse of all, being the only one to survive, the one who was left behind?

1:37.1

This series is intended for educational purposes to document mysteries, historical events and amplify important conversations. All opinions stated are mine alone.

1:40.2

Now before we get into this episode, just a warning, it is very heavy.

1:44.5

There are a lot of different themes in here that can be very, very sensitive.

1:48.6

They include discussions of suicide, child abuse, emotional abuse, heroin addiction, sexual assault, overdose and murder.

1:57.8

So viewer discretion is advised as always.

2:00.8

Now with that being said, I have a question for you.

2:03.6

Have you ever heard of an exclusive club that people are literally dying to get into, but nobody actually wants to be a part of?

2:12.6

It's called the 27 Club, and the guest list is filled with famous celebrities who all died

2:19.3

tragically young at the age of 27. After covering the life and death of once in a lifetime

2:25.3

superstar Amy Winehouse, we're back again today digging deep into the graves of two 27

2:32.1

club members in one episode. I want to tell their stories from beginning to end,

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