

They noted his struggles with addiction and what they believe was an undiagnosed bipolar disorder.

Many of Cobain's friends and family have noted the singer's private and public utterances of depression and instability. According to the Fingerprint Analysis Report, four cards of latent prints were lifted but none were legible.

The shotgun: The weapon, a Remington Model 11 20 gauge, was not checked for fingerprints until May 6 - a month after Cobain's body was discovered. He claims the final few lines at the bottom - which do imply suicide - were added afterwards by an unknown individual. Grant believes the letter reads as a note announcing Cobain is leaving his wife and the music business - not as a farewell to life. Suicide note: Grant claims that while he was working for Courtney Love, he came across the so-called suicide note that Cobain wrote for her. Grant also argues that the heroin was used by a third party to incapacitate Cobain before the shotgun was fired at him. However, private investigator Tom Grant - who worked for Courtney Love - has claimed that means Cobain could have been too high to be able to pull the shotgun's trigger. Toxicology report: The official pathology report determined that the level of heroin in Cobain's bloodstream was 1.52 milligrams per liter - a potentially lethal dose. The scene around the body showed what Lee claimed was a distinct lack of blood for a point-blank shotgun blast to the head.

Lack of blood at the scene: Seattle public access host Richard Lee obtained a video taped from outside Cobain's garage looking into his house. Here are some of the leading arguments for both homicide and suicide: The death certificate stated he died as a result of a 'contact perforating shotgun wound to the head' - and concluded it was a suicide.īut some people believe the singer was murdered. Twenty-one years after his body was found, speculation still rages among Nirvana fans as to the circumstances surrounding Kurt Cobain's death.
