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Kurt Cobain’s Death Faces Renewed Scrutiny as Police Watchdog Launches Investigation

There have long been theories that Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain didn’t kill himself, and the theories seem to have caught police attention.

By Stephen Andrew Galiher

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A new police probe into the death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain may uphold doubts on his suicide ruling.

The NY Post reports that sources connected to the investigation indicated that Seattle’s Office of Police Accountability has gotten involved. The department is looking into the claims against former Chief Shon Barnes.

According to the allegations, Barnes “acknowledged evidence collected” at the scene of Cobain’s death was “contradictory” to details of the original police report. In 2025, Barnes had a sit-down with private investigators. He allegedly told them that no blood was found on the hand that Cobain........

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