Final Essay
April 5, 1994 marks the day Kurt Cobain: lead
singer & face of the popular grunge/rock band, Nirvana, committed suicide
in his home in Seattle, Washington. With Kurt’s life being filled with drugs,
abuse, and depression, many people figured his life would be ended short. When
Cobain’s body was discovered, there was a shotgun with no fingerprints, a
suicide note, & no major trauma to his face. Since his death many questions
have gone unanswered, leaving a few theories to be developed.
1. Was Kurt
Cobain Murdered by Courtney Love?
2. Did
Courtney Love have Kurt Cobain killed?
3. Was the
suicide note falsified?
Let’s look at the life of Kurt
Cobain and the theories surrounding his controversial suicide, with the most
realistic solution being murder by Courtney Love.
Might someone ask, “Who is Kurt
Cobain?”. You probably weren’t born in the 90’s if you don’t know. Kurt Cobain,
former lead singer of the punk rock, grunge band. Born on February 20, 1967, in
Aberdeen, Washington. Kurt had always had a musical background. By age four he
was already singing and playing piano. You could say he had a normal
upbringing, until his parents divorced in 1976. Kurt spoke on it in an
interview with (“Family Values,” 1992). I had a good childhood up until I was
nine, and then a classic case of divorce really affected me.
Kurt spent a lot of time
bouncing around between family and friends, and by high school found himself
even homeless living under a bridge at one point. He never got the tender,
love, and care from anyone in his family, which took a huge toll on him.
In high school, Cobain
befriended a gay student, and ended up receiving hate, and bullying from other
class mates because they assumed he was gay. He later admitted that he was “gay
in spirit”, and “probably could be bisexual” (“The Dark Side,” 1992).
Cobain had many struggles that
stemmed from a dark childhood filled with many horrors like, abuse, alcoholism,
abandonment. All of which led him to become somewhat neurotic, which is set on
display in his lyrics. The alleged cause of death couldn’t have been to shock
to his family, yet leaves loose ends, given all the toxic relationships Cobain
was a part of. His life was filled with hate and haters.
There’s a few conspiracies tied
to the death of Kurt Cobain, some more believable than others. The first being:
Murdered by his wife, murder for hire, & murder by the nanny. The facts and
accusations surrounding the situation are eye opening.
The first theory is that, Kurt
Cobain’s wife (Courtney Love) is the murderer. At the scene of the “suicide”,
amongst all the evidence, there was a suicide note that Cobain had left. When
pictures of the note surfaced, many people took interest in the fact that the
last few lines didn’t match Cobain’s handwriting (“How did Kurt Cobain really
die?”). Cobain’s relationship with
Courtney was publicly known to be messy, and they had a history of splitting up
(“Kurt Cobain death conspiracies”). The note showed to have obvious erase
marks, as if someone had rewritten a few sentences which obviously raised
eyebrows. Many people believed that the letter was originally supposed to
express Cobain’s intent to leave Courtney for good, (“How did Kurt Cobain
really die?”) which could leave a motive.
The second theory is murder for
hire. Eldon Hoke, who also goes by “El Deuce”, is the lead singer of a band
named The Mentors. In a documentary, “Kurt & Courtney”, “El Deuce” claims
that Courtney had approached him in a record store in Hollywood, offering
$50,000 to kill her husband, Kurt Cobain (1). Obviously, this isn’t the cause
of the death given that this was talked about in a documentary, but what it
does show, if true, is that Courtney seemed to have a reason to want Kurt dead.
Eldon, later in the interview says that he turned down the offer from Courtney,
and told her to let karma catch up to him (1). Two days after the documentary
with Hoke’s interview was released, “El Deuce”, was run over by a train in
California. His death was pronounced an accident.
The third theory is another
murder. Tom Grant, a private investigator hired by Courtney Love had been
investigating Cobain for quite some time before Kurt’s death (2). Grant who
runs a website committed to death of Cobain, talks about how secretive his
situation with Courtney was (1). Michael Dewitt, a longtime nanny for Kurt, who
stayed at his Seattle home always, was the only one home when Cobain showed up
to the house after running away from rehab. Grant, who had been traveling to
Seattle at the time was the only person that found the Kurt’s body aside from
Dewitt, who’s company had gone unknown until they found the body. Grant claims
he received notes from Dewitt that were incredibly defensive about the fact he
went unnoticed until the death. The theory remains at large.
All three theories contain
studied facts that leave too much to be discovered. Too much of the case
remains confidential, including photos of the crime scene.
On April 5th, 1994 Kurt
Cobain was found dead in his home in Seattle, Washington. The verdict was
suicide, but a suspicious suicide letter, and a few motives leave a few
conspiracies to be formed.
1. Kurt’s
wife, Courtney Love is the murderer
2. Murder for
hire
3. The nanny
did it
Although most the evidence points
to Courtney Love being the killer, the question remains a theory. The tragic
death remains the original verdict: Suicide.
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Kelly. “How Did Kurt Cobain Really Die? The Murder Conspiracy
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