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Kurt Cobain Case Reopened After Handwriting Discrepancies Found

4/5/2026

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Kurt Cobain's death on April 5, 1994, was ruled a suicide by shotgun.
Handwriting analyses by Dr. Mozelle Martin and Dawn McCarty, released April 4, 2026, questioned the four lines of Cobain's note.
The examiners concluded these lines do not match Cobain's handwriting and may come from a practice sheet found among Courtney Love's belongings.
The Seattle Police Department may reopen the case if evidence supports modern forensic methods.

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Story summary

Kurt Cobain's death on April 5, 1994, was ruled a suicide by shotgun.
Handwriting analyses by Dr. Mozelle Martin and Dawn McCarty, released April 4, 2026, questioned the four lines of Cobain's note.
The examiners concluded these lines do not match Cobain's handwriting and may come from a practice sheet found among Courtney Love's belongings.
The Seattle Police Department may reopen the case if evidence supports modern forensic methods.