At 27, he was a musical icon whose voice shaped a generation. Yet the final tragic chapter of Kurt Cobain's life was recorded not in song, but in a chilling coroner's report. The Nirvana frontman died on April 8, 1994 from a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head, according to the King County Medical Examiner. The coroner withheld the autopsy from the public then, but now, a group of independent forensic researchers has shared a full copy with the Daily Mail which they say brings into question this long-standing cause of death ruling. The unofficial private sector team of forensic scientists examined the autopsy along with crime scene records, and concluded that aspects of the case point to a homicide rather than a suicide. Cobain was found in the atrium of his Seattle home, with a handwritten note nearby and a shotgun in his left hand, according to official reports. After analyzing the autopsy and crime scene pictures, the private team said Cobain's left dorsal hand should have show...
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