Kurt Cobain Letter Made Public by Seattle Police; Kurt Cobain's Death Note, What Did It Say About Courtney Love? A `Bitch With Zits’

Kurt Cobain, the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for the 90s rock band Nirvana, said a lot in very few albums, but we are still listening and trying to make sense of some of his words. The Seattle Police just released a letter he wrote shortly before his death where, Kurt Cobain mocks Courtney, saying "She's a Bitch With Zits" and calling her his "lawful shredded wife." It reads like some of his lyrics.  

Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain was discovered dead in his Seattle home twenty years ago. The victim of an apparent self-inflicted gun shot, despite much speculation from conspiracy theorists. Police released a note that was found in his wallet that had been kept private until now. Seattle police say the letter found in Kurt Cobain's wallet at the time of his death on April 8, 1994. At the time, the note was collected, logged into evidence but never before made public.

A line from the letter says "Do you Kurt Cobain take Courtney Michelle Love to be your lawful shredded wife... Even when she's a bitch with zits and siphoning all (your) money for doping and whoring..."

Cobain's letter is written on stationery from the Phoenix Hotel near San Francisco.  It is very different from the suicide note found by Cobain's body which calls Courtney Love a "goddess of a wife who sweats ambition and empathy."

The Seattle Police Department reexamined Cobain's death to mark its 20th anniversary. Seattle Police Department Cold Case Detective Mike Ciesynski studied conspiracy documentaries, articles and TV shows about Cobain's death.  He said he have found no evidence that would justify reopening the case.

In a statement Ciesynski said "We knew with the 20th anniversary coming up and we knew there was going to be a lot of media interest. I've been a detective in homicide for 20 years and I've been in the cold case unit for 10 years. Most of the cases I work on, I look for something that wasn't done [in the investigation] in the past. ... There were so many conspiracy theories out there, it was good judgment on their behalf to hold to this."

The review confirmed the King County Medical Examiner's finding that Cobain died by suicide, shooting himself after taking what would have likely been a lethal dose of heroin.

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