On this day 25 years ago Kurt Cobain died
One of rock’s brightest young talents was extinguished on April 5, 1994, when Kurt Cobain’s life ended with an act of horrific violence that investigators later deemed a suicide.
The Nirvana frontman’s body was found on April 8, when an electrician discovered his corpse, along with a shotgun and a handwritten note, after arriving at Cobain’s Seattle home to install security lighting.
Although reports of his death circulated quickly, the Seattle police department held off on issuing an official confirmation until April 9, when the King County medical examiner’s office was able to obtain a conclusive fingerprint match.
“An autopsy has shown Kurt Cobain died of a shotgun wound to the head,” read part of the examiner’s report. “At this time the wound appears to be self-inflicted.”