Newly uncovered documents related to Kurt Cobain’s death reveal that his wife, Courtney Love, made an uncommon request regarding the crime scene photographs.
Love, 61, and Cobain, who was 27 at the time of his death, had been together for under three years when he took his own life in 1994. The rock icon’s passing triggered an investigation that ultimately concluded his death was a suicide. Nevertheless, the Nirvana lead singer’s demise has persistently fueled conspiracy theories, some casting Love in a questionable or sinister role.
The memo, uncovered by the organization Who Killed Kurt?, was addressed by Sergeant Don Cameron to homicide unit commander Lieutenant Al Gerdes. Cameron noted in the document that “the suicide of Kurt Cobain has once again become a media issue.”
Cameron further stated that “allegations by a California private investigator, Tom Grant,” who claimed Love murdered Cobain and accused the police department of “cover[ing] up the murder,” had “rekindled” Love’s worries about the “preservation/security of the crime scene photos.” Cameron wrote that Love approached her attorney, Seth Lichtenstein, regarding the matter. Lichtenstein reportedly “called and asked if the photos could be destroyed to prevent any mistaken release,” reports the Mirror US.
Cameron informed Lichtenstein that the photos, taken on 35mm film, had yet to be developed, “nor would [they] unless it became necessary.” The sergeant noted that he told the attorney that “the Polaroids are in evidence under lock and key and only three people are authorized to remove them from evidence.”
He further noted in the memo that he was uncertain whether Lichtenstein was “satisfied” with the response, but that “with [Tom] Grant still running amok we would look foolish and certainly unprofessional if we destroyed the only photographs of the crime scene.” Cameron concluded by stating his belief that Lichtenstein “may go higher on the chain of command,” prompting him to notify Gerdes.
Low recalled first encountering the memo when he reviewed the case file in 2005.
“I just thought it was a really weird, unprecedented request to ask to destroy evidence just 10 months after the death,” he said.
“But, honestly,” he continued, “I myself was worried that there was a danger that the photos would be developed and get out there because my department is not without blemish.” Low revealed that the film was stored in “a fancy safe” within a records office that had “no good security.
“There were legitimate concerns about things disappearing from evidence,” he said. Low suggested that “one phone call” could have “permanently” erased “the entire evidentiary record of how Kurt Cobain died.”
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