Kurt Cobain's uncle speaks out on singer's death as he's convinced legend was ‘murdered’

Warning: This article contains discussion of suicide which some readers may find distressing.

The uncle of Kurt Cobain has claimed his nephew was 'murdered' and accused the police of conducting a 'sloppy' investigation into the matter.

The Nirvana frontman's body was found on 8 April, 1994, at his home in Seattle by an electrician, with an investigation into his death returning the verdict of suicide.

According to the King County Medical Examiner, Cobain died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound from a Remington Model 11 20-gauge shotgun.

However, that verdict has been the target of a number of conspiracy theorists over the years who claim Cobain was murdered, and an unofficial team of forensic scientists claimed 'we've got to do something about this' as they put together a series of claims they believe makes their case that Cobain did not shoot himself.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, Kobain's uncle Gary has also insisted his nephew was murdered and alleged that the Nirvana star's grandfather Leland thought the same before he died.

Kurt Cobain's death has long since been ruled a suicide, but there are some including his uncle who insist otherwise (Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)

Gary Cobain insisted that his nephew did not commit suicide and saw the renewed attention on the case as a sign that 'someone else finally caught on'.

He also said he had doubts about the gun his nephew used to shoot himself, saying he wouldn't have expected Cobain to fire the shotgun while pointing it at himself.

"There should've been prints all over the gun. The gun was 45 inches long, I don't think I could reach that myself," the singer's uncle claimed.

Despite the claims from some corners over Cobain's fate, authorities have kept to their positions on his death being a suicide.

A spokesperson for the Seattle Police Department (SPD) previously said: "Kurt Cobain died by suicide in 1994. This continues to be the position held by the Seattle Police Department."

Gary Cobain claims his nephew was 'murdered' (GoFundMe)

Responding to the forensic claims, a spokesperson for the Medical Examiner's Office said: "King County Medical Examiner’s Office worked with the local law enforcement agency, conducted a full autopsy, and followed all of its procedures in coming to the determination of the manner of death as a suicide."

They said they would be willing to look again at the conclusions 'if new evidence comes to light', but they had 'seen nothing to date that would warrant re-opening of this case and our previous determination of death'.

A spokesperson for the SPD told the Mail: "The Kurt Cobain case remains closed. The SPD has no plans to revisit it."

The LADbible Group have contacted Seattle Police Department for further comment.

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