FBI Releases Long-Withheld File on Kurt Cobain
FBI Releases Long-Withheld File on Kurt Cobain
For decades, the government kept a file on conspiracy theories about Cobain s death. Here s what s in the newly released documents
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In the past month, Kurt Cobain and Nirvana have snuck back into the headlines. April 5th marked the 27th anniversary of Cobain’s death, an NFT of Cobain’s last photo shoot was put on the market, and Nirvana as a group were hit with a copyright-infringement lawsuit for alleged unauthorized use of a 1949 illustration on their merch. As announced this week, six strands of Cobain’s hair, cut in 1989, will be part of a rock-memorabilia auction.
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FROM ROLLING STONE BY DAVID BROWNE:
For decades, the government kept a file on conspiracy theories about Cobain’s death. Here’s what’s in the newly released documents.
A mere 10 pages, the file is slim but intriguing. The centerpieces are two letters, sent from names that have been redacted, urging the Bureau to investigate Cobain’s 1994 death as a murder, rather than suicide. “Millions of fans around the world would like to see the inconsistencies surrounding his death cleared up once and for all,” reads one, typed-out, from September 2003.
The other letter, also from a blocked author but written by hand, dates from 2007. “The police who took up the case were never very serious in investigating it as a murder but from the beginning insisted on it being a suicide,” it reads in part. “This bothers me the most because his killer is still out there. …” The writer also cites so-called evidence (“there were no prints on the gun
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LAWRENCE Three University of Kansas School of Law alumni will receive the law school’s highest alumni honor, the Distinguished Alumni Award, this year. The award celebrates graduates for their professional achievements, contributions to the legal field and service to their communities and the university.
Rosemary O’Leary, Judge Robert Nugent III and the late Reginald Robinson will receive the 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award.
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Fri, 04/30/2021
LAWRENCE Three University of Kansas School of Law alumni will receive the law school’s highest alumni honor, the Distinguished Alumni Award, this year. The award celebrates graduates for their professional achievements, contributions to the legal field and service to their communities and the university.
Rosemary O’Leary, Judge Robert Nugent III and the late Reginald Robinson will receive the 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award.
Rosemary “Rosie” O’Leary, L’81, the Edwin O. Stene Distinguished Professor in KU s School of Public Affairs & Administration, has distinguished herself through exemplary service and a lifetime of award-winning research and teaching. After working as an attorney, O Leary earned a doctorate in public administration from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. O’Leary spent the last three decades researching the intersection of public administration and law. She has written 12 books and over 135 scholarly articles. She has recei
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