Courtney Love asked Seattle police officials in 1995 to hand over the full file detailing the investigation into the death of her late husband Kurt Cobain.
The San Francisco native, 62, submitted paperwork to then-Seattle Chief of Police Norm Stamper on October 20, 1995 requesting sole possession of all of the info the agency had in the death.
The Hole singer was married to the grunge icon from February 24, 1992 until his April 5, 1994 death, which authorities said was the result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at their Seattle home.
An investigative organization called Who Killed Kurt? thinks the case surrounding the Nirvana singer should be re-examined amid concerns it had been a homicide.
It obtained the letter penned by Love's attorney Bryan Coluccio to Stamper in connection with the case about a year-and-a-half after his death, the New York Post reported Monday.
The Daily Mail has reached out to the Seattle Police Department, Coluccio's office and representatives for Love for comment, but has yet to hear back.
Courtney Love, 62, asked Seattle police officials in 1995 to hand over the full file detailing the investigation into the death of her late husband Kurt Cobain. Pictured 2022
Love was married to the grunge icon from February 24, 1992 until his April 5, 1994 death, which authorities said was the result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at their Seattle home. Cobain pictured in NYC in 1993
Coluccio wrote in the document obtained by the outlet, 'This letter is to request that the complete investigation file of the Seattle Police Department pertaining to Mr. Cobain's death be delivered to me, with no further records or copies to remain with the Department.'
'I confirm on behalf of Mr. Cobain's estate and Ms. Love-Cobain that they are satisfied that the Seattle Police Department performed a complete and thorough investigation into Mr. Cobain's death.'
The attorney said in the letter that Love accepted 'without any reservation, the Department's final determination that Mr. Cobain's death was a suicide,' and that 'the matter can be closed.'
Among the items included in the case file were 'personal letters' penned by the late vocalist; documents containing 'personal and private' details, including finances; and Polaroid photos and rolls of 35mm still film that had not been developed, according to the letter.
In the letter, the attorney said that 'several persons' had attempted to profit from 'sale and distribution of material pertaining to Mr. Cobain's death,' spurring the official request from Love's camp.
Coluccio ended the letter in saying, 'Thank you in advance for your favorable response to this request,' which had been denied by the department.
The request was criticized by multiple people, including former Seattle police Capt. Neil Low, who initially concurred with the suicide ruling but has later said he believed Cobain's death had been the result of a homicide.
Low told the New York Post on Monday that the 'request that the SPD give his client all of the police records related to the Cobain investigation is totally absurd.
Cobain, daughter Frances Bean Cobain and Love pictured in LA in 1993
Love submit paperwork to then-Seattle Chief of Police Norm Stamper on October 20, 1995 requesting sole possession of all of the info the agency had into the death
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'As an "officer of the court," you would expect Mr. Coluccio to know that police agencies are required to document all of their official business and correspondence as a matter of public record,' Low said.
He said that police would be violating basic statutes of 'public record compliance' and 'accountability' if they had agreed to the request.
Who Killed Kurt?'s Michelle Wilkins told the outlet that 'every cold case lives or dies on the evidence that's preserved.'
Wilkins said that 'when lawyers are demanding investigative materials be removed from police custody, it doesn't protect the pursuit of truth,' but 'makes future scrutiny far more difficult.'
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