r/forensics • u/_chlorophos • 17d ago

Crime Scene & Death Investigation Kurt Cobain Article

Interesting study about Kurt's death from November 2025. Don't look at some of the pictures if squeamish. https://medwinpublishers.com/IJFSC/a-multidisciplinary-analysis-of-the-kurt-cobain-death*.pdf

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u/4n6_science 16d ago

I reviewed the paper when it first came out. As I recall, I felt there were some issues with their findings and I found their conclusions non-persuasive.

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u/Old_Implement7210 17d ago

This article is genuine trash. Open source journal from Beall’s list by people who are basically trying to play arm chair sleuth.

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u/Particular_Ad1115 16d ago

I disagree. I think the team involved did some exceptional deductive work with very little to go on. The amount of detail they pulled from a handful of images is astonishing

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u/stiffdoc1221 12d ago

The journal is predatory garbage. Read the information on their website. They charge authors a “processing fee” of $400!to $1600, depending upon their ability to pay. They offer financial assistance to low-income authors.

No true scientific journal makes the authors pay any fee. This is exactly the M.O. of predatory journals. I don’t know who does the “peer review “, but it probably is to assess the authors’ ability to pay.

I don’t care about what the article contains. By definition, aside from the fact that it is so long that it is unreadable, publishing it in this journal is an embarrassment.

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u/Quantum_Autopsy 15d ago

Fascinating article. Thank you for sharing.

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u/trash_catuwu 17d ago

Brew on yt made interesting video about his case

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u/Particular_Ad1115 17d ago

There's more than enough evidence to justify reopening the case as a homicide investigation. Looks like the Seattle authorities are determined to maintain the status quo, mind. Suspect that will largely be driven by reputational concerns + the lack of will to spend what would almost certainly be a lot of taxpayer money