by Roger Lewis, Revised January
4, 1998
DISCLAIMER: Please note that the research for this
essay was done as an independent project and has not been directed
by or overseen by any other researcher or investigator. This
research is based on high quality references which are listed
at the end. All rights reserved.
ABSTRACT
A comprehensive review of 99 forensic,
criminological, and other scientific references was undertaken
with regards to analyzing the postmortem blood morphine level
of Kurt Cobain. The following essay reports on this review,
which includes 19 studies of 1526 deaths specifically involving
blood morphine levels of intravenous heroin related overdoses,
as shown in Appendix A. Other studies which were
reviewed include thousands of heroin-related deaths in
general, over
3226 heroin related overdoses, over 3586 suicides, 760
violent suicides, several significant staged deaths, autopsy
procedures & discrepancies,
postmortem pharmacokinetics of drugs, and, with respect
to the traces of a "diazepam-like" substance found
in Cobain's blood, several references were reviewed regarding
benzodiazepines. Table 1, below, shows a seven point summary
of the material reviewed, which provides a clear picture
of Cobain's true cause of death, homicide. Thus, in contrast
with the "official" verdict of suicide by shotgun,
the scientific facts point to a series of events which probably
included a massive, lethal "hot shot" dose of heroin
and a benzodiazepine administered to Cobain, which would
have either immediately rendered him incapacitated in a comatose
state or killed him instantly. No suicide or overdose case
exists, in any of the many references reviewed, which parallels
the Cobain case, most likely because the chain of events
which occurred cannot be duplicated. This chain of events
specifically resembles homicide patterns, not suicide, and
should be re-opened to allow an independent re-investigation
of the serious discrepancies in the verdict, which should
be changed.
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