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CBS News Logo. Kurt Cobain's death was indeed a suicide, police say. Nearly 20 years after Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain was found dead in his Seattle home, the city's police have re-examined the case - including dozens of photos not seen before. Cobain was 27 at the time.
April 11, 1994 | 12:00AM PT. Kurt Cobain, the lead singer of rock band Nirvana, was found dead on April 5. He was 27. Cobainâs body was found around 8:30 a.m. Friday in a room above the garage of the singerâs home in a fashionable Seattle area.