The Complicated Life Of Kurt Cobain

He Checked Into Rehab For Two Days, Disappeared & Then Shot Himself In The Head

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Cobain checked into Exodus Recovery Center and called his wife on April 1, telling her he loved her. It was the last time they spoke. Cobain then scaled a six-foot high brick wall and left rehab. His mother filed a missing person’s report on April 4, but he was spotted in several places around Seattle. On April 5, he locked himself in the greenhouse above his garage. He took some drugs (probably heroin), wrote a one-page note in ink, and shot himself in the head with a 20-gauge shotgun. His body was discovered by an electrician on April 8.