Web debate nurtures eerie Cobain murder theory

The fuss over Kurt Cobain's April 1994 suicide seems to be over. The anniversary of the Nirvana leader's death passed a couple of weeks ago with no big tributes, no magazine covers and, thankfully, no copycat suicides.

It's all over. Except on the Internet. There the macabre debate continues: Was it suicide or murder?

While most of us thought this was cut-and-dried long ago, on-line sleuths, led by Beverly Hills private investigator Tom Grant, are still debating the minutiae of who said what, photos of the crime scenes, eyewitness accounts and more.

The whole thing including postings from Nirvana fans urging Grant on has a pretty creepy air about it. It's taken on a life of its own, with ongoing debates and "evidence" that Cobain's wife, Courtney Love, had something to do with his death.

Incredibly, some of the furor is over who was first with the conspiracy theories.

Grant has been seen as the leader, since he once worked for Love and his investigation started before Cobain's body was found.

Seattle resident Richard Lee has posted a scathing diatribe pointing out that he first publicly aired the possibility of murder five days after the body was found and has kept it up with an hour on his Seattle cable public-access show every week ever since.

In all the fury, though, one good point is made. Police never have tracked down who was using Cobain's credit card after he was dead.