(4A) Courtney's false missing persons report, March 1994

Two days after Kurt left the rehab center on April 4, 1994, Courtney Love called the Seattle police early in the morning from Los Angeles to report Kurt Cobain as a missing person. Falsely portrayed herself as Cobain's mother, Wendy O'Connor, who lives near Seattle.

There was no mention in the report that Kurt had been last seen at the Lake Washington residence on April 2th, 1994 by Cali Dewitt and his girlfriend Jessica Hopper.

The police report says that "Mr. Cobain ran away from California facility and flew back to Seattle... bought a shotgun and may be suicidal. Det. Terry SPD/Narcotics has further info." This suggests that Cobain purchased a shotgun on that very day with the intention of killing himself, when in fact he acquired the gun before he admitted himself into drug rehabilitation on March 30. Also, Courtney Love told the police that Cobain had flown to Seattle, when she had told Tom Grant the day before that she had no idea where he might go.

The Seattle police received a missing person report. Although Wendy Connor, Cobain's mother, was supposed to have filed the police report, Courtney Love actually notified police and later Tom Grant that Courtney herself was the one who filled the missing persons report. Although the report is accurate, it is worded awkwardly. It sounds as if Kurt left the rehab center and then bought a shotgun for protection (due to burglars in the house) which set the police up for what they would later observe. A body, a shotgun, and a note would normally point to a suicide. However, Kurt purchased the shotgun before he left for rehab.

The question remains: Why did Courtney Love file a missing person report pretending to be Kurt's mother?

Kurt's missing person's report

Courtney Love admits that she was the one who filled in the missing person's report, not his mother as was said by the media: "People wouldn't take me seriously".