After developing and looking at the images, Seattle police said "they more clearly show the scene than the earlier Polaroid photos taken by investigators."

Cobain's death by shotgun blast had been determined a suicide by the medical examiner at the time, just days after leaving a rehab facility. The Nirvana frontman was found to have also taken a lethal dosage of heroin before the gunshot.

There are no indications if this new evidence is pointing towards any foul play involved in the singer's untimely death, which has long been the source of conjecture and controversy among fans and true-crime enthusiasts alike.