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Press release from TheColdCases.com
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – TheColdCases.com, a prominent platform dedicated to the investigation and analysis of cold cases, is set to unveil a unique examination of Kurt Cobain’s suicide note through a handwriting analysis. This special release is scheduled for April 4, 2026, precisely at 9:00 p.m. ET, marking the eve of the 32nd anniversary of Cobain’s tragic passing on April 5, 1994.
In this exclusive release, TheColdCases.com will feature comprehensive reports from two independent and credentialed forensic document examiners: Dr. Mozelle Martin and Dawn McCarty. These analyses were procured by Jason Jensen, who will participate in a special interview on the website alongside Dawn McCarty. Visitors to the site will have free access to download and scrutinize the full reports, enabling a broader audience of readers, researchers, and the general public to evaluate the findings and form their own insights.
It’s important to note that this release focuses solely on the handwriting analysis of Cobain’s note. TheColdCases.com remains committed to presenting only the forensic evidence without delving into speculation regarding the circumstances surrounding Cobain’s death or assigning culpability. The intent is to maintain transparency by placing expert evaluations in the public arena, allowing the factual evidence to narrate its own story.
ABOUT THE FORENSIC DOCUMENT EXAMINERS
Dr. Mozelle Martin
Dr. Mozelle Martin is a Board Certified Forensic Document Examiner and a recognized authority in the field of questioned document examination. She holds advanced academic credentials including a doctorate, and has accumulated decades of professional experience analyzing handwriting, signatures, alterations, and contested documents for legal proceedings, law enforcement agencies, and private clients. Dr. Martin has served as an expert witness in both civil and criminal cases across the United States, providing court-admissible testimony grounded in the established scientific methodology of forensic document examination. Her work spans cases involving wills, contracts, ransom notes, suicide notes, and other questioned writings. Dr. Martin is a member of professional forensic organizations that uphold rigorous standards of practice and ethical conduct in document examination, and her analytical conclusions are built upon peer-reviewed techniques and years of case experience.
Dawn McCarty
Dawn McCarty is a trained and experienced handwriting analyst and forensic document examiner with a professional background that bridges both the scientific and investigative dimensions of document analysis. McCarty has devoted her career to the study of handwriting identification, personality profiling through graphology, and the detection of forgery and document alteration. She has worked on numerous high-profile and sensitive cases, applying a methodical, evidence-based approach to the examination of written materials. McCarty’s expertise includes the analysis of stroke patterns, pen pressure, letter formation, baseline consistency, and other identifying characteristics that forensic examiners use to authenticate or question the origin of a written document. Her findings in the Cobain note analysis represent an independent conclusion drawn solely from the forensic evidence before her.
ABOUT JASON JENSEN
Jason Jensen is the individual who obtained and provided the handwriting analysis reports to TheColdCases.com Founder Dustin Terry. Jensen will be featured in an exclusive interview on TheColdCases.com alongside forensic document examiner Dawn McCarty, in which both will discuss the reports and the process behind them. Jensen’s role in bringing these findings to the public underscores the collaborative nature of cold case research, where determined private citizens and credentialed professionals work together to surface information that deserves wider scrutiny.
WHAT VISITORS CAN EXPECT
Beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET on April 4, 2026, visitors to TheColdCases.com will have access to the full handwriting analysis reports authored by Dr. Mozelle Martin and Dawn McCarty, available for free download. The site will also host a video or written interview featuring Jason Jensen and Dawn McCarty. No conclusions about guilt or innocence will be offered by TheColdCases.com — this release is solely dedicated to presenting forensic expert opinion for public review. Readers are encouraged to examine the reports, weigh the expert findings, and determine for themselves what they believe the evidence indicates.