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There are a bunch of conspiracy theories surrounding the tragic death of Kurt Cobain .

The Nirvana rocker was just 27 when he took his own life 25 years ago on April 5, 1994.

Kurt, who had an infant daughter, Frances Bean, with wife Courtney Love , was found dead at his cottage, which overlooked Lake Washington in Seattle.

A gun and a note were found at the scene.

Kurt had written: "The fact is I can't fool you. The worst crime I can think of would be to rip people off by faking it."

It was later ruled that he had been dead for at least 34 hours.

As with many famous people, a number of conspiracy theories have come out surrounding Kurt's death.

Here, we look at some of the theories that have surfaced over the years...

'Kurt is alive and living in France'

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The most recent theory to surface is that Kurt is alive and well and living in the south of France.

A fan took to Twitter to share a snap of a man he spotted in Nice, who he is convinced is the Nirvana frontman.

And you have to admit, the similarity between them is convincing.

The mystery man had shoulder-length blond hair and a beard, just like Kurt, and is wearing the kind of round white-framed sunglasses that the star was often pictured wearing.

'Kurt's suicide note was falsified'

The note left by Kurt has caused much confusion and discussion.

The handwriting is the main thing that has left people baffled, as it changes towards the end of the letter.

One theory is that Kurt began writing it with his left hand and finished it with his right, while another suggests Kurt began penning a sincere message to his wife but changed his mind halfway through.

Another theory is that Kurt began the letter and that someone else finished it after killing him in order to make his death look like a suicide.

'Kurt's killer masked their crime with a triple dose of heroin'

Tests carried out on Kurt's body after his tragic death found he had three times the lethal amount of heroin in his system.

A private investigator said in 2012 that there's no way Kurt could have injected himself with a triple lethal dose of the drug, rolled down his sleeve, put away the drug kit then picked up the gun and killed himself.

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"He would have been incapacitated in seconds," he said.

This had led some people to believe that Kurt either died of an overdose and was shot by someone else after or that someone else injected him with the drug.

'Kurt planned to fake his own death'

One theory suggests that Kurt faked his own death because he hated being famous.

One fan shared their belief that the body found at Kurt's Lake Washington home was never proved to be his.

They say there's only one photo of the body, no fingerprints on the gun and that the media weren't allowed to attend his funeral.

Their evidence of the theory? They believe the answer lies in the names of Kurt, Courtney and their daughter.

They posted on Reddit: "Let's look at Kurt, Courtney, and Francis' names, shall we. KURT cobAIn, courtney LoVE, FrancIS bean cobain. Take the capitalized letters. Now what is it an anagram for? Why, none other than...KURT IS ALIVE."

'Kurt was abducted by aliens'

Another wild theory comes in the form of an alien abduction.

Some people believe that Kurt had some megafans from another planet who simply couldn't cope with Earthlings keeping him for themselves.

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A Seattle woman, who says she regularly visits another planet named Terra Prime, says she's seen Kurt there.

She said: "They let him visit his hometown Seattle from time to time, for inspiration to write his songs, you know.

"He's looking kinda pale but you'd expect that from being stuck on an alien spacecraft. Kurt said that another faction of aliens had kidnapped Elvis - rock and roll loving ones. Elvis and Kurt have managed to talk a lot, even had some jam sessions together. They're now on a first name basis."

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