Richard Lee (journalist)

Richard Lee is an independent journalist and political candidate from Seattle, Washington. Since 1994 he is best known for his investigations into the death of Kurt Cobain which he believes was a homicide. Lee was the first to make this claim. He has also gained media attention for incidents surrounding his political campaigns, mainly his run for Seattle mayor in 2001 and 2005.

Background

Born in New York in 1963, Lee grew up in Chicago and at a young age began writing for the Chicago Reader. In 1982, he wrote the article "Playing for Change" which put a spotlight on the difficulties faced by Chicago street musicians under police harassment. Some time after the story was published, the city council overturned the law and legalized street performances.

Life in Seattle

Lee moved to Seattle in the early 1990s in search of an underdeveloped political climate. He began a short-lived career with the Seattle Weekly, a local alternative paper. After leaving the Weekly, Lee began a weekly public affairs show on Public-access television cable TV, Now See It Person to Person, a homage to See It Now, the historic investigative reporting show of Edward R. Murrow.

Lee's cable television show was removed from SCAN permanently in April 2008. Beginning in January 2009, at Google Video Lee has placed episodes online via Google Video.

Investigations into Kurt Cobain

After the death of Kurt Cobain in 1994, Lee's coverage of the death led him to...
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