Michael Jackson’s body released to family

August 17th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's mother has Katherine moved the King of Pop's body to a secret freezer because she wanted it to be kept somewhere she could visit him privately. Jackson's body had been temporarily entombed in Motown legend Berry Gordy's family crypt at a cemetery in the Hollywood Hills.

August 17th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jacksons mother has moved the King of Pops body to a secret freezer because she wanted it kept where she could visit him privately. Jacksons body had been temporarily entombed in Motown legend Berry Gordys family crypt at a cemetery in the Hollywood Hills.

July 24th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Michael Jackson's family is scared that his dead body might be stolen after receiving weird notes from fans, sources say. The Jacksons also fear chances that crime lords may be looking at an opportunity to kidnap the icon's corpse and ask for ransom.

July 17th, 2009 NEW YORK - Michael Jackson's memorial service was a tear-filled affair for fans around the world, but speculations are rife that his family was actually crying over an empty coffin that day (July 7). There have been reports that the Late King of Pop's brain was not in the casket with his body, but now insiders have claimed that there was nothing inside the coffin.

July 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Several narcotics found in late King of Pop Michael Jackson's rented home in Los Angeles included powerful sedative Propofol, also known as Diprivan, according to a law enforcement source. Propofol is administered intravenously.

July 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Late King of Pop Michael Jackson's exclusion of his father from his will has not been seen as a snub by the singer's brother Jermaine, who insists Joe will also benefit from the estate. Jacko had drawn up a will in 2002 in which he left his entire estate to a family trust, comprising of his mother Katherine and his three children.

July 3rd, 2009 MELBOURNE - Fans wanting to bid their final adieu to late King of Pop Michael Jackson can attend his memorial service free of charge. The Jackson family has confirmed that a memorial service for the late pop icon will take place on Wednesday at the Staples Centre arena in Los Angeles About 11,000 tickets will be distributed free of charge for the event, the family said, through a public relations company engaged to handle the event.

July 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Late King of Pop Michael Jackson's family have declared that they will not be having a public viewing of the superstar's body at the Neverland Ranch. The family's publicist Ken Sunshine announced that there would be a public memorial for the fallen King of Pop, but it would not be held at his famed Ranch.

June 30th, 2009 LONDON - Pop legend Michael Jackson's body could be displayed in a glass coffin to allow fans from across the world to say their final goodbyes to the late superstar. The 50-year-old singer's family is discussing the possibility of placing his body in a see-through casket to allow his fans to say their goodbyes following his death last Thursday, reports contactmusic.com.

June 30th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's family has stripped the King of Pop's belongings from his rented home before bailiffs could swoop. According to reports, at the weekend the family ordered removal vans to take millions of pounds' worth of his possessions from the house, reports The Sun.

June 29th, 2009 LONDON - Leaked autopsy details suggest that Michael Jackson was a virtual skeleton with only pills in his stomach, while his body was riddled with needle wounds and surgery scars at the time of his death. Experts reportedly found the singer's hips, thighs, and shoulders bore needle punctures, stemming from alleged injections of narcotic painkillers, given three times a day for years.

June 28th, 2009 LONDON - Pop legend Michael Jackson's body has been given to his family by the coroner in Los Angeles but no information about the singer's funeral has been made available yet. Jackson died Thursday after suffering cardiac arrest at his home in Los Angeles and his body has been handed over to his relatives Friday night, reports novinite.com.

June 27th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Michael Jackson's body has been kept in its own crypt at a Los Angeles morgue under lock, a source has revealed. Such actions have been exercised so that no pictures of the body are leaked, reports FOX News.

June 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Late pop star Michael Jackson's brother, Jermaine, has revealed that the personal doctors looking after the 'Thriller' star tried to resuscitate him for an hour. "My brother, the legendary king of pop, Michael Jackson, passed away on Thursday, June 25, at 2:26 p.m.," Us magazine quoted him as telling reporters at UCLA Medical Center.

June 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Michael Jackson's comeback concerts in London will not take place, according to Jackson family stalwart Arthur Phoenix. Phoenix, the family's former publicist and advisor to Jackson's brother Tito, expressed his doubts over the King of Pop performing at the O2 Arena stage to begin his 50-run shows next month.