Michael Jackson’s death certificate released; defers cause of death determination

September 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's death certificate has been reissued, officially stating the star's death as homicide. The new document now apparently says the King of Pop died of "acute intoxication" caused by powerful anaesthetic Propofol.

September 2nd, 2009 MICHAEL JACKSON's death certificate has been changed to reflect the coroner's verdict of homicide - with details of an "intravenous injection by another" added to the document. The King of Pop passed away in June (09) after suffering a cardiac arrest, and on Friday (28Aug09), the Los Angeles County Coroner ruled the star was killed by a cocktail of strong prescription drugs.

August 31st, 2009 Joe Jackson: 'Someone should pay' for son's deathNEW YORK — Michael Jackson's father says he'd never heard of the drug propofol until it was implicated in his son's death. "I'm not angry.

July 23rd, 2009 Several coroner's staffers viewed Jackson fileLOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson's death certificate was improperly viewed by at least a half-dozen employees at the Los Angeles County coroner's office who had no role in investigating the cause of his death, a coroner's official said Wednesday. In some instances, the staff members appeared to have printed copies before the document became a public record, Chief Investigator Craig Harvey told the Los Angeles Times.

July 15th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Police Department is treating King of Pop Michael Jackson's death as homicide, a media report said Wednesday. The entertainment website TMZ.com citing "multiple law enforcement sources" said evidence points to Propofol, an anesthesia, as the primary cause of the pop star's death.

July 9th, 2009 Drug czar says Jackson's death a wake-up callWASHINGTON — The government's drug czar says that Michael Jackson's death is a wake-up call to the nation about prescription drug abuse. Gil Kerlikowske, chief of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, says more people are dying in the United States from drug overdoses than from gunshot wounds.

July 9th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's brain was not their when his body lay in the golden casket at his memorial service, it has been confirmed. The late King of Pop's brain has been kept for toxicology tests by experts who want to find out the singer's fatal heart attack was caused by painkillers.

July 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - While Michael Jackson's memorial service was a star-studded public event, it is still not clear where his body was taken for burial after it left the Staples Center in Los Angeles. According to police in Los Angeles, the hearse carrying Jackson's golden casket would be taken to a cemetery.

July 8th, 2009 LONDON - We have got a copy of Michael Jackson's death certificate that has emerged online, stating the cause of death as "deferred". The document apparently lists "entertainment" as the type of business, and his occupation as a "musician".

July 8th, 2009 Jackson's death certificate leaves cause unknown LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson's death certificate has been released without a listed cause of death and a coroner said investigators are still testing the singer's brain. Public health officials issued the death certificate on Tuesday, the same day public and private memorials were held in Los Angeles.

July 6th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Michael Jackson's death has opened some old wounds for Heath Ledger's family, especially his father Kim. Ledger died from an overdose of prescription drugs while battling insomnia and the flu and Jackson died of a suspected cardiac arrest, believed to have been caused by a cocktail of prescription drugs.

June 28th, 2009 News of Jackson's death prompts fight on Fla. busNORTH LAUDERDALE, Fla.

June 27th, 2009 Coroner: More tests needed on Jackson's deathLOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County coroner's spokesman Craig Harvey says determining the cause of Michael Jackson's death will require further neuropathology and pulmonary tests that will take four to six weeks. Harvey says there were no signs of foul play or trauma to the body during the three-hour autopsy.

June 27th, 2009 Rev. Jesse Jackson says family wants 2nd autopsyLOS ANGELES — The Rev. Jesse Jackson says Michael Jackson's family wants an independent autopsy following the pop star's sudden death at age 50.

June 27th, 2009 LONDON - The Jacksons' family lawyer Brian Oxman has said King of Pop Michael's sudden death at the age of 50 could be the start of a long series of legal battles. While on CBS's Early Show, Oxman said the remains of his fortune, his property and his children could all be fought over in court, reports Sky News.