Police treating Michael Jackson’s death as homicide

October 10th, 2009 LONDON - Late pop legend Michael Jackson's first posthumously released new track "This is it" will be available to download at the stroke of midnight Oct 12, according to Sony Music. Sony will unleash the previously unheard songs, which feature backing vocals from Jackson's brothers, online Monday and the track will then appear on a new two-disc album of the same name, set to go on sale later this month to coincide with the global premiere of the King of Pop's "This Is It" documentary, about his ill-fated comeback concerts, reports contactmusic.com.

September 22nd, 2009 Woman connected to Jackson's doc to testifyLOS ANGELES — A woman connected to Michael Jackson's personal physician has been ordered to testify before a grand jury in Los Angeles. Nicole Alvarez's attorney, Joseph Low IV, confirmed that his client had received a subpoena to appear before the grand jury on Wednesday.

August 28th, 2009 Coroner: Jackson death homicide, sleep aids causedLOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson's death was a homicide caused primarily by the powerful anesthetic propofol and another sedative, the coroner announced Friday in a highly anticipated ruling that increases the likelihood of criminal charges against the pop star's personal doctor. The Los Angeles County coroner's office determined the cause of death was "acute propofol intoxication." Other sedatives contributed to the death, most notably lorazepam, sold under the brand name Ativan.

August 28th, 2009 Coroner rules Michael Jackson death a homicideLOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County coroner says Michael Jackson's death was a homicide primarily caused by two drugs. In a statement released Friday, the coroner said the cause of death was acute intoxication from the anesthetic propofol.

August 24th, 2009 AP Source: Coroner rules Jackson's death homicideLOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County coroner has ruled Michael Jackson's death a homicide and a combination of drugs was the cause, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press, a finding that makes it more likely criminal charges will be filed against the doctor who was with the pop star when he died. Forensic tests found the powerful anesthetic propofol acted together with at least two sedatives to cause Jackson's death June 25 in his rented Los Angeles mansion, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the findings have not been publicly released.

August 19th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson's private doctor, Conrad Murray, made his first public statement since coming under suspicion in the King of Pop's death and vowed he had told the truth to police. "I have done all I could do," Murray said in a one-minute video posted on YouTube.

July 22nd, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Police and federal agents Wednesday raided the Houston offices of Conrad Murray, the personal physician who was with Michael Jackson when the entertainer died suddenly of cardiac arrest last month. Though the results of a coroner's report are yet to be released, attention is focused on the hospital anesthetic Propofol, a strictly controlled drug usually administered intravenously which can easily cause cardiac arrest if not properly administered.

July 19th, 2009 LONDON - Michael Jackson's death is to be treated as a murder and would be investigated as such after an autopsy has shown that the King of Pop died from an overdose of heavy-duty painkiller Diprivan, police said. Police have told Jackson's family that they will press charges against one or more people within a few days and that there will be a criminal trial.

July 10th, 2009 LAPD: Michael Jackson's drug history to be probedLOS ANGELES — Detectives investigating the death of Michael Jackson are looking at his prescription drug history and trying to talk with his numerous former doctors, the Los Angeles police chief said. Jackson's father, Joe Jackson, told ABC News in an interview that he believed "foul play" was involved in his son's death.

July 10th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson's father alleged Friday that "foul play" led to his son's death. Joe Jackson's comments to ABC News came amid growing indications that the criminal abuse of prescription drugs killed Jackson, and as celebrity website tmz.com reported that at least two of Jackson's doctors were not cooperating with the coroner's request for the pop icon's medical records.

July 8th, 2009 Michael Jackson's death certificate issuedLOS ANGELES — Officials have released Michael Jackson's death certificate, but it doesn't yet list a cause of death. Public health officials issued the certificate on Tuesday, the same day public and private memorials were held in Los Angeles.

July 3rd, 2009 KATHMANDU - King of pop Michael Jacksons untimely death last week spurred fresh public interest in him worldwide. Now an enterprising restaurant in Kathmandu, a city that was not in the singers ken, is hoping to cash in on that.

June 27th, 2009 MUMBAI - Singer Adnan Sami is crestfallen following Michael Jackson's death not only because the world has lost its King of Pop but also because he was working with the superstar and his sister Janet Jackson on an album. "I was working on an album with Janet and Michael Jackson.

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 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES - Physicians at the UCLA Medical Centre in Los Angeles worked for more than an hour to resuscitate pop icon Michael Jackson, according to his brother Jermaine Jackson in broadcast remarks Thursday. The sudden death of the rock star on a hot Thursday afternoon triggered not only worldwide mourning but also an odd disconnect as he came back to life with his star power in nonstop broadcasts of file footage.