Drug analysis a multistep process

Unlike television crime shows in which machines can instantly spit out results, toxicology testing to determine what drugs are in a person’s body can be a long and painstaking process. The Los Angeles County coroner’s office estimates that toxicology tests on the body of Michael Jackson could take six to eight weeks. The results are needed to determine the singer’s cause of death, a spokesman for the coroner said

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What Will the Autopsy Reveal About Michael Jackson’s Death?

The day after the L.A. County coroner’s office completed its autopsy of Michael Jackson, stating that the cause of death had been “deferred” until more tests were done, the pop singer’s family requested a second, private investigation of the 50-year-old’s body. “We don’t know what happened.

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Jackson’s toxicology tests will disprove rumors, attorney says

Toxicology reports from Michael Jackson’s body will disprove rumors that the singer’s personal physician injected him with powerful painkillers, the attorney for Dr. Conrad Murray said Monday

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What Michael Jackson Did on His Last Day

Michael Jackson spent the last night of his life doing what he had always done: performing. The singer was in rehearsals at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, running through a full slate of songs from his upcoming 50-concert London event flanked by friends and colleagues. He marveled at the major set pieces that had finally been installed in the rehearsal space.

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Spike Lee Remembers Michael Jackson

In 1996, Spike Lee — director of films from Do the Right Thing to Malcolm X to the recent documentary Kobe Doin’ Work — traveled to Brazil with Michael Jackson to produce the music video for his controversial song “They Don’t Care About Us.” He talked to TIME about his experiences, Michael Jackson’s legacy and having the Gloved One as a houseguest. What’s your favorite Michael Jackson song I was born in 1957; he was born in 1958

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Commentary: Michael Jackson’s enemy was time

Seconds after the news first hit the airwaves, your own shock merged with everyone else’s in the immediate vicinity. And you could feel it rolling through the rest of the planet like a runaway diesel. (CNN) — Seconds after the news first hit the airwaves, your own shock merged with everyone else’s in the immediate vicinity.

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