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From tributes to homicide: the delayed burial
Ross Lydall4 Sep 2009
25 June: Michael Jackson suffers a heart attack at home. His personal physician, Dr Conrad Murray, had earlier that morning administered the surgical drug Propofol after other medication had not eased the singer's pain. He is declared dead on arrival at hospital.
26 June: Coroner says the autopsy did not reveal any signs of foul play. The star's body is released to family.
27 June: Jackson family orders a second autopsy. Dr Murray is questioned by Los Angeles police.
28 July: Police sources reveal that Dr Murray had admitted administering the anaesthetic Propofol to Jackson to help him sleep. He had been identified in court papers as the subject of a manslaughter investigation.
7 July: Jackson tribute concert.
18 July: Dr Murray insists he did not kill Jackson.
19 August: Dr Murray makes his first public comment, posting a video on YouTube. "I have told the truth and I have faith the truth will prevail," he said.
24 August: Reports emerge suggesting that Jackson's death was homicide, and that evidence found by police pointed to manslaughter.
29 August. Los Angeles coroner confirms Jackson's death was homicide, caused primarily by Propofol. The anaesthetic, the sedative Lorazepam, plus four other drugs, were found in his body. The date for the funeral, on what would have been Jackson's 51st birthday, was pushed back to allow more time for it to be planned.
2 September: Jackson's death certificate is amended to say death was caused by "injection by another".
Today: Buried at Glendale Forest Lawn Memorial park outside Los Angeles. Jackson's family said his casket was interred at 4.43am UK time.
