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NEWS ABOUT: Los Angeles County Coroner

Los Angeles County Coroner stories: 12 news summaries

 Autopsy: Jackson Was Healthy 

King of Pop had track marks, surgery scars, but organs were fine

Oct 1, 09 12:31 PM CDT
(AP) - Michael Jackson's arms were covered with punctures, his face and neck were scarred, and he had tattooed eyebrows and lips, but he wasn't the sickly skeleton of a man portrayed by tabloids, according to his autopsy report. In fact, the Los Angeles County coroner's report shows Jackson was a fairly... More »

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 Coroner Confirms 
 Jackson's Death 
 Was Homicide 

Two sedatives blamed for entertainer's demise

Aug 28, 09 2:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Confirming reports leaked Monday, the LA County coroner's office said today that Michael Jackson's death was a homicide. The ruling means someone else caused the death but does not assign blame or even necessarily mean a crime was committed, MSNBC reports. The official cause of death is "acute intoxication"... More »

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entertainment • death • Michael Jackson • Los Angeles County Coroner • Conrad Murray • celebrity death • Propofol • drug overdose

(Newser) - Michael Jackson's death will be officially ruled a homicide by the LA County coroner's office, sources tell the AP. Jackson's body contained "lethal levels" of a powerful prescription anesthetic, the office determined during his autopsy, according to an affidacit unsealed today. Dr. Conrad Murray administered the drug, propofol, but... More »

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(Newser) - The Los Angeles County coroner's office has delayed the release of Michael Jackson's autopsy results indefinitely after meeting with police investigators, the Los Angeles Times reports. Officials, who earlier said that the results would probably be out next week, now say they have no idea when they will be made... More »

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(AP) - The Los Angeles County coroner's office says release of Michael Jackson's autopsy results will be delayed. Officials had said they planned to make the reports public this week, but Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said today the announcement will probably not come until next week. Winter did not discuss reasons... More »

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entertainment • autopsy • Michael Jackson • coroner's report • Los Angeles County Coroner • cause of death • Propofol • Ed Winter

(Newser) - Poor Michael. Even in death, he can't catch a break on privacy. Staffers at the Los Angeles coroner's office looked up the pop star's death certificate hundreds of times and even printed out copies, reports the Los Angeles Times. The office also found possible security breaches in two other computer... More »

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(Newser) - Investigators probing Michael Jackson's death have quizzed his dermatologist and subpoenaed records from his office, ABC News reports. Arnold Klein's lawyer says his client—a personal friend of Jackson's and his dermatologist for more than 20 years—is cooperating fully with the investigation. Klein denies prescribing the singer any of... More »

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dermatology • Michael Jackson • Los Angeles County Coroner • coroner • sedatives • celebrity death • Arnold Klein

Doctors Could Face Charges in Jackson's Death

Anyone who gave the
pop star Diprivan was 'reckless, outrageous'

Jul 14, 09 11:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - If all the reports and rumors swirling around Michael Jackson’s death are accurate, his doctors should be worried, Time reports. Police have indicated that they’re considering criminal charges, and the investigation reportedly centers on those doctors. TMZ has reported that Jackson may have been administered Diprivan, which... More »

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prescription drugs • manslaughter • Michael Jackson • coroner's report • Los Angeles County Coroner • toxicology • celebrity death • Diprivan

(Newser) - The Los Angeles coroner has subpoenaed all of Michael Jackson's medical records, and his family has been told that the investigation into his death could become a criminal prosecution, a source tells CNN. Detectives have spoken to several of Jackson's past and present doctors, and they will decide whether to... More »

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(Newser) - A spokesman for the Los Angeles County coroner said this afternoon there is “no indication of foul play” in the death yesterday of Michael Jackson, the AP reports. The officer acknowledged that the pop star, 50, took a variety of prescription drugs but said it was too soon to... More »

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(Newser) - The American Idol hopeful and Paula Abdul fan found dead outside the celebrity’s LA home in November committed suicide with prescription drugs, the AP reports. A coroner’s report, delayed for toxicology tests, did not specify which drugs killed Paula Goodspeed. Police had long suspected suicide, though no... More »

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American Idol • suicide • overdose • prescription drugs • coroner's report • Los Angeles County Coroner • Paula Abdul • Paula Goodspeed

Cough Syrup OD Killed Rapper

Pimp C overdose was coupled with sleep disorder

Feb 5, 08 6:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Texas rapper Pimp C, found dead in a Los Angeles hotel room in December, died from an overdose of prescription cough syrup coupled with a sleep disorder that interrupts breathing, the LA coroner ruled yesterday. The 33-year-old Grammy nominee's death has been ruled an accident, reports the Houston Chronicle. Pimp... More »

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