Court documents in America have revealed the extraordinary amount of drugs Michael Jackson was given in the hours before he died, amid reports the singer's death will be ruled a homicide.Investigators are trying to unravel the singer's dealings with several doctors who may have prescribed him pharmaceuticals to help him sleep.
A homicide ruling by the LA County coroner would not necessarily mean a murder was committed - but it would make it more likely that criminal charges would be filed against the pop star's personal doctor, Conrad Murray.
It comes as details emerge of the lethal drugs cocktail given to Jackson to cure his insomnia, which included propofol.
Post-mortem details have been revealed in the contents of a 32-page search warrant affidavit, filed in Texas before authorities searched Murray's Houston clinic last month, were made public.
"At the time of his death, toxicology analysis showed Michael Jackson had lethal levels of propofol in his blood," LA County chief coroner Dr Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran said.
The police documents have opened the door on an extraordinary world of apparent addiction and demands by a superstar who would not take no for an answer.
In the sworn statements it is revealed Jackson had nicknames for the drugs that led to his death and used numerous false names to get prescriptions.
It is also alleged the singer said he would pay any doctor any amount of money to get hold of the medication.
The coroner's office in LA has refused to confirm or deny any details of Jackson's post-mortem results at the request of police investigating his death on June 25.