The King of Pop is gone, but his mystery endures.
As the world absorbs the loss of Michael Jackson, the closing chapters of his sensational yet tragic story are now being written by police and medical experts in Los Angeles, as they struggle to establish exactly what caused his sudden death.
Rumours and counter-rumours gripped America's first city of show business yesterday, as dramatic details began to emerge about the series of events that saw Jackson rushed to UCLA Medical Centre shortly after midday on Thursday, after apparently suffering a massive cardiac arrest. Taped records of the frenzied 911 call, which lasted roughly two minutes, were released yesterday morning. "I need an ambulance as soon as possible... We have a gentleman here that needs help, and he's not breathing," said the caller.