Michael Jackson's Death Ruled a Homicide: Report

The mystery, if it was in fact one, of Michael Jackson's death appears over. According to a search warrant affidavit unsealed today in Houston, L.A. County coroner's officials found lethal levels of the powerful anesthetic propofol in Michael Jackson's body.

Additionally, a law enforcement official told AP that the coroner has ruled Jackson's death a homicide. This raises the likelihood that Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, will face criminal charges in the death of the pop icon.

Originally developed as propofol, Diprivan was re-launched in 1986 by AstraZeneca as an emulsion that only has 1% propofol. An overdose of Diprivan can cause an erratic heartbeat leading to cardiac arrest.

Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, told detectives with the LAPD that he had been treating Jackson for insomnia for about six weeks. He had been giving Jackson 50 milligrams of propofol every night intravenously, according to the court records.

Murray also told detectives that he feared Jackson was forming an addiction (no!) and began trying to wean Jackson off of propofol. He lowered the dosage to 25 milligrams and mixed it with two other sedatives, lorazepam and midazolam.

The day Jackson died, Murray tried to induce sleep without using propofol. He gave Jackson valium at 1:30 AM, and then, when that didn't work, he said, he injected lorazepam intravenously at 2 AM. At 3 AM, Jackson was still awake, and Murray administered midazolam.

Over the next few hours, Murray said he gave Jackson various drugs. Finally, at 10:40 AM, on the day of Jackson's death, Murray administered 25 milligrams of propofol after Jackson repeatedly demanded the drug,

Honestly, it sounds like Michael Jackson was a walking pharmacy. There has been speculation that his addiction to painkillers and other sedatives began with the fire that burned his scalp during the "Pepsi" commercial that was filmed in 1984.