Michael Jackson's legacy five years later: Music, family and 'What if?'

Five years after his death, Michael Jackson sounds more alive than ever. The style he patented back in the 1970s and 1980s has staged a comeback on the pop charts in the last year, channeled through the pervasive hits of Justin Timberlake, Robin Thicke

Originally published online on June 25, 2009 and in print on June 26, 2009. Michael Jackson, whose brilliance as an entertainer was matched only by his eccentricity, died yesterday — as dramatically and mysteriously as he lived. The 50-year-old music

Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009, in a desperate search for sleep as he prepared for a comeback tour that he hoped would pull him out of deep debt and restore his reputation as the world's top entertainer.

We all remember where we were five years ago when we got the news that Michael Jackson had died, killed by a fatal dose of some obscure hospital-grade anesthetic the singer used to cope with his chronic insomnia. Yet for all the global outpouring of 

Dr. Conrad Murray mocked the 5-year anniversary of Michael Jackson's death by popping into a convenience store for a bottle of milk.In case you don't…