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Mischievous pop king Michael Jackson is alleged to have died of a drug-induced heart attack on June 25, but hundreds of eyewitnesses disagree – claiming in just one seven-day period alone to have spotted him in:
ALIVE - OR NOT? Some say yes, some say no.
- Miami
- New Orleans
- Dallas
- Las Vegas
- Los Angeles
- Chicago
- New York
- Washington, D.C.
- Columbus (Ohio)
- Detroit
- St. Louis
- Anderson (South Carolina).
“We are looking over the reports and making lots of telephone calls as we piece together a timeline that is both coherent and plausible,” says Ragan Dunn, derekclontz.wordpress.com reporter.
“Suffice it to say we are hearing claims, unsubstantiated to date, of a wave of sightings that, if accurate, will offer up final proof that Jackson faked his death and is still alive today.
“I also have spoken to Cassandra Gretchen-Sims, who is answering questions, she says, on behalf of Jackson and at his request. But she tells me she ‘cannot comment’ on the sightings ‘until Michael tells me what he wants to put out there.’
“So, for the moment at least, she is standing by her earlier statement that Jackson is hiding out in Eastern Europe.
“There are so many rumors and stories and claims and counterclaims swirling around that it’s hard to know what to believe.
“That is why we are looking so closely at the timeline of these recent sightings.
“Michael obviously couldn’t have been in Miami, Chicago and New York on the same afternoon. But he could have been in all three in a single day if there was a four to six hour delay between each sighting.
“And he certainly could have been in every city mentioned over the course of seven or eight days. The fact is, those cities look like a routine touring schedule. Don’t get me wrong, nothing has been substantiated. We’re listening to reports and talking to people.
“We hope to sort things out within 24 to 48 hours and we’ll report on what we find. Right now, we are taking people at their word. We’ll have a better idea of the veracity of the reports soon.”
[Editor's note: After dozens of interviews with people alleging to have seen Michael Jackson in the cities named at the beginning of this report, we have concluded that the superstar could not possibly have been spotted in all of the places fans and other observers claim.
This doesn't mean they are lying, but it suggests that in some cases, mistaken identity was in play.
Judging from our interviews, we believe Jackson could have been in Miami, Las Vegas, Chicago, New York and Los Angeles at the times reported. It is conceivable that he was in Anderson, South Carolina as well.
Sightings in New Orleans, Dallas, Washington D.C., Columbus, Ohio and St. Louis almost certainly did not occur, although we have reason to believe that three or possibly four Jackson lookalikes were working together in a hoax scenario and are responsible for the "Michael sightings" in Dallas, Washington and Columbus. The sightings in St. Louis and New Orleans remain, for now, entirely unexplained.]
