Michael Jackson's Doctor Sought as Possible Demerol Link Emerges

Michael Jackson. Heath Ledger. Anna Nicole Smith. Three distinctly different personalities, whose lives may be linked in their deaths, according to reports. According to British tabloid The Sun, Jackson's death may be linked to an overdose of Demerol.

Heath Ledger died in January of 2008 from an accidental prescription medication overdose. Anna Nicole Smith died in 2007; her death was ruled an accidental drug overdose of the sedative chloral hydrate that became lethal when combined with other prescription drugs in her system.

Here's what The Sun said about Michael Jackson death, and a possible link to Demerol:

Jackson aides told medics he had collapsed after an injection of potent Demerol — similar to morphine.

A Jacko source said: “Shortly after taking the Demerol he started to experience slow shallow breathing.

“His breathing gradually got slower and slower until it stopped.

“His staff started mouth-to-mouth and an ambulance was called which got there in eight minutes “But found he was in full respiratory arrest, no breathing and no pulse. They started full CPR and rushed him to hospital.

“When he arrived they started resuscitation, giving him heart shocks and inserted a breathing tube and other supportive measures to try and save his life.

“He never regained consciousness.The family was told that he had passed.”

At the same time, police are now searching for a doctor who was reportedly at Jackson's side when he collapsed. Coroner’s investigators were seeking to interview the doctor but Los Angeles police spokeswoman Karen Rayner said said she did not know the doctor’s identity.

At this point, the doctor was not under criminal investigation. Rayner said:

“His car was impounded because it may contain medications or other evidence that may assist the coroner in determining the cause of death.”

Uh, huh. If he injected Michael Jackson prior to his death, he's probably going to be under investigation soon. It should be noted that reports indicate this was a daily injection. Here's what Brian Oxman, a former Jackson attorney and a family friend, said Friday on The "Today Show."

“I said one day, we’re going to have this experience. And when Anna Nicole Smith passed away, I said we cannot have this kind of thing with Michael Jackson. The result was, I warned everyone, and lo and behold, here we are. I don’t know what caused his death. But I feared this day, and here we are.”

Oxman made similar statements on MSNBC Thursday night.

Meanwhile, the LA coroner is going to begin an autopsy soon, if not already, but it will likely be weeks before full details, including toxicology reports, are known.