Well, maybe Michael Jackson will be laid to rest before we find out what killed him.
At this point in time, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office has "no idea" when the final autopsy report is going to be released, according to Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter.
First it was supposed to be Friday. (Actually, first it was supposed to be weeks ago.) Then the middle of next week seemed more likely.
But now, following a meeting between officials from the coroner's office, the L.A. District Attorney's Office and the L.A. Police Department, no one is making any guesses as to when they'll be making their findings public, as authorities continue trying to connect the dots with regard to the King of Pop's death.
The multiple law-enforcement agencies on the case are on the same page, a source told the L.A. Times Thursday. Instead, it's the sheer scope of the investigation—and all the characters involved—that's holding up the proceedings.
The search warrants served on Dr. Conrad Murray's Las Vegas home and offices this week instructed officers to look for any record of communication between the cardiologist who had been serving as Jackson's personal physician and a number of the other doctors authorities have been collecting evidence from—including dermatologist Arnold Klein, rheumatologist Allan Metzger, anesthesiologist Randy Rosen and nurse Cherilyn Lee.
Murray, whom authorities believe injected Jackson with the dose of propofol that ultimately killed him, has become the subject of a manslaughter investigation.
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We just can't stop loving all this 24/7 Michael Jackson coverage.