Images of Michael Jackson through the years
Michael Jackson escorts Jeanne White to her car after the funeral for Ryan White.
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Music legend and Hoosier native Michael Jackson walks out of his childhood home at 2300 Jackson St. in Gary on Wednesday, June 11, 2003 after a brief visit inside. Plainclothsed officers lined the walkway to the street. It was Jackson's first trip back to his hometown since his youth. Jackson then went over to nearby Roosevelt High School where an assembly was held.
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The entrance to pop star Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch home is seen in this Dec. 17, 2004 photo, in Santa Ynez, Calif.
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Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley-Jackson acknowledge applause from the audience after coming out onstage to open the 11th Annual MTV Video Music Awards at New York's Radio City Music Hall in this Sept. 8, 1994 file photo.
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In this April 19, 1997 file photo, pop star Michael Jackson, right, poses by his wax figure at the Grevin Wax Museum in Paris.
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Michael Jackson's Bill Whitten red and gold coat is on display at the Jackson family auction at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Sunday May 27, 2007.
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In this Feb. 28, 1984 file photo, Michael Jackson is seen backstage at the 26th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles as he poses with the awards he won in eight different categories.
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A Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department patrol car sits parked across from Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch Railroad Station near Los Olivos, Calif., in this Nov. 18, 2003, file photo.
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Sheet music and pictures signed by Michael Jackson are on display at Guernsey's Auction House in New York, Thursday, April 5, 2007.
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Michael Jackson was the main attraction at the Circle Center Mall again as he did a little personal shopping at Brookstone with his entourage while also being followed by a gigantic mob of fans in June 2003
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In this Friday, Sept. 7, 2001 file picture, Michael Jackson performs "The Way You Make Me Feel" with Britney Spears during Jackson's "30th Anniversary Celebration, The Solo Years" concert at New York's Madison Square Garden.
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In this Aug. 25, 1993 file photo, American pop star Michael Jackson performs during his "Dangerous" tour in Bangkok.
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Michael Jackson holds up a street sign and key to the city given him by Gary Mayor Scott King at a press conference at City Hall on Wednesday, June 11, 2003.
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US pop star Michael Jackson, is shown going on a 3.6 million pound (US$ 5.76 million) shopping spree in this handout released by Granada TV in connection with the program 'Living with Michael Jackson'.
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Michael Jackson performs "Dangerous" during a taping of the American Bandstand's 50th anniversary show in this April 20, 2002 file photo, in Pasadena, Calif.
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In this 1972 file photo, singer Michael Jackson at age 13, the youngest member of the singing group Jackson Five, sings in his home in Encino, Ca.
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Jackson and his father, Joe Jackson, center, leave the Santa Barbara County Superior courthouse with a security man on March 8, 2005 in Santa Maria, Calif. The singer was being tried on child molestation charges, on which he was acquitted.
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U.S. pop singer Michael Jackson signs autographs as he leaves a gallery in Berlin, Friday, Nov. 22, 2002. Jackson paid a visit to the "Gemaeldegalerie," a collection of paintings from the 18th and 19th century.
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Gary Mayor Scott King (left) presents music legend Michael Jackson with a key to the city at a morning press conference at City Hall. Jackson made a brief comment, saying it was good to be back. Jackson returned in 2003 to his hometown of Gary for the first time since his childhood.
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In this Saturday, April 20, 2002 file picture, Michael Jackson performs "Dangerous" during the taping of the American Bandstand's 50th anniversary show in Pasadena, Calif.
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Michael Jackson arrives with Elizabeth Taylor for Jackson's "30th Anniversary Celebration, The Solo Years" concert at New York's Madison Square Garden, Friday, Sept. 7, 2001.
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Michael Jackson laughs during his testimony in court in this, Dec. 4, 2002 file photo, in Santa Maria, Calif.
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In this undated file photo, the Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, front right, Marlon Jackson, front left, Tito Jackson, back left, Jackie Jackson and Jermaine, back right, are shown in Los Angeles.
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A gold record for Michael Jackson's "Thriller" record is displayed at Guernsey's Auction House in New York, Thursday, April 5, 2007.
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In this 1972 file photo, singer Michael Jackson at age 13, the youngest member of the singing group Jackson Five, sings in his home in Encino, Ca.
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In this Dec. 1, 1984, file photo, pop artist Michael Jackson, center, is shown onstage at opening night of his Victory Tour at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
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In this Feb. 16, 1998 file photo, actress Elizabeth Taylor arrives with pop singer Michael Jackson at the Pantages Theater in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles for a birthday celebration for Taylor.
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In this Dec. 4, 1995 file photo, pop star Michael Jackson, right, poses with French pantomime artist Marcel Marceau in New York during a rehearsal for Jackson's HBO television special "Michael Jackson: One Night Only."
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Pop entertainer Michael Jackson arrives at court in this, Dec. 3, 2002 file photo.
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In this Feb. 28, 1984 file picture, Michael Jackson holds his awards as he stands with Quincy Jones at the Grammy Awards at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
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American pop star Michael Jackson arrives at the University of Oxford Union, in Oxford, England in this March 6, 2001 file picture.
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On Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005 Michael Jackson, right, with Mohammed Bin Sulayem, United Arab Emirates rally champion,left, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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In this Thursday, March 5, 2009 file picture, Michael Jackson punches the air during a news conference in London's O2 Arena announcing that he is set to play ten live concerts in July 2009.
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In this May 6, 2009 image released courtesy of Michael Jackson, pop star Michael Jackson is shown in Los Angeles during rehearsals for his upcoming concert in London. Jackson, 50, died in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 25, 2009.
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Michael Jackson's crystal "sequined" glove from 1983 is among celebrity items on display, during the Dick Clark auction press preview in New York, Wednesday Oct. 25, 2006.
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Pop star Michael Jackson gestures to spectators as he holds the "Millennium Award" which was awarded to him at the World Music Awards ceremony in Monaco, French Riviera, in this May 10, 2000 file photo.
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In this Friday, Jan. 16, 2004 file picture, Michael Jackson waves to his fans from atop his limousine after his arraignment on child molestation charges at the courthouse in Santa Maria, Calif.
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In this Jan. 30, 1981 file picture, Michael Jackson, right, and Diana Ross hold their American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Jackson won for favorite soul album and Ross won for favorite female soul vocalist.
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Michael Jackson is seen in file pictures from top left, 1971, 1977, 1979, and bottom left, 1983, 1987, and 1990.
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Pop star Michael Jackson arrives at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse, in this March 17, 2005, file photo in Santa Maria, Calif. A former associate who is suing Michael Jackson for more than $3 million has been accused by the entertainer of concealing and misappropriating funds.
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Michael Jackson's bullet proof vest is on display at the Jackson family auction at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Sunday May 27, 2007.
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In this undated file photo, the Jackson 5, Michael Jackson, front right, Marlon Jackson, front left, Tito Jackson, back left, Jackie Jackson and Jermaine, back right, are shown in Los Angeles.
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Pop star Michael Jackson, wearing a red surgical mask, waves to fans from the balcony of his suite at the Carlton hotel in Cannes, French Riviera in this May 8, 1997 file photo.
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A painting of Michael Jackson is on display at the Jackson family auction at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Sunday May 27, 2007.
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Michael Jackson's classic Bentley, shown in this undated photo at his Neverland Ranch near Los Olivos, Calif., was featured in one of his music videos.
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Pop star Michael Jackson is shown in this 1992 file photo. Jackson announced on Tuesday March 23, 1999, two concerts to raise money for charity, especially projects dealing with children.
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In this Jan. 16, 1984 file photo, actress Brooke Shields, left, and singer Michael Jackson are full of smiles as they arrive for the 11th Annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles.
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In this Sept. 15, 1972 file photo, The Jackson 5, from left, Tito, Marlon, Michael, Jackie and Jermaine perform during the "Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour" in Los Angeles.
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In this Aug. 29, 1993 file photo, pop singer Michael Jackson performs during his "Dangerous" concert in National Stadium, Singapore.
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