The death of Michael Jackson
Los Angeles, United States, June 2009
This case is a work of fiction. The characters, names, places and events in the game do not portray real people. The account below is a factual summary, based on public sources, of the case that served as inspiration.
Michael Jackson died on 25 June 2009 at his home in Los Angeles, weeks before a series of 50 concerts in London meant to mark his return to the stage. The autopsy found acute propofol intoxication, a hospital anesthetic, combined with sedatives such as lorazepam and midazolam, which his personal physician gave him to help him sleep.
The doctor was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2011 and served two years in prison. The case exposed the financial pressure surrounding the tour, with insurance and contracts that depended on the artist's health.
Sources
In the game
Night Shift
Charlottenhof Clinic, a private hospital in Berlin, 3:10 am. Jonas Falk, a famous rock singer, was found dead in room 410, in the private wing on the fourth floor.
The game borrows the death of a star from sedatives amid financial interests surrounding him. Characters, setting, crime and outcome are fiction and do not portray the real people.
