But resemblance should not be confused with identity.
Michael Jackson died in Los Angeles on June 25, 2009, and the available official record provides no basis for claims that he secretly survived.
So the photograph is best enjoyed for what it appears to be:
An ordinary moment.
An extraordinary resemblance.
And another reminder that, on the internet, a single photograph can turn a stranger on a bus into the center of a mystery seen around the world.
Sources
- Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner — official information on its responsibility for investigating and determining the circumstances, cause and manner of deaths within its jurisdiction.
- Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner, “Our Process” — explanation of death investigations, examinations, autopsies and laboratory testing.
- Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner, Public Services — information concerning Medical Examiner records, including records involving high-profile celebrity deaths.
