Outside, before they get the bad news, Michael's fans gather, but, at 2:26 p.m., Michael Jackson is declared dead. "My brother, the legendary King of Pop, Michael Jackson passed away on Thursday, June 25th, 2009 at 2:26 pm. We'll later learn that Jackson died from propofol poisoning a surgical anesthetic administered by Jackson's personal physician Dr. Conrad Murray to help the pop star sleep. In November 2011 -- two years later, Murray was found guilty in Jackson's death of manslaughter. At the Hollywood Walk of Fame, lots of fans who were in disbelief gathered around a Michael Jackson star, but it was the wrong one.