When police searched the offices and Las Vegas home of Michael Jackson's physician Dr. Conrad Murray on Tuesday, they were looking for medical records tied to the late singer and "all of his reported aliases."
According to authorities, the King of Pop may have used as many as 19 aliases in an attempt to obtain prescription drugs, a list that allegedly includes 19th century American author Jack London (best known for such popular novels as White Fang and The Call of the Wild) and legendary 20th century black expatriate singer/actress Josephine Baker, also known as "Black Pearl."
But he also reportedly chose a variety of other lesser-known pseudonyms, including the frequently used Omar Arnold and Michael Amir (the latter the name of one of his employees), as well as Paul Farance, Bryan Singleton and Jimmy Nicholas. According to a recent Rolling Stone story, Arnold was also a name Jackson used when making prank calls to Kenny Ortega, the director of his planned "This Is It" comeback tour. Jackson even appeared to use an adulterated version of one of his tormentors, Blanca Nicholas, from time to time. The name seems to be a play on Blanca Francia, a former maid who claimed that Jackson inappropriately touched her young son.
Other names on the list include Roselyn and Faheen Muhammad, as well as Frank Tyson, which may be a reference to the iconic British cricket player from the 1950s known as "Typhoon Tyson." While he seems to have cooked up the name Fernand Diaz, another alias, Kai Chase, is actually the name of one of the singer’s personal chefs.
But one alias hit even closer to home: Prince Jackson, a false handle that isn't really false at all, but rather the birth name of Jackson's oldest son.