Hunt on for Jackson's Doctor--Demerol Involved?; Family, Long Concerned About Drug Dependency, Tried Intervention People; London Times Online

Los Angeles police are searching for Michael Jackson's personal physician to question him after allegations that the singer received a potentially fatal dose of the painkiller Demerol before his death, London's Times Online is reporting.

People is reporting that Jackson's family members have been concerned for years that the singer's escalating dependence on prescription drugs had become a danger to his life , and even attempted an intervention in Las Vegas.

The publication is also reporting that when a fan attended Michael Jackson's rehearsal for his U.K tour Monday, she was horrified to see him looking like "a skeleton," quoting an email she sent that day to other Jackson fans as saying, "I have to say: He may die."

--Tom Gilbert