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Would never have had the case at all, except -- >> we were lucky we had some boaters leaving port beach going to the island, and they came up on a body floating in the water. >> reporter: just happened to see it? it's a big ocean out there. >> just happened to see it, absolutely. >> reporter: so the chances of it being seen are a needle in a hay stack? >> very slim. >> reporter: they spotted seagals on a body. >> it was in extreme decomposition phase, bloated, and barnacles already. >> reporter: already? >> yes. >> reporter: there was no id on the body. labeled john doe, and taken to the l.a. ...

>> reporter: ken clark of the l.a. sheriff's department has been at it a long time. as has robert martindale, more than 50 years between them. but nothing like the case that literally floated to them on a lonely reach of ocean out by catalina, would never have had the case at all, except. >> we were lucky that we had some boaters leaving newport beach going to catalina ie lsla and they came upon a body floating in the water. >> reporter: just happened to see it? >> just happened to see it. >> that's a big ocean out there. >> reporter: the sailors had spotted a flock of shrieking sea gulls penc...

As has robert martindale. more than 50 years between them. but nothing like the case that literally floated to them on a lonely reach of ocean out by catalina. would never have had the case at all, except -- >> we were lucky that we had some boaters leaving newport beach going to catalina island and they came upon a body floating in the water. >> just happened to see it? >> just happened to see it. >> that's a big ocean out there. >> absolutely. >> so the chances of it being seen are, what, needle in the haystack? >> very slim. >> reporter: the sailors had spotted a flock of shrieking seagulls...

Me to right this wrong, i'm going to the supreme court, the law of the land. i must believe that our judicial system does have integrity somewhere. >> stay with me. dr. murray, in some ways you knew michael jackson better than anyone. you were the last person to see him alive. when we come right back, we'll talk about who michael was behind those closed doors. >> a.j., cnn can now confirm from the l.a. coroner that michael jackson is dead. okay, listen up! i'm re-workin' the menu.

But was poisoned. new toxicology reports ordered by her father show that is a possibility and know her mother-in-law is pushing for an investigation as well and wants her son's case opened up too. he died only five months after murphy did. both died under similar circumstances of pneumonia and anemia. the l.a. district attorney's office is investigating but the l.a. coroner's office say they will look when the report comes from murphy's father. one of justin bieber's body guards is arrested after a fight. the fight happened when bieber's bodyguard demand pictures of a photographer be deleted...