Autopsy

Termed `The King of Pop', Michael Jackson died suddenly at the age of 50, leaving $400 million in debts and more questions than answers. The most startling evidence in his autopsy uncovers the bewildering number of drugs that were in his system.

Singer and actress Whitney Houston had a voice that propelled her into the pop stratosphere, but no amount of talent could protect her from the demons that brought about her death in a Hollywood hotel bathroom at the age of just 48.

This episode focuses on Anna Nicole Smith, whose breast implant-fuelled journey from small town stripper to Playboy pin up, supermodel and Hollywood movie star captured the public imagination.

Forensic pathologist Dr Richard Shepherd re-examines the death of Michael Hutchence who was found dead with a belt round his neck in room 254 of the Ritz Carlton in Sydney on Friday 21st November 1997.

One half of a popular 70s pop duo, Karen Carpenter collapsed and died on Friday 4 February 1983. She was known to have had a history of eating problems, but as Richard Shepherd delves into Karen's past and talks to close friends and those who knew her, Dr Shepherd uncovers a world of drugs.

River Phoenix was one of the most popular and exciting Hollywood stars of the 1990s. He was young, fit, healthy and supposedly clean-living, so why did he suddenly die on in the early hours of 21st October 1993 at the tragically early age of 23?