Burying Michael at Neverland a Never Ending Story
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We may not know exactly where Michael Jackson's body is, but we do know at least one place it isn't—Neverland Ranch.
The process to bury the star's remains at his Santa Barbara estate is considerably lengthy and involved.
Kim Brown, spokesperson for the California Department of Consumer Affairs, tells E! News the Jackson family would first have to obtain a "certificate of authority" from the California Funeral and Cemetery Bureau in order to bury M.J. on private property. This certificate allows a private property to "operate as a cemetery."
So far, "one has not been issued," Brown says. If it were (or when it does), it will be public record.
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