Death of Michael Jackson family members objected to the site, saying that the ranch had been tainted by the sexual abuse allegations. Also, the owners of the ranch would have had to go through a permitting process with county and state government before establishing a cemetery at the site. In July 2010, security was increased at the mausoleum due to vandalism by fans leaving messages such as "Keep the dream alive" and "Miss you sweet angel" in permanent ink. Death of Michael Jackson On June 25, 2009, the singer Michael Jackson died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication at his home on North Carolwood
Trial of Michael Jackson After the trial, Michael Jackson moved to Bahrain, and later to Ireland. The Neverland Ranch, which he said had been despoiled by law enforcement searches, was closed. Jackson returned to Southern California in 2009 where he died. In May 2013, choreographer Wade Robson, who had testified in the trial in defense of Jackson, said in an interview with the "Today" show's Matt Lauer that from the age of seven to around 14 Jackson 'performed sexual acts on me and forced me to perform sexual acts on him.' Recent tabloid journalism claimed that during Jackson's trial, Blanca Francia, a former housekeeper