An Investigation
An Investigation
Photographs taken by the Hennepin County Crime Lab on April 21, 2016. Images depict Paisley Park prior to law enforcement's first search of the property.
Law enforcement interviewed dozens of individuals in the weeks and months following Prince's death, including friends, family, industry peers and past/present employees.
A computer terminal just inside the vault entrance appeared to be where Prince sat while tending to his archives. George Clinton CDs sat near an ancient Commodore monitor.
Detectives assigned to the Prince investigation wrote dozens of reports totalling hundreds of pages. Read them for yourself.
Audio recordings taken during interviews with key witnesses were withheld to protect data deemed "sensitive," so police released redacted versions to the press and public.
A tip line launched by the Carver County Sheriff's Office received dozens of calls between 2016 and late 2017.
Detectives executed search warrants on multiple cell phone and email accounts during their investigation.
Minnesota judges signed off on approximately a dozen search warrants during the investigation into Prince's death.
Reporters covering the inquiry into Prince's death filed multiple data requests, including for details on past incidents at Paisley Park.
Local deputies and the DEA searched Paisley Park for a second time on May 10, 2016, seeking any items connected to fentanyl.
Prince visited a doctor on the evening of April 20, 2016. Security cameras captured Prince entering the clinic with bodyguard Kirk Johnson
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Detectives photographed multiple handwriting samples found inside Paisley Park, many of which appear consistent with Prince's penmanship.
Prescriptions obtained from a Minnetonka doctor, written out for Kirk Johnson, were found in the "Mirror Room" of Paisley Park.
Find assorted photographs taken by detectives during searches of Paisley Park in April and May of 2016.
Local law enforcement agencies recorded video clips of Prince's kitchen, Paisley Park's lobby and the elevator landing.
Kirk Johnson exchanged dozens of text messages with Dr. Michael Schulenberg during April of 2016, including in the 24 hours leading up to Prince's death.
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