Article: Police collect Jackson's DNA sample during searches of Neverland ranch

Police collect Jackson's DNA sample during searches of Neverland ranch

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- US police in central California collected a DNA sample from pop superstar Michael Jackson during two days of searches at his Neverland ranch, a newspaper reported Sunday.

Santa Barbara county police used a cotton swab to take the sample from inside Jackson's mouth on Saturday, the Santa Barbara News- Press reported.

Police searched Neverland ranch on Friday and Saturday, just weeks before the pop star's trial is scheduled to begin Jan. 31. They spent more than eight hours at Neverland on Friday, then returned for less than two hours on Saturday, saying the searches were "part of an ...

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