A doctor who saw Prince in the days before he died had prescribed oxycodone under the name of Prince's friend to protect the musician's privacy, according to an affidavit unsealed Monday.
The medical examiner's office said Prince died of an accidental overdose of the opioid fentanyl. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing.
Tests on Prince prior to his death did not show fentanyl in his system, which means he wasn't a long-time abuser of that drug, but likely took the fatal dose sometime in the 24 hours before he died, the official said.
Several search warrants were unsealed Monday near the one-year anniversary of Prince's death of a fentanyl overdose.
The documents suggest Prince was struggling with prescription opioid addiction.
A medical expert who predominantly treated Prince, named Doctor Michael Schulenberg, has reportedly admitted to prescribing the singer Oxycodone shortly before he reportedly overdosed on his private jet, which came nearly one week prior to his death. He asserted, however, that he only saw Prince twice: on April 7 and on the day before his death.
According to the search warrants, authorities searched Paisley Park, cellphone records of Prince's associates, and Prince's email accounts to try to determine where he got the fentanyl.
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Johnson told investigators he had no idea Prince had a pain pill habit, despite working with him since the '80s and having full access to Paisley Park. They also found envelopes with pills inside. The search warrants don't reveal the outcome of the email searches.
A longtime friend of Prince, Kirk Johnson was a drummer and the estate manager at Paisley Park. investigators interviewed Johnson sometime after Prince's death and he told them that Prince had gone to a local medical center for an illness in 2014 or 2015.
At Paisley Park - the singer's Minnesota compound - a suitcase labeled with the name tag "Peter Bravestrong" was found containing multiple pill bottles in Johnson's name, according to the documents.
The specialist, Dr. Howard Kornfeld, couldn't get there immediately so he sent his son, Andrew Kornfeld, on an overnight flight to Minnesota.
Investigators have said little about the case over the past year, other than it is active. "He was the healthiest man I knew", a bodyguard known as "Romeo" told CNN.
His name was not Prince - but he got the pop star's drugs anyway.
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