Michael Jackson: Neighbor recalls young pop singer

Back in the 1970s, Denise Williams-Wyatt's family was one of three black families that lived in the same Encino neighborhood as Michael Jackson's family.

 "When my parents moved down the street from them, it was just the best thing," she said.

She said she has three autographs from Jackson -- one on a torn sheet of white paper, another on a paper plate and the last one on an 8x10 color glossy photo. She said remembered how Jackson used to ride his 10-speed bike around the neighborhood before he became a superstar.

"He was the first celebrity I fell in love with, as a performer and as a boy," she said.

Williams-Wyatt, whose mother still lives down the street, said she was in shock.

"It's just really heartbreaking to live to see that headline," she said.

-- Nicole Santa Cruz in Encino