Jackson Left Alone Under Influence of Propofol
Michael Jackson’s personal physician left the performer alone and under the influence of a powerful anesthetic to make telephone calls the morning the pop singer died, according to three people familiar with the investigation.
By the time he returned, Jackson had stopped breathing, the sources said.
Wow- what a rough way to start a morning! That’s an excerpt from an LA Times blog piece, which goes on to describe how Dr. Conrad Murray frequently administered the King of Pop with the dangerous anesthetic Propofol. Since landing a $150,000/month job as Jackson’s personal physician this fall, Murray helped Jackson acquire the drug, which the singer used as a sleep aid. Whatever happened to trying a warm glass of milk? This stuff is dangerous- it’s used to prep patients for surgery.
The investigation into Jackson’s death is still ongoing, so this information comes from unnamed sources. Hopefully they’ll tie up all the loose ends soon and make sure that justice is served.
The article continues:
Dr. Conrad Murray, identified in court records as a suspect in a police manslaughter investigation, legally acquired the operating room drug, propofol, from a Las Vegas pharmacy and gave it to Jackson as treatment for insomnia, said the sources, who spoke on the condition that they not be named because the investigation is ongoing.
In an interview with Los Angeles police detectives two days after Jackson’s death, Murray acknowledged obtaining and administering the medication, the sources said. He reportedly told police that the singer had returned to his rented Holmby Hills mansion in the early hours of June 25 exhausted from a lengthy concert rehearsal but was unable to sleep.