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Homicide Decision Final?
The death of Michael Jackson was homicide due to intoxication by anaesthetic, an LA coroner has said. The singer died in June from cardiac arrest at his home in Los Angeles. The powerful anaesthetic Propofol and Lorazepam, a sedative, were the “primary drugs responsible for Mr Jackson’s death”, the report said. Police have interviewed his doctor, Conrad... »
Questions Circulating Regarding Drug Dosage
If Michael Jackson died from a lethal level of the powerful anesthetic propofol, then his personal physician would have had to inject much more of the drug than he reportedly told police, medical experts said. That opinion is based on court records unsealed in Houston on Monday in which Los Angeles police detectives recount Dr.... »
Connecting the Dots
MTV reports this morning that the evidence is piling up for Dr. Conrad Murray in the MJ case. In a raid on a Las Vegas pharmacy earlier this week, investigators found documentation that proves that Murray, Jackson’s personal physician, purchased the anesthetic Propofol there, which he later administered to the King of Pop. They’re building... »
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... »
Propofol Use May Date Back to 2005
A source told MSNBC that Jackson’s “weird behavior” on a trip back in 2005 may have been linked to use of the dangerous anesthetic Propofol. This would mean that Jackson’s relationship with the drug goes back further than previously thought, and Dr. Conrad Murray may not have been the first doctor to prescribe it... »
Vegas Pharmacy Searched
The Drug Enforcement Administration and the Los Angeles Police Department executed a search warrant at a Las Vegas pharmacy as part of their ongoing investigation on Michael Jackson and the tangled web of drugs, prescriptions, and doctors involved in his sudden death. Applied Pharmacy Services was searched this morning, as investigators looked for documents that... »
Jackson Allegedly Offered $800,000 For Meds
The King of Pop had a mighty addiction to drugs, if reports coming today from a British doctor are true. The pill-popping singer allegedly offered Dr. Susan Etok $800,000 in exchange for a laundry list of drugs, including Propofol and Demerol. This conversation took place while Jackson was prepping for the grueling 50-show concert... »
MJ’s Concert Insurance May Not Pay Out
We wanted Michael Jackson’s coroners to reveal the results of his autopsy simply for curiosity’s sake. It turns out, however, that those autopsy results may serve a much bigger purpose- it may impact the insurance policy that covered his AEG Live concert series. The Guardian reports that the insurance policy for Jackson’s planned 50-show concert... »
Source Claims Jackson Given Sedatives
Associated Press reports that Dr. Conrad Murray administered several sedatives to Michael Jackson in addition to Propofol on the day he died, according to an official close to the death investigation. The sedatives, commonly given to patients before surgery, could be lethal if administered improperly or combined in risky doses with other drugs. Dr. Murray,... »
Police Describe Jackson as “Addict”
The AP reports that LA police described Michael Jackson as an “addict” during the ongoing investigation into his death. This description comes from the search warrant executed on the home and office of cardiologist Conrad Murray, the doctor wrapped up in possible manslaughter charges in the Jackson death. Police continue to search for misuse... »