LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson’s personal doctor administered a powerful anesthetic to help him sleep, and authorities believe the drug is what killed the pop singer, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Monday.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing, said Jackson regularly received propofol to [...]
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Jackson doc gave him drug before death ?
July 28th, 2009 |
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Doctor gave Jackson drug that killed him: CNN
July 28th, 2009 |
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Michael Jackson’s doctor administered the powerful drug police believed killed the music superstar, CNN quoting a source with knowledge of the investigation reported on Monday. Doctor Conrad Murray has become the focus of the probe into Jackson’s death amid reports that bottles of the potent
Scott Roeder: Operation Rescue Abandoned Me
July 26th, 2009 |
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The Kansas City man charged with killing Wichita abortion doctor George Tiller said in an interview he was angry at a major anti-abortion group that he thought had abandoned him.
Scott Roeder also said from jail that he was elated that Tiller…
Jackson’s doctor is probe target
July 24th, 2009 |
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Michael Jackson’s personal doctor has been identified as the target of a manslaughter investigation into the singer’s death, US court papers say.
Dr Conrad Murray’s medical clinic in Houston, Texas, and another site rented by him were searched on Wednesday.
Police have said previously that Dr Murray is not a suspect but the search warrant allowed the authorities to seek evidence of manslaughter.
The doctor was at Jackson’s mansion and tried to revive him before he died.
Dr Murray has already been interviewed twice by police, who had asked for medical records in addition to those already provided.
According to the warrant, approved by a Houston judge and filed in Harris County District Court, authorities were looking for "items constituting evidence of the offence of manslaughter that tend to show that Dr Conrad Murray committed the said criminal offence".
Unwelcome attention
Items seized during the searches included 27 tablets of the weight loss drug phentermine, a tablet of the muscle relaxant clonazepam, two hard drives, notices from the Internal Revenue Service and a controlled substance registration.
Speaking a few days after Jackson’s death, Dr Murray’s lawyer, Edward Chernoff, denied his client administered painkilling drugs that could have contributed to the singer’s death.
But he said that, because of his closeness to Jackson at his death, the doctor had received unwelcome attention from people angry at the singer’s demise.
Mr Chernoff was present at Wednesday’s searches.
"I do not know what they are looking for and I can’t possibly tell you how anything they took in any way connects with the death of Michael Jackson," he was quoted by the Los Angeles Times as saying.
An official determination of what killed Jackson will not be made until after a toxicology report, which is expected to be completed next week. </p
This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
David Wild: Doctor My Ears: My Top Ten Songs Prescribed To Get You Through The Current Health Care Debate
July 23rd, 2009 |
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The forces of evil now appear to be firmly focused on turning President Obama’s attempt to reform our health care into his personal Waterloo….
Clinic of Jackson doctor raided
July 22nd, 2009 |
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The Houston clinic of Michael Jackson’s physician, Dr Conrad Murray, has been raided by officers from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).
Dr Murray’s spokeswoman told the BBC the raid "was a surprise to us and it was a surprise to the attorneys".
The doctor was at the singer’s mansion and tried to revive him before he died on 25 June.
DEA spokeswoman Violet Szeleczky confirmed a search was carried out but said it was not technically a raid.
Officers "did not raid" the clinic, she told the AFP news agency.
"What this is is the Los Angeles police department have an investigation and they came to the Drug Enforcement Agency, and they asked us to help them effect a state search warrant here," she added.
Dr Murray’s lawyer, Edward Chernoff, said earlier his client had been helping police with their inquiries.
Mr Chernoff said investigators had asked for medical records in addition to those already provided by Murray.
"The coroner wants to clear up the cause of death; we share that goal," said Mr Chernoff in a statement on his law firm’s website on Tuesday.
Painkiller denial
Speaking a few days after Jackson’s death, Mr Chernoff denied Dr Murray administered painkilling drugs that could have contributed to the singer’s death.
"Dr Murray is frustrated by negative and often erroneous media reports – he has to walk around 24/7 with a bodyguard"
Dr Conrad Murray
Any drugs his client may have given to Jackson were in response to a specific health complaint, the lawyer added.
He said the star still had a faint pulse and was warm when Dr Murray found him in bed.
Mr Chernoff said: "He just happened to find him in his bed, and he wasn’t breathing."
Paramedics were called to Jackson’s Los Angeles mansion while Dr Murray was performing CPR, according to a recording of the 911 call.
Mr Chernoff said in Tuesday’s statement that Dr Murray had since received unwelcome attention from those angry over the singer’s untimely death.
"Dr Murray was the last doctor standing when Michael Jackson died and it seems all the fury is directed toward him," Mr Chernoff said.
He added: "Dr Murray is frustrated by negative and often erroneous media reports – he has to walk around 24/7 with a bodyguard.
"He can’t operate his practice. He can’t go to work because he is harassed no matter where he goes."</p
This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Jackson doctor’s clinic raided
July 22nd, 2009 |
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The Houston clinic of Michael Jackson’s physician, Dr Conrad Murray, has been raided by officers from the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).
Dr Murray’s spokeswoman told the BBC the raid "was a surprise to us and it was a surprise to the attorneys".
The doctor was at the singer’s mansion and tried to revive him before he died on 25 June.
DEA spokeswoman Violet Szeleczky confirmed a search was carried out but said it was not technically a raid.
Officers "did not raid" the clinic, she told the AFP news agency.
"What this is is the Los Angeles police department have an investigation and they came to the Drug Enforcement Agency, and they asked us to help them effect a state search warrant here," she added.
Dr Murray’s lawyer, Edward Chernoff, said earlier his client had been helping police with their inquiries.
Mr Chernoff said investigators had asked for medical records in addition to those already provided by Murray.
"The coroner wants to clear up the cause of death; we share that goal," said Mr Chernoff in a statement on his law firm’s website on Tuesday.
Painkiller denial
Speaking a few days after Jackson’s death, Mr Chernoff denied Dr Murray administered painkilling drugs that could have contributed to the singer’s death.
"Dr Murray is frustrated by negative and often erroneous media reports – he has to walk around 24/7 with a bodyguard"
Dr Conrad Murray
Any drugs his client may have given to Jackson were in response to a specific health complaint, the lawyer added.
He said the star still had a faint pulse and was warm when Dr Murray found him in bed.
Mr Chernoff said: "He just happened to find him in his bed, and he wasn’t breathing."
Paramedics were called to Jackson’s Los Angeles mansion while Dr Murray was performing CPR, according to a recording of the 911 call.
Mr Chernoff said in Tuesday’s statement that Dr Murray had since received unwelcome attention from those angry over the singer’s untimely death.
"Dr Murray was the last doctor standing when Michael Jackson died and it seems all the fury is directed toward him," Mr Chernoff said.
He added: "Dr Murray is frustrated by negative and often erroneous media reports – he has to walk around 24/7 with a bodyguard.
"He can’t operate his practice. He can’t go to work because he is harassed no matter where he goes."</p
This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
Los Angeles investigators to speak to Michael Jackson’s doctor
July 22nd, 2009 |
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Investigators trying to figure out what killed Michael Jackson are looking for additional information from the doctor who tended to him as he was dying. Edward Chernoff, who represents the physician Conrad Murray, posted a statement on his law firm’s web site late on Tuesday saying
Dr. Conrad Murray: “I Didn’t Kill Michael Jacksonâ€
July 19th, 2009 |
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Michael Jackson’s personal doctor has broken his silence over the King of Pop’s death.
“I did not kill him,” heart specialist Conrad Murray told Britain’s The PEOPLE on Saturday. Dr. Murray denies giving Jackson any drugs that could have lead to th 50-year-old megastar’s death of cardiac arrest in his Los Angeles home June 25.
Murryay claims [...]