Dr. Conrad Murray – The personal physician hired for Michael Jackson, Dr. Conrad Murray, is reportedly being investigated for malpractice in California and allegedly the main suspect in the Michael Jackson homicide investigation.
Fox News reported that LAPD and DEA investigators went to Las Vegas, where Dr. Conrad Murray’s cardiology practice is located, on July 20th while following up leads on the source of the medication that killed Michael Jackson.
Dr. Murray was hired by AEG Live, the Michael Jackson comeback tour promoter, for $150,000 a month to be Jackson’s personal physician for four months while preparing for the tour and performing.
Conrad Murray was with the star when he collapsed at home and accompanied him in the ambulance to the ER, but he disappeared soon after the singer was pronounced dead.
Paramedics were called to Jackson’s home at 12:26 p.m. Thursday and worked on him for 45 minutes before rushing him to UCLA Medical Center.
There, doctors took over and tried to revive Jackson for nearly an hour before pronouncing him dead at 2:26 p.m.
Investigators spoke with Murray briefly and later towed a BMW with Texas plates from the property near Sunset Blvd., a car registered to Murray’s sister.
“The car might contain medication or other evidence that could assist the coroner in determining the cause of Michael Jackson’s death,” said Officer Richard French, an LAPD spokesman.
Police questioned Murray twice shortly after Jackson’s death, which is being treated as a homicide.
The Medical Board of California has informed Murray – who is licensed to practice in California, Texas and Nevada – that he is the subject of a malpractice investigation, a law enforcement official reportedly told FOXNews.
The Texas Medical Board and the State of Nevada Board of Medical Examiners are assisting in the California investigation.
Miranda Sevcik, a spokeswoman for Murray’s legal team, said, “We have no information on any investigation by the state medical board.”
Edward Chernoff, the lawyer for Dr. Conrad Murray, said his client found Michael Jackson on his bed not breathing, but he still had a faint pulse, and immediately began administering CPR.
Chernoff also said Dr. Conrad Murray never prescribed or gave Jackson the drugs Demerol or OxyContin and denied reports suggesting Murray gave Jackson drugs that contributed to his death.
Chernoff also said that AEG Live, the promoter of Jackson’s 50-show London concerts, owes the cardiologist $300,000 for two month’s service under his contract.
And that’s the latest news on the alleged role in the death of Michael Jackson of his personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray.
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July 28th, 2009 at 10:20 am
Shortly after midnight on June 25, the day Jackson died, Dr. Conrad Murray gave him the drug through an IV, the source told AP.
Murray’s lawyer, Edward Chernoff, has said the doctor “didn’t prescribe or administer anything that should have killed Michael Jackson.” When asked Monday about the law enforcement official’s statements he said: “We will not be commenting on rumors, innuendo or unnamed sources.”
In a more detailed statement posted online late Monday, Chernoff added that “things tend to shake out when all the facts are made known, and I’m sure that will happen here as well.”
Toxicology reports are still pending, but investigators are working under the theory that propofol caused Jackson’s heart to stop, the official said. Jackson is believed to have been using the drug for about two years and investigators are trying to determine how many other doctors administered it, the official said.
Dr. Conrad Murray, 51, has been identified in court papers as the subject of a manslaughter investigation, and authorities last week raided his office and a storage unit in Houston.
Police say Murray is cooperating and have not labeled him a suspect.
Murray became Jackson’s personal physician in May and was to accompany him to London for a series of concerts starting in July.
He was staying with Jackson in the Los Angeles mansion and, according to Chernoff, “happened to find” an unconscious Jackson in the pop star’s bedroom the morning of June 25. Murray tried to revive him by compressing his chest with one hand while supporting Jackson’s back with the other.
Police found propofol and other drugs in the home. An IV line and three tanks of oxygen were in the room where Jackson slept and 15 more oxygen tanks were in a security guard’s shack, the official said.
Using propofol to sleep exceeds the drug’s intended purpose. The drug can depress breathing and lower heart rates and blood pressure. Because of the risks, propofol is supposed to be administered only in medical settings by trained personnel.
August 4th, 2009 at 2:42 am
Michael’s doctor is in big trouble…
August 21st, 2009 at 10:00 am
i think its wrong the way the media is doing dr. murray .i would like to tell him i support him and he is in my prayers