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Twitter | Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, was charged Monday with involuntary manslaughter for allegedly giving Jackson lethal levels of an anesthetic while treating the pop singer at his bedside for insomnia. He later surrendered to court, where he entered a not guilty plea through his attorney. Murray, 57, has denied any wrongdoing. The charge filed by the Los Angeles District Attorney alleges Murray did unlawfully, and without malice, kill Michael Joseph Jackson." The county coroner says Jackson was given an overdose of the hospital-strength anesthetic propofol last June. Although prosecutors have repeatedly declined to discuss the matter, the investigation was law enforcement's worst-kept secret. Police and DEA agents in California, Nevada and Texas searched Murray's and Jackson's homes, Murray's clinics, his storage unit and even the pharmacy where Murray may have obtained the dr ug. An Addiction to Propofol? In court documents, police claimed Murray told them that Jackson referred to propofol as his "milk" and that he was giving Jackson 50 mg of the drug "every night via intravenous drip (IV) to assist Jackson in sleeping." He also claimed, according to the documents, that he suspected Jackson had formed an addiction and tried to "wean Jackson off the drug." The documents suggested Murray had been deceptive about the extent to which he administered propofol, and that he was the subject of a homicide investigation. But prosecuting doctors for a <b>...</b> | From: Realincome4Life Views: 792  3 ratings |
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Friday, July 9, 2010
