Michael Jackson: Death Details Emerge

After prescribing Michael Jackson to various strong types of drugs for insomnia, Dr. Conrad Murray saw the singer stop breathing around 11 a.m. on June 25, according to a police affidavit.

After 82 minutes, he then called for help and dialed 911. This action and other alerted behaviors have been an ongoing investigation.  The document noted that detectives are still unsure whether Jackson died of a single doctor, or the “grossly negligent treatment of several doctors” over time.

Murray stated to police that he watched Jackson and his breathing all night at his mansion and gave him the final dose of propofol, a very strong anesthetic, at 10:40 a.m. Murray then said he left Jackson for two minutes and when he returned the king of pop had stopped breathing.  Murray had been hired by Jackson in March of April of this year and had given propofol to the singer nightly for six weeks before his death.

Murray attorney, Ed Chernoff, has said, "Much of what was in the search warrant affidavit is factual. However, unfortunately, much is police theory. Most egregiously, the timeline reported by law enforcement was not obtained through interviews with Dr. Murray, as was implied by the affidavit. Dr. Murray simply never told investigators that he found Michael Jackson at 11:00 a.m. not breathing.”

The detective’s report also reports that Murray never told paramedics or ER staff that he gave Jackson any propofol when there were lethal amounts in his body and he said he’d given Jackson the sedative lorazepam and an antidote. Murray also refused to sign the death certificate when he was pronounced dead.

After searching in Jackson’s home, many sedatives and prescription drugs appeared that were not prescribed to any patient. There was no propofol found in purchases under Murray’s license number and Murray insists no wrong doing.

L.A. coroner’s office is still due to release a full autopsy, but has called it a homicide.