A new chapter in the unhappy and tragic life of Michael Jackson – the LA County coroner has ruled that Michael Jackson’s death is a homicide.
Eight weeks after the King of Pop was found unconscious, a search warrant of his doctor’s office revealed Monday what had long been suspected – that Jackson was given “lethal levels” of a dangerous anesthetic.
Jackson’s doctor, Conrad Murray, the target of a manslaughter probe, told Los Angeles cops that he had been treating the singer for insomnia for about six weeks, according to the document.
Murray, whose Houston offices were searched, also admitted he had been giving Jackson 50 milligrams of propofol every night intravenously, the records obtained by the Los Angeles Times state.
The doctor claims he feared Jacko was getting hooked on the drug so he began lowering the dosage and mixing in other powerful sedatives like lorazepam and midazolam.
Things don’t look good for Dr. Conrad Murray. The use of propofol to help someone sleep is highly unusual. One of the known side effects is depressed breathing and that’s why a doctor is present when it’s administered. It is only administered intraveneously as far as I can tell. This finding by the coroner insures that Michael Jackson’s death will be in the news for years to come. I’ll admit I am interested in learning how Jackson became addicted to propofol to sleep. I think we know that Dr. Murray is not the first doctor to give propofol to Jackson.
I think the Jackson story proves that money really can’t buy happiness and when you have a lot of money you can still get people to do things that aren’t in your best interest.