Michael Jackson Death: Homicide

2009-08-25 by Dave de Sylvia EMERITUS | 58 Comments
An LA coroner has declared the death of pop star Michael Jackson to be homicide, a law enforcement official has told the Associated Press.

The coroner has reportedly cited a "combination of lethal drugs," including the anesthetic propofol and the sedatives lorazepam and midazolam. Court documents, unsealed on Monday, filed by police in Nevada and Texas courts in July, reveal that Jackson's personal doctor, Dr. Conrad Murray, is the target of a manslaughter investigation.

Murray told detectives he had been treating Jackson for six weeks with propofol and had become worried that the pop icon was developing an addiction.

The doctor weaned Jackson off the medication with the sedatives lorazepam and midazolum, but was forced to respond to his employer's "repeated demands/requests" for the anesthetic on the night of his death. Jackson is believed to have referred to the powerful anesthetic as his "milk."

According to Dr. Murray, he administered 25mg of propofol and after 10 minutes went to the bathroom, leaving the room for "no more than two minutes." Upon his return, Jackson had stopped breathing. He then waited a full 82 minutes before calling paramedics to take Jackson to UCLA hospital and, according to the affidavit, did not inform medical personnel that Jackson had taken propofol.

Speaking to AP, Dr. David Zvara, anesthesia chairman at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said: "All those drugs act in synergy with each other." Adding Propofol, he added, "tipped the balance."

Lawyers for Dr. Murray, who took charge of Jackson's care mere weeks before his death, denied the coroner had made any such judgment, dismissing it as "police theory."

Tagged: Michael Jackson

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killrobotmusic
August 25th 2009
676 Comments


dun dun dun...

Satellite
August 25th 2009
26539 Comments


Wow.

Spare
August 25th 2009
5567 Comments


BRING ME MY MILK DOCTOR CONRAD

Athom
Emeritus
August 25th 2009
17249 Comments


woah, steep tolerance.

NotMrBlonde
August 25th 2009
394 Comments


Holy shit, dude. I didn't expect this.

XulOnerom
August 25th 2009
1818 Comments


OH NOES!!!11!!!!!1

WhiteWallStargazers
August 25th 2009
2647 Comments


lol "police theory"...yeah...sure...

botb
August 25th 2009
19823 Comments


god just let the man rest in peace.

scyther
August 25th 2009
1606 Comments


And forget about his wrongful death?

botb
August 25th 2009
19823 Comments


honestly, they've blown it out of proportion so much already i'll believe it when they prove it. wrongful or not, the man deserves some peace after all of this and his family and loved ones DEFINITELY do.

scyther
August 25th 2009
1606 Comments


Well he's pretty peaceful right now I'll bet, and his family probably want to know the outcome of this thing.

Skyler
August 25th 2009
1084 Comments


Doesn't surprise me.

El_Goodo
August 25th 2009
1016 Comments


According to Dr. Murray, he administered 25mg of propofol and then went to the bathroom, leaving the room for "no more than 10 minutes."


Maybe he should have took a dump before administering the drugs.

DrReg
August 25th 2009
127 Comments


If this is true, at the very least the Dr will get jail time for criminal negligence. This is extremely, extremely poor medical care. At it's worst, it's murder.

And I'm pretty sure if there was a chance I was killed by someone elses actions, I'd want it pursued after my death.

Zip
August 25th 2009
5312 Comments


Oh great and now there will be "shocking new details" all over the international news programs.

Meatplow
August 25th 2009
5523 Comments


a twist

Asiatic667
August 25th 2009
4651 Comments


big deal

SavageCore
August 25th 2009
84 Comments


STILL going on about it? Sigh.
I love all the people that gave a fuck about Les Paul. ¬¬

benerooni
August 25th 2009
174 Comments


yeah les paul made far more significant contributions to music but he wasn't a hugely mainstream pop icon who was possibly murdered through "medical negligence" either now was he

dont get me wrong it sucks lp's death went largely unnoticed but it makes perfect sense that this is getting more attention

Knott-
Emeritus
August 25th 2009
10259 Comments


lol all the people going OMG SHUT UP ABOUT IT ALREADY

it's hardly small news that michael jackson's death might have been manslaughter. i seriously wonder at times what people think should be posted as news. MOAR THRICE.

EasternLight
August 25th 2009
2711 Comments


and opeth.

Knott-
Emeritus
August 25th 2009
10259 Comments


i debated between the 2

KTV
August 25th 2009
760 Comments


bringonthebreakdown is a cunt

kenti123
August 25th 2009
188 Comments


chips and dip

Teddy Picker
August 25th 2009
285 Comments


Im so sick of hearing about this, now I won't be able to watch TV for a week because this will be all they talk about....again

HuggyBear
August 25th 2009
118 Comments


ohhh noesss

Thor
August 25th 2009
10384 Comments


I'm pretty sure Michael Jackson's death will still be talked about well after we're all dead. This is getting fucking ridiculous.

Teddy Picker
August 25th 2009
285 Comments


Getting ridiculous? It went way past that when that bitch Nancy Grace thought she had all the answers on this story. I would like to see her in a gladiator bout with Glenn Beck, no matter who loses, we all win.

shindip
August 25th 2009
3539 Comments


^ awesome avatar. zoidberg ftw

botb
August 25th 2009
19823 Comments


bringonthebreakdown is a cunt


i'm sorry that i'm thinking more about the innocent family of a pop icon and less about how much drama the media can dig up about it. again, i'll believe it when it's proven. good to know that being actually being rational is reason enough to make me a cunt though. cool.

XNoMercyX
August 25th 2009
121 Comments


pwned

MentalityOfA
August 25th 2009
1217 Comments


According to Dr. Murray, he administered 25mg of propofol and after 10 minutes went to the bathroom, leaving the room for "no more than two minutes." Upon his return, Jackson had stopped breathing. He then waited a full 82 minutes before calling paramedics to take Jackson to UCLA hospital and, according to the affidavit, did not inform medical personnel that Jackson had taken propofol.


Fail.

XulOnerom
August 25th 2009
1818 Comments


I miss Farrah Fawcett

MentalityOfA
August 25th 2009
1217 Comments


"dont get me wrong it sucks lp's death went largely unnoticed..."

To me, when you say LP it means Linkin Park, though I know you mean Les Paul.
This next sentence is completely unrelated to Les Paul, having a completely different meaning.

Having said that, the death of Linkin Park did go largely unnoticed. They keep getting more and more popular.



Titan50
August 25th 2009
4588 Comments


idk guys, i think the death of one of the world's most famous and loved people, and writer of the best-selling album of all time being suspected as murder is QUITE a big deal

But hey, maybe I'm just gay

benerooni
August 25th 2009
174 Comments


mentalityofa do you make a living writing worthless posts

robertsona
Emeritus
August 25th 2009
28660 Comments


Album Rating: 1.5

PanasonicYouth
August 25th 2009
7413 Comments


BILLY MAYS WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN

Eakflanderyof
August 25th 2009
6663 Comments


To me if this is true, it's still Michael Jackson's fault and in no way should it be called homicide or manslaughter (awaits the fans' flames). He knew exactly what medication he was taking and after taking it for so long I'm sure he knew how powerful it was. Not to mention I'm sure he's smart enough to know that it's not safe to mix numerous medications.

Yeah sure, it's a poor job and stupidity on the doctor's part, but if this weren't MJ, it was just be declared an overdose and people would criminalize said person for being an addict rather than the doctor because this **** happens everyday. And yes, I'm tired of hearing about this **** in the media as well.

Lions
August 25th 2009
1015 Comments


Eak, you are absolutely correct.

botb
August 25th 2009
19823 Comments


glad to see i'm the only one who got called a cunt for having a differing opinion still.

Dreakon
August 25th 2009
453 Comments


"Yeah sure, it's a poor job and stupidity on the doctor's part, but if this weren't MJ, it was just be declared an overdose and people would criminalize said person for being an addict rather than the doctor because this **** happens everyday. And yes, I'm tired of hearing about this **** in the media as well."

I agree it's probably not homicide, unless the doctor actually had some sort of motive from killing a rich patient that was probably bringing him in a nice sum of cash. The doctor and MJ should've known better than to take that much of the drug and not to mix them, but Michael probably asked for it all and the doctor apparently gave it to him.

If anything I'd call it an assisted suicide.

robertsona
Emeritus
August 25th 2009
28660 Comments


wow man such a rebel

Eakflanderyof
August 25th 2009
6663 Comments


if anything, murray could be charged with MANSLAUGHTER but not fucking homicide.


No, the most extreme thing that could happen in this case with a non-celebrity would be malpractice. But alas, this is MJ so everything has to be blown out of proportion. It's full on suicide and nothing else imo.

Phantom
August 25th 2009
9010 Comments


Milk?

i though about the manslaughter thing, it definitely can't be homicide.

Klekticist
August 26th 2009
1463 Comments


hes still dead

BSX
August 26th 2009
1650 Comments


One day MJ will rest in peace. . . .

taylormemer
August 26th 2009
4964 Comments


Manslaughter always sounded far worse than homicide to me.

DrReg
August 26th 2009
127 Comments


Eakflanderyof what exactly is your knowledge of medical lawsuits and malpractice? If it can be proved, celebrity or not, that the Dr's negligence caused the death, then that Dr will go to jail. There are numerous cases where a Dr's "malpractice" as you put it results in a death and the Dr gets jail time. This Dr's actions will be scrutinised far more heavily for the fact it was MJ, but it wont affect the outcome of the case.

And to claim that it was MJ's fault for taking a combination of drugs when he has a personal medical physician, whose only job is to take medical care of MJ, prescribing him those drugs, is a joke.

botb
August 26th 2009
19823 Comments


you're not a cunt mappy

thanks but im not mappy =p

benerooni
August 26th 2009
174 Comments


plus eak i'm interested in how you are so sure it was suicide. he had two loving children he cared deeply about - no not in that way- and he even said in the interview with that penismuncher martin bashir that he wanted to live forever...like peter pan!

benerooni
August 26th 2009
174 Comments


sorry make that three children

PatchworkNeurology
August 26th 2009
352 Comments


Man this guy can't even rest in peace.
His crazy ass dad who beat him into superstardom is holding his body untill 9-11 apparently his "birthday" to burry him.
Fans and non-fans alike have shitty jokes to tell, and Kayne and Chris Breezy are debating on if they are the new "King" of pop.

Let the god of pop rest in piece even if he did need his "Milk" a lil
too much.

He still ownd everyone with his musical career.

Eakflanderyof
August 26th 2009
6663 Comments


Eakflanderyof what exactly is your knowledge of medical lawsuits and malpractice? If it can be proved, celebrity or not, that the Dr's negligence caused the death, then that Dr will go to jail. There are numerous cases where a Dr's "malpractice" as you put it results in a death and the Dr gets jail time. This Dr's actions will be scrutinised far more heavily for the fact it was MJ, but it wont affect the outcome of the case.


I guess knowing someone personally who has overdosed on drugs prescribed to them (multiple mixed drugs) with the doctor having no real consequences doesn't count for anything. Not to mention my girlfriend works for a chiropractor.

And to claim that it was MJ's fault for taking a combination of drugs when he has a personal medical physician, whose only job is to take medical care of MJ, prescribing him those drugs, is a joke.


It is MJ's fault. It's laughable to say it isn't. YOU are responsible for your own well-being. That said, MJ knew the consequences of mixing these drugs yet he still DEMANDED them. It's just another case of some celebrity with too much money using said money to get all doped up when they have no real need for the drugs. When you have the kind of money that MJ had, doctors will essentially give you what you demand. Many celebrities do it everyday, MJ was the one who took the fall.

plus eak i'm interested in how you are so sure it was suicide. he had two loving children he cared deeply about - no not in that way- and he even said in the interview with that penismuncher martin bashir that he wanted to live forever...like peter pan!


I'm not calling it intentional suicide you putz. Suicide doesn't necessarily mean you intentionally kill yourself.

Eakflanderyof
August 26th 2009
6663 Comments


Suicide means you intentionally kill yourself.


Okay, well then he accidentally killed himself.

He was heavily sedated and in no position to make life-or-death choices.


People should take responsibility for their own actions. Not to mention, he was heavily sedated from his own doing. He didn't need all that medication. It should only be justifiably called homicide if the doctor breaks into your house and forces pills down your throat.

BSX
August 26th 2009
1650 Comments


MJ had a host psychological problems from a very young age and did the best he could to survive. As time went on people took advantage of his kind heart for their own gain.

emogangstascotty
August 28th 2009
472 Comments


Let the man rest in peace!

Sasan
September 6th 2009
2 Comments


we remind you forever Mj ! even in 1000 years later !



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