Written on 9:26 AM by Bianca Karizza Official BlogSite
A coroner's investigator has testified she found 12 bottles of a powerful anaesthetic that contributed to the death of Michael Jackson in his bedroom after he died.
Investigator Elissa Fleak said nine of the bottles were found in a closet in a bag labelled ''Baby Essentials''. Syringes and other medications were also found during a search of Jackson's rented mansion four days after his death on June 25, 2009, she said.
Ms Fleak was the first investigator to describe in detail the items authorities recovered from Jackson's bedroom. She testified on the fourth day of a preliminary hearing to determine if there is enough evidence for Dr Conrad Murray to stand trial for involuntary manslaughter. He has pleaded not guilty.
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Authorities contend Jackson died after Dr Murray gave him a lethal dose of propofol and other sedatives in the bedroom then delayed calling 911 while he collected medications.
Ms Fleak said she found six vials of the painkiller lidocaine, as well as other prescription medications and syringes, including two found next to Jackson's bed.
During cross-examination by the defence, Ms Fleak was asked whether someone of Jackson's height and build could have reached some of the items from the bed. A judge did not allow the investigator to answer that question, but Ms Fleak did say several of the items, including a used bottle of propofol and syringe, were within 60cm of the singer's bed.
Murray's lawyer J. Michael Flanagan asked Ms Fleak whether she checked to see how much liquid remained in each of the vials. ''There were so many vials, I don't remember which ones were more full or less full,'' Ms Fleak said.
Ms Fleak was told to search the room after detectives interviewed Dr Murray and he disclosed he injected Jackson with propofol and gave him several other medications before his death, court records state.
Earlier in the day, a former girlfriend of Dr Murray testified he had been distracted when he called her on the morning of the singer's death, and she heard commotion in the background. Witness Sade Anding said she realised at one point Dr Murray wasn't paying attention to her. She heard coughing and mumbling but didn't recognise the voice as his, she said.
''I heard commotion as if the phone was in a pocket or something,'' Ms Anding said.
The testimony added details to a timeline being developed by prosecutors at a hearing.
Phone records show Dr Murray called Ms Anding at 11.51am. She said she stayed on the line for five to six minutes, but Dr Murray never got back on the phone. The records indicate 911 was dialled at 12.21pm.
Prosecutors called Dr Murray's girlfriend Nicole Alvarez and asked about shipments he had sent to her apartment from a Las Vegas pharmacy. Ms Alvarez acknowledged receiving packages for Dr Murray but said she never looked inside.
Authorities have said they believe the doctor was having shipments of propofol and other medications used by Jackson sent to Ms Alvarez. It is unusual to send propofol to a private home but not illegal.
The phone records show Dr Murray called Ms Alvarez from the ambulance. The hearing resumes tomorrow
Written on 2:58 AM by Bianca Karizza Official BlogSite
fucking Murray's defense claims he had nothing to do with administering a potent anesthetic.
For Dr. Conrad Murray, the best defense seems to be a good offense.
Lawyers for the doctor to Michael Jackson Friday hinted that the late singer delivered the shot of propofol to himself, and that Murray had nothing to do with administering the potent anesthetic.
Coroner investigator Elissa Fleak testified that 12 bottles of propofol were found in the Jackson’s closet and bedroom, nine of which were in a bag labeled "Baby Essentials." Syringes and other medications were also discovered in Jackson’s rented mansion.
Fleak testified in the fourth day of a preliminary hearing to determine if Murray should stand trial for involuntary manslaughter. The x-year-old doctor pleaded not guilty.
Murray’s lawyers asked Fleak on cross examination if the syringes or medication were within Jackson’s reach, but a judge did not allow the investigator to answer the question. Fleak did say that the items were within two feet of the bed.
One of Murray’s former girlfriends, Sade Anding, testified earlier in the day that when the doctor called her that day, she heard a commotion in the background and incoherent mumbling.
"I heard commotion as if the phone was in a pocket or something," Anding said.
Prosecutors, in an attempt to develop a timeline between when Jackson received the lethal shot of propofol and when 911 was called, said that two other women were called by Murray or received texts around the time of Jackson’s death.
According to phone records, Anding was called at 11:51 a.m. In her testimony, Anding said that she stayed on the line for about five minutes, but Murray never got back to her.
Records show that 911 wasn’t called until 12:21 p.m.
"It shows a distinct pattern by Dr. Murray of whether he is making the phone call or receiving the phone call, that he carries on personal, social business when his attention should be on his patient Michael Jackson," Deputy District Attorney David Walgren said, according to court transcripts. "[Anding’s call] highlights the priorities Dr. Murray was placing at the time. His focus should have been on his patient when instead at 11:51, the evidence will show he is making a phone call to this cocktail waitress in Houston."
Written on 1:18 AM by Bianca Karizza Official BlogSite
The producer/director of Michael Jackson's "This Is It" tour is scoffing at Katherine Jackson's wrongful death suit in which he's named as a defendant, because he had nothing to do with the drugs or treatment that caused the singer's death.
Kenny Ortega just filed legal docs -- obtained by TMZ -- asking the court to remove him as a defendant in Katherine's suit, claiming, "Kenneth Ortega is not alleged to be involved in the medical treatment or administration of drugs that allegedly caused Michael Jackson's death."
Ortega's lawyer adds ... Kenny never had a contract with Dr. Conrad Murray or with Michael Jackson, nor has he had any official affiliation with AEG.
Ortega's lawyer says, "The naming of Kenneth Ortega as a defendant in this action, without any basis, without any substantive charging allegations against him, is a gross error."
Written on 1:09 AM by Bianca Karizza Official BlogSite
The executors of Michael Jackson’s estate have gone to court to kick out Jackson’s former sister-in-law and her five children from the family’s Encino compound, TMZ.com reports. They characterize Alejandra Oaziaza as a freeloader who has never paid rent and has been asked repeatedly to leave.
Katherine Jackson, who is guardian to Michael Jackson’s three children, wants to renovate the property but Oaziaza and her kids refuse to vacate and reportedly turned down an offer for their own condo elsewhere ... possibly because a condition of the offer was that in exchange Oaziaza would scuttle her plans to write a tell-all book about the Jackson clan.
Oaziaza has three children from her relationship with youngest Jackson brother Randy, and those three children, all adults, were specifically named in the filing and asked to vacate the premises. Oaziaza (not too much) later hooked up with Jermaine Jackson and had two children with him, both of whom are still minors.
