Reports: Doctor's Defense Claims Michael Jackson Committed Suicide

By PopEater Staff Posted Apr 4th 2010 09:40AM

New information obtained by TMZ suggests that lawyers for Dr. Conrad Murray, who faces a manslaughter charge in Michael Jackson's death, will argue that Jackson himself administered the fatal dose of Propofol. Sources tell the site that Murray admits giving Jackson a 25 mg dose of Propofol, enough to keep a patient asleep for only 10 minutes. The defense will reportedly claim that Ativan and Versed already present in MJ's system created a "synergistic effect" that put the singer to sleep for much longer.

It's when Murray left the room briefly, his lawyers will argue, that Jackson awoke and injected the remainder of a 20 ml bottle of Propofol into his IV. This injection caused a massive overdose that stopped his heart.

According to a report from the Associated Press, Dr. Murray stopped administering CPR on the stricken star and delayed calling 911 so that he could dispose of drug vials in the room.

The report continues that Jackson's children, Prince and Paris, entered the room and cried as they watched Dr. Murray administer mouth-to-mouth. The account was given to investigators in August by Alberto Alvarez, Jackson's logistics director. He was summoned to the pop star's side by another Jackson aide who received a frantic call from Murray after Jackson was unresponsive.

Alvarez said the doctor stopped CPR so he could hand him drug vials and told him to put them in a bag. It wasn't immediately clear what drugs were inside the vials Alvarez referred to when speaking to investigators, but TMZ reported Alvarez told investigators he saw Murray hiding bottles of Propofol in a closet near the room where Jackson died.

Pictures taken by the L.A. County coroner's office showed an empty Propofol bottle on the floor, underneath the nightstand by Jackson's bed. Lawyers for Dr. Murray will question why their client would have left the bottle there if he was guilty of the crime.

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Sunday 04 April

By Lakeeta

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Murderer!!

By themeeker

Nice try Murray. You're guilty and everyone knows it. Fry!

By Sally

I agree with you...what a liar...Is that why he left the residence before the paramedics got there?

By FRED

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The story reads well;that has been my theory all along. Micheal came to a bit and manipulated the IV. He did not murder him; the Doctor had alot to gain by Micheal being alive like all the other leaches! Micheal did not kill himself intentionally, just was playing Doctor. Kinda like when he was playing bartender when making Jesus Juice!

By MandiP

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I so agree with you Lakeeta. Michael was looking forward to going on tour and they want to now claim suicide? Cowards. Liars. This doctor is going to jail for murder.

Monday 05 April

Fred, I think you're wrong. From everything I've heard about this drug, the moment it gets in your bloodstream from the IV you fall asleep and can only be woken up when the IV is removed. I think the doctor was out of his league with this drug and he knew it and didn't care. He was greedy and desperate, and he killed Michael Jackson.

By lauren

This is ridiculous. Michael's case is a homicide because he did not kill himself. The doctor cilled michael and should be punished.

oops typo i meant the doctor KILLED michael.

Thursday 15 April

By Katelyn

This makes me sick. Michael Jackson did NOT kill himself. AHHH!! Stupid doctor.

By BOOWAH

If I were sitting on a jury, I would be thrown out for laughing. Why would he leave a bottle of Propofol on the floor under the nightstand? Because he dropped it "stupid", while he was trying to conceal the others! He screwed up and accidently administered too much! He should have consulted Howard Stern on coverups.

By King of Pop

Dr, Murray does the CPR wrong and has none of the right equipment to administer propofol -- he is a killer. What a cold-hearted man . RIP the King of Pop !

By Just- US

The State of California should give him a dose of his own medicine . I hope he is talking on the phone when his sister tells him he just got the death sentence . Too bad he did'nt practice in China .MJ Rocks !

By Mandie

No jury would believe such a stupid thing! everyone around him said that this tour meant the world to him because his kids were finally old enough to watch him perform and he wasn't too old to do it, why would he kill himself when he was just days away from going on tour? Stop making excuses it's murder!

By Jaz

Its so easy to blame someone. Everybody,..well, almost everybody.. wants to point the finger at 'someone' other than Michael. Truth is, none of us were there and we dont know the facts.

By os

There is a couple of facts we do know. #1 call 911 or get someone else to call when he established unresponsiveness. #2 Initiate CPR on a hard surface, not on a regular bed. #3 No and I repeat no diprivan or versed should be in someones home, doctor or not. This man do not seem like a doctor, a hit man to me. Why is this man not already in jail? It seems as though he has a license to kill. Murray is a murderer and if he walks, they should let all the criminals out of jail. Maybe Latoya was right, maybe more people are involved.

By Rita

Heres a Simple solution.. Why not examine the bottle for Michael's fingerprints? .. There's the answer to that claim.

By J.R. Gilbert

Ironic but more or less symbolic-nobody can play the race card on this one. We can be thankful that the doctor isn't white. Sad but true.

By Tell It Like It Is

J. R.Gilbert- Disagree. What's race to do with it? This is no bias crime. Out right murder. I'm Black, and could say perhaps if doctor were White, maybe we would not be at this point. Quack's negligence is the issue. Disobeyed law too. Could have been a zebra. Cage him.

By myriah

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Michael Jackson did kill himself. It was a slow suicide caused by prescription drugs. The doctor did what Michael Jackson told him to do. What reason would the doctor have for murdering his paycheck?

By meco1212

I agree myriah why would the Dr risk losing that 50k a month salary.

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