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Jurors See Photo of Jackson's Naked Corpse

Singer 'healthier than average' before fatal OD, doc says

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 12, 2011 3:06 AM CDT

(Newser) – A photo of Michael Jackson's body was shown to jurors in the Conrad Murray trial yesterday as a coroner described the autopsy and his decision to rule the death a homicide. Jackson's body appears emaciated in the photo, but Los Angeles Deputy Medical Examiner Christopher Rogers said he found Jackson to be "healthier than the average person of his age," with clear arteries and no sign of heart disease, reports the New York Daily News.

Rogers said he found it hard to believe the defense's claim that Jackson awoke when the doctor wasn't looking and gave himself a lethal dose of the drug propofol. The autopsy showed no sign that Jackson drank the drug, as Murray's lawyers have suggested, he said. "We did not find any type of precision dosing device, which means the doctor would be estimating how much propofol he was giving," Rogers testified. "I think it would be easy in those circumstances for the doctor to estimate wrong and give too much propofol." Click for more revelations from the trial.

Dr. Conrad Murray listens in court during his involuntary manslaughter trial, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011, in Los Angeles. Click for the following image, which shows the image of Jackson shown at trial.
Dr. Conrad Murray listens in court during his involuntary manslaughter trial, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2011, in Los Angeles. Click for the following image, which shows the image of Jackson shown at trial.   (AP Photo/Robyn Beck, Pool)
A photograph of Michael Jackson's body is projected by the prosecution during Conrad Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial yesterday.
A photograph of Michael Jackson's body is projected by the prosecution during Conrad Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial yesterday.   (AP Photo/Robyn Beck, Pool)
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aspergers-guy
Oct 12, 2011 8:28 PM CDT
He was physically healthier then the average person at his age, so what was with the chronic insomnia, & all the meds the guy was on, needing propofol each night in order to get some sleep? Doesn't sound too mentally healthy to me :-/
JoeQ
Oct 12, 2011 10:59 AM CDT
Suicide by quack.
Jingo
Oct 12, 2011 8:55 AM CDT
Had to be pretty painful keeping one's body bleached white, not to mention having one's face fall off.

 
Michael Jackson • Conrad Murray • Propofol • Michael Jackson Conrad Murray • Michael Jackson's death • involuntary manslaughter • Michael Jackson autopsy • Conrad Murray trial

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