DEA Raids Jacko Doc's Vegas Home, Office

(NEWSER) - A task force of federal drug-enforcement agents, Los Angeles detectives, and local police raided the Houston offices of Michael Jackson’s personal doctor today, ABC News reports. Sources say a search warrant was obtained based on preliminary autopsy results linking Jackson’s death to an anesthetic used only in hospitals. Conrad Murray’s lawyer said before the raid that he was cooperating with police. More»

(NEWSER) - Michael Jackson's personal doctor lacks a license to prescribe controlled medicines in California, federal authorities tell Fox News. Conrad Murray didn't register with the DEA in the singer's home state, officials say, meaning it would have been illegal for him to prescribe or administer Demerol, OxyContin, or even strong cough syrup to Jackson. More»

Conrad Murray to the rescue aboard plane

(NEWSER) - It's make-up-your-own-punchline time. When a woman aboard a flight to Phoenix awoke after a half-hour fainting spell, she heard the doctor helping her say, "You probably know me. ... I was Michael Jackson's doctor." None other than Conrad Murray himself came to the unconscious woman's aid on the plane with an IV from the plane's medical bag, reports TMZ . More»

Cops suspected murder early on, warrant shows

(NEWSER) - Police searched Michael Jackson’s rented mansion in Bel Air the day after he died when a family member told them they’d found what looked like heroin there, AP reports. Tests found that the substance was not heroin, but investigators discovered other drugs in Jackson’s home: pot, generic Valium and other sedatives. More»

Coroner's report finished, 'confidential'

(NEWSER) - Police yesterday searched a Las Vegas pharmacy that reportedly sold the drug Propofol to Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, CNN reports. Warrants for earlier searches of Conrad Murray’s home and office have suggested that authorities think Jackson was a drug addict. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles coroner's office says it’s finished a “thorough and comprehensive” report on Jackson’s death, but police don’t want it released until the investigation is complete. More»