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Coroner Confirms Jackson's Death Was Homicide

Two sedatives blamed for entertainer's demise

By M. Morris,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 28, 2009 2:27 PM CDT

(Newser) – Confirming reports leaked Monday, the LA County coroner's office said today that Michael Jackson's death was a homicide. The ruling means someone else caused the death but does not assign blame or even necessarily mean a crime was committed, MSNBC reports. The official cause of death is "acute intoxication" with the powerful anesthetic propofol, which Jackson's personal physician, Conrad Murray, has acknowledged administering. The full autopsy report was not released.

A bottle of the drug Propofol is seen at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles on Tuesday July 28, 2009. Dr. Conrad Murray gave Michael Jackson the powerful anesthetic before he died.
A bottle of the drug Propofol is seen at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles on Tuesday July 28, 2009. Dr. Conrad Murray gave Michael Jackson the powerful anesthetic before he died.   (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
In this photo taken Aug. 25, 1993, American pop star Michael Jackson performs during his Dangerous tour in Bangkok.
In this photo taken Aug. 25, 1993, American pop star Michael Jackson performs during his "Dangerous" tour in Bangkok.   (AP Photo/Jeff Widener, file)
Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray.
Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray.   (AP Photo/Sirius Video via YouTube)
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Revenge_of_Mint
Aug 29, 2009 2:23 AM CDT
Saying Michael Jackson is a black man is like saying Jack Skelington is a white man. Family just wants a sense of closure even if that means a man goes to prison and their son isn't seen as someone who overdosed.
Kookey90
Aug 29, 2009 1:36 AM CDT
I agree with you. If Doctor Murray was paid to be Jackson's personal physician and to keep him alive and healthy, I would say he did a pretty terrible job. I can just see the headlines in the medical journals, Doctor Murray = Doctor Death/ Propofol = Jackson Juice.
It_Smells_Funky.
Aug 28, 2009 9:27 AM CDT
When will this ever leave the news? I mean, come on, it was a long time coming, right? and its been going on for plenty long enough already.

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