No Evidence of Demerol Injection: LAPD

Physician reportedly gave singer an injection before he died

(NEWSER) - Michael Jackson's doctor has apparently gone AWOL, TMZ reports. Authorities want to interview him but can't find him, sources say. Cops towed his BMW from Jackson's house last night. One source says the doctor gave Jackson an injection, possibly of the morphine-like drug Demerol, before he died. The LA coroner, meanwhile, has begun Jackson's autopsy, though results may not be known for weeks, reports the Los Angeles Times. More»

Prosecution of Conrad Murray will rest on 'theory of gross negligence'

(NEWSER) - California prosecutors will charge Conrad Murray with involuntary manslaughter for his role in the death of Michael Jackson. Prosecutors plan to argue that Murray was grossly negligent in prescribing a sleep aid to the pop singer. An indictment will be sought after the LAPD completes the formality of presenting the case to the district attorney, the AP reports. More»

Two sedatives blamed for entertainer's demise

(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. More»

Doctor was asleep as fatal dose was given

(NEWSER) - In the race to figure out what—and who—killed Michael Jackson, the Sun declares itself the winner. A source tells the British tabloid that at Jackson's request, an aide gave him Demerol “but it was too soon after receiving the anesthetic” Propofol earlier in the day from Dr. Conrad Murray. “That’s what killed him,” says the source. More»

(NEWSER) - The doctor with Michael Jackson the night he died is stonewalling questions about whether he provided the singer with the dangerous anesthesia Propofol, reports TMZ. The attorney for Dr. Conrad Murray has denied that the physician gave Jackson OxyContin or Demerol. But as for the Porpofol found in Jackson's home, a drug Los Angeles police seem particularly concerned about, "I have no statement on whether the doctor prescribed or administered Propofol," said his lawyer. More»