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Conrad Murray stories: 32 news summaries

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 Janet Blames Doc 
 for Michael's Death 

Dr. Conrad Murray is responsible, she says, and should stop practicing

Nov 17, 09 10:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Janet Jackson blames Dr. Conrad Murray for her brother Michael’s death, and says he should no longer be practicing medicine in an interview airing tomorrow. Jackson tells Robin Roberts of ABC News that Murray “was the one that was administering. I think he is responsible.” She adds,... More »

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 Doc Phoned 
 Galpal as 
 Jacko Lay Dying 

Conrad Murray's girlfriend says he dropped phone, helped Jackson

Nov 10, 09 10:36 AM CST
(Newser) - What was Dr. Conrad Murray doing while Michael Jackson was dying? Chatting on the phone with his lady friend. Sources tell TMZ the cell phone call to a galpal in Houston lasted from 12:03 to 12:13pm; five minutes into the call, Murray’s girlfriend says he dropped the... More »

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 Kevorkian: Blame 
 Jacko, Not His Doc 

Jackson got what he wanted, doctor didn't "have forethought"

Sep 3, 09 9:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jack Kevorkian begs to differ with the coroner who ruled Michael Jackson's death a homicide: The original Dr. Death told Fox News that Jacko "got what he wanted," the New York Daily News reports. "He is the one who said yes or no to take a drug,... More »

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 Coroner Confirms 
 Jackson's Death 
 Was Homicide 

Two sedatives blamed for entertainer's demise

Aug 28, 09 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"... More »

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entertainment • death • Michael Jackson • Los Angeles County Coroner • Conrad Murray • celebrity death • Propofol • drug overdose

 Family Member 
 Tipped Off Cops 
 to Jackson Drugs 

Cops suspected murder early on, warrant shows

Aug 28, 09 1:26 AM CDT
(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... More »

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 Jacko Doc 
 Disputes 
 Cops' Timeline 

Plus, more dirt on yet another Jacko doc

Aug 25, 09 10:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - As a timeline of Michael Jackson’s final hours began to emerge, Dr. Conrad Murray’s lawyer was was quick to question it, calling it “police theory” in a statement yesterday, the AP reports. “Dr. Murray simply never told investigators that he found Michael Jackson at 11am not... More »

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entertainment • drugs • drug addiction • celebrity • prescription drugs • drug abuse • Michael Jackson • prescription painkillers • drug cocktail • Conrad Murray • celebrity death • Propofol • Arnold Klein • drug overdose

(Newser) - Michael Jackson's death will be officially ruled a homicide by the LA County coroner's office, sources tell the AP. Jackson's body contained "lethal levels" of a powerful prescription anesthetic, the office determined during his autopsy, according to an affidacit unsealed today. Dr. Conrad Murray administered the drug, propofol, but... More »

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 Jacko Doc 
 Will Face 
 Manslaughter: 
 Fox Source 



Dermatologist will also be charged: law enforcement

Aug 19, 09 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson doctor Conrad Murray will be charged with manslaughter in the next two weeks, a law enforcement source tells Fox News. Authorities want to carry out a final search warrant next week, probably at a Los Angeles pharmacy, to build evidence against Murray before they make an arrest. Jackson’... More »

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 Jackson Doc: 
 'I Have Faith 
 the Truth 
 Will Prevail' 

'I told the truth,' Murray says in YouTube post

Aug 18, 09 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dr. Conrad Murray posted a YouTube message today thanking friends and patients for support through the trial-by-media that has all but convicted him of complicity in Michael Jackson’s death, the Los Angeles Times reports. Murray says that the current frenzy means he can’t return calls or use email.... More »

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Jackson's Mom Mulls Wrongful Death Suit

Likely target is Jacko doctor Conrad Murray: Katherine's attorney

Aug 18, 09 7:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson’s mother is considering a wrongful-death lawsuit over the passing of her son, the AP reports. The likely target: Jackson’s doctor, Conrad Murray. “Dr. Murray’s name has been floated because he is under investigation,” said an attorney, who wouldn’t say whether Jackson’s... More »

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 Jacko to Be Buried 
 on Birthday: Dad 

King of Pop to be laid to rest at LA's Forest Lawn Cemetery

Aug 17, 09 3:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson will be buried on Aug. 29, what would have been the late artist’s 51st birthday, Joe Jackson tells the New York Daily News. The King of Pop’s father says plans for the burial, to take place at LA’s Forest Lawn Cemetery, were just made in... More »

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Cops Search Pharmacy That Sold Drug to Jacko Doc

Coroner's report finished, 'confidential'

Aug 12, 09 7:38 AM CDT
(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’... More »

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 As Doc Snoozed, 
 Aide Killed Jacko 
 With Demerol: 
 Source 

Doctor was asleep as fatal dose was given

Aug 3, 09 9:50 AM CDT
(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... More »

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entertainment • drugs • celebrity • painkiller • Michael Jackson • anesthetic • Demerol • Conrad Murray • Katherine Jackson • celebrity death • Propofol

 Jacko Probe 
 Extends to 
 Dozen Docs 

Investigation turns massive, say law enforcement sources

Jul 29, 09 7:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dr. Conrad Murray isn’t the only one coming under the microscope for his possible role in Michael Jackson’s death. More than a dozen doctors are now under investigation, and that number could double—making this potentially the biggest case against doctors who enable celebrity drug addictions, law enforcement... More »

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 DEA Raids Jacko Doc's 
 Vegas Home, Office 

Follows search of Houston office last week

Jul 28, 09 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - DEA agents and police raided the Las Vegas home and office of Michael Jackson doctor Conrad Murray this morning after a raid last week on his Houston office, Fox News reports. Murray is a suspect in the manslaughter investigation of Jackson's death; the warrant served last week called for “... More »

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Jacko Doc May Have Dozed During IV Drip

Cops think Murray awoke to find singer already dead

Jul 28, 09 9:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Conrad Murray told police he gave Michael Jackson a powerful IV drip hours before he died, but authorities suspect the doctor dozed off only to awaken and find the singer already dead of heart failure, reports TMZ. Experts consider it “reckless” to administer Propofol without using an EKG to... More »

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(AP) - A law-enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation into Michael Jackson's death says the star's personal doctor administered the powerful drug authorities believe killed him. Jackson regularly received the anesthetic Propofol to go to sleep. The official, who requested anonymity because the probe is ongoing, said today that Dr. Conrad... More »

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entertainment • overdose • manslaughter • Michael Jackson • anesthetic • Conrad Murray • celebrity death • Propofol

(Newser) - Court records filed today identify Michael Jackson's personal physician as the target of a manslaughter investigation into the singer's death, the Los Angeles Times reports. The development isn't exactly a shocker, given that authorities executed a search warrant yesterday at an office and public storage unit owned by the physician,... More »

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 DEA Hits Jacko Doc's Office 


Jul 22, 09 12:08 PM CDT
(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.... More »

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entertainment • DEA • autopsy • doctor • Drug Enforcement Administration • Michael Jackson • cardiologists • police raids • criminal investigation • search warrant • Conrad Murray • cause of death • Propofol

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Jon Plus Yet Another Kate 

Also, more on the David Beckham return

Jul 20, 09 10:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jon Gosselin is “and Kate” again. No, not that Kate—Kate Major, a Star reporter he was pictured out with Saturday night, the New York Daily News reports. The new Kate "has a tendency to blur the lines between ‘work’ and ‘friendship,’”... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • celebrity • David Beckham • Michael Jackson • Ryan Seacrest • Paula Abdul • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin • Conrad Murray • Kate Major • Star (tabloid)

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