JACKO DEATH DOC TALKS

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LATEST 6/28/09 900 AM EDT: Cardiologist Conrad Murray who was present when Jackson collapsed met for 3 hours with LAPD investigators.

Mystery doc Conrad Murray who has a tangled financial and personal history was hired to accompany Jackson on his summer concert tour and reportedly performed CPR until EMTs arrived at Jackson’s rented home.  Jacko was pronounced DOA at UCLA Med Center.

"Investigators say the doctor is in no way a suspect and remains a witness to this tragedy,” Murray’s  rep said.

LAPD investigators confirm they interviewed a  cooperative Murray who "provided information which will aid the investigation."

6/27/09 5 PM EDT
Jackson‘s family wants an independent autopsy to determine cause of death, Rev. Jesse Jackson announced.

According to AP, The Jackson family is concerned about the credibility of the LA Coroner’s office’s finding. During the past 2 days in the wake of Jacko’s death,  The Jackson Family told Rev. Jackson  its desire to perform an independent autopsy.
   
A source told THE ENQUIRER there may be ”bad blood” with the LAPD and the Jacksons in light of the previous-child-abuse scandals.  A medical expert told NE that the pharmacological toxins in Jackson’s body may be rapidly  decomposing post-mortem and may affect the results, making them different than the official coroner’s report.

UPDATE 638 ET/338 PDT 6/26/09:

AUTOPSY CONCLUSION DEFERRED. Coroner spokesperson Craig Harvey confirms Jackson was on prescription drugs but declined to comment further.  Autopsy will be completed in 4-6 weeks pending toxicology results.  No sign of foul play.  "NO doctor was present" at Jacko home which is "why we became involved," pronouncing him DOA at the hospital, Harvey said at press conference today. Ongoing LAPD investigation continues as they seek interview with Jacko death doc.

PLUS! Michael Jackson was with a cardiologist at his home when he appeared to have suffered a heart attack, AP reports.  A heart attack does not rule out drugs playing a role in his death but could also indicate long term heart disease.

EARLIER —  reports say Jacko OD’ed after receiving an injection of Demerol – a morphine like painkiller.  Insiders say that Jackson had been using a cocktail of seven prescription drugs, including Zoloft an anti-depressant, Xanax for anti-anxiety and a Demerol painkiller – a potentially deadly combination especially when coupled with booze .

"Shortly after taking the Demerol, he started to experience slow, shallow breathing. His breathing gradually got slower and slower until it stopped," a source told the NY Post.

Jacko dad Joe said recently he wanted to put his troubled son in a rehab facility and that he wouldn’t be able to perform his upcoming concert tour because of continued drug use.


PREVIOUSLY:
6/25/09
Pop star Michael Jackson was pronounced dead by doctors t after arriving at a hospital in a deep coma, city and law enforcement sources said.

 A 911 call was placed from Jackson’s Holmby Hills home in Los Angeles at 12:21 PM PST.

LAFD Capt. Steve Ruda
said paramedics responded to a call at Jackson’s home on Carolwood Drive off Sunset Boulevard in Bel-Air which Jackson is renting around 12:26 p.m.

He was not breathing when EMTs arrived.

The parademics performed CPR en route to UCLA Medical Center, Ruda said.

It is now being reported Jackson was pronounced DOA at UCLA Med Center.

Michael is survived by three children: Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince "Blanket" Michael Jackson II.

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