LAPD Search Home & Office of Jackson’s Doctor, Manslaughter Charges Pending

Dr. Conrad Murray is now likely to be convicted in the death of Michael Jackson, as Dea agents, LAPD and Las Vegas police descend on his Las Vegas home and office, armed with more search warrants.

A law enforcement official told FOXNews.com that the gated community of Jackson’s personal physician, and his office Global Cardiovascular Associates, were searched early Tuesday morning in the hopes of finding the evidence needed to formally charge him with manslaughter.

The day before, another law enforcement official told the news network that investigators in the case believed Murray was the one who had given Jackson the fatal dose of Propofol, just hours before his cardiac arrest on June 25. It is this dose the powerful sedative that is thought to have been the primary cause of death, which means that Murray, being the doctor who prescribed and administered it, would be liable for a manslaughter charge.

Murray’s lawyer, however, has said that the doctor “didn’t prescribe or administer anything that should have killed Michael Jackson.” When asked about the LAPD’s anonymous statements to the contrary, lawyer Edward Chernoff added: “We will not be commenting on rumours, innuendo or unnamed sources.”

However, while Chernoff remains adamant that his client isn’t any more of a suspect in the death of Michael Jackson than any of the doctors the late singer had in his service over the years, the lawyer did confirm that there had been multiple searches carried out by both police and agents alike at the doctor’s home and office.

“The search warrant authorized investigators to look for medical records relating to Michael Jackson and all of his reported aliases,” Chernoff’s statement read. “Dr. Murray was present during the search of his home and assisted the officers. Investigators left Dr. Murray’s home around 12 noon, seizing cell phones and a computer hard drive.”

Murray’s office in Houston was searched prior to his home in Las Vegas, with the search warrant stating that authorities on the scene were to look for “property or items constituting evidence of the offense of manslaughter that tend to show that Dr. Conrad Murray committed the said criminal offense.”

Both warrants were said to have been granted based on the preliminary toxicology reports, which at this stage have pinpointed Propofol as a contributing factor in Jackson’s death.

While the official toxicology findings are still days – maybe weeks – away, investigators are “working under the theory” that the sedative caused Jackson’s heart to stop, a source revealed. At this stage, law enforcement officials have been able to determine that the King of Pop had been using the powerful drug – hospital grade, and never intended for home use – for about two years. Since Dr. Murray only cam into Jackson’s service in May of this year, investigators are busily trying to find out how many other doctors illegally prescribed and administered the drug to the singer.

From the court documents, which label Dr. Conrad Murray as the prime suspect in the manslaughter investigation, Jackson “relied on Propofol like an alarm clock,” and would have the drug administered in an IV drip by a physician when he went to sleep. The IV drip would be stopped when it was time for the singer to wake up.

On the day of Jackson’s death, Dr. Murray was staying in singer’s Los Angeles mansion and “happened to find” an unconscious Jackson in his bedroom. Chernoff, Murray’s lawyer, said the doctor “tried to revive” the pop star by “compressing his chest” with one hand while supporting his back with the other.

His revival attempts were in vain, and Jackson died of a drug-assisted cardiac arrest on June 25.

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Michael Jackson’s Family Will Sue For Wrongful Death

Michael Jackson’s family will sue for his wrongful death, regardless of the outcome of the criminal investigation into his June 25 cardiac arrest, a source has revealed.

While the cause of Jackson’s death is yet to be determined, his family members have decided, after many a private discussion, that they will sue whoever they feel is responsible for his death.

At this point in time, because the criminal investigation is still on-going, it is unknown who the defendant – or defendants – will be in the wrongful death suit; however, it is alleged that the Jackson family are “taking a hard look” at the various doctors who treated Michael in the weeks leading up to his death last month.

“They [family members] not only want jail time for anyone who contributed to Michael’s death, they also want to make them pay, literally,” a source close to the Jacksons told RadarOnline.com.

“They are determined to sue, even if there is no arrest.”

Who is at the top of their list? The doctor at the scene of the crime, who was with Jackson when he died at his Los Angeles home, Dr. Conrad Murray.

Murray’s office has already been searched twice by the LAPD, making him a prime target for the Jacksons and their wrongful death case, as well as a prime target in the criminal investigation.

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Jackson Made Himself Sick, Says Nurse

The speculation surrounding Michael Jackson’s death is rife, but the most shocking report so far has come from a former nurse who cared for the ailing singer in his last months, who claims that the King of Pop was forcing illness upon himself to avoid tour commitments.

Cherilyn Lee, a nurse for over 20 years, has told CNN how the Thriller singer demanded she give him the powerful sedative Diprivan. Lee refused, but not before both Jackson and his entourage had hounded her about obtaining the drug so the 50-year-old could “get some sleep.”

“I told him this medication is not safe,” Lee said.

“He said, ‘I just want to get some sleep. You don’t understand. I just want to be able to be knocked out and go to sleep.’

“I told him – and it is so painful that I actually felt it in my whole spirit – ‘if you take that you might not wake up.’”

According to Lee, Jackson’s staff contacted her just four days before the singer’s tragic death, requesting the drug again. It had been more than three months since she’d ceased employment with the popstar.

While Lee couldn’t account for why any of Jackson’s entourage would contact her after so long to make such a request, a source from inside the singer’s camp has revealed that Jackson was “trying to make himself sick” in order to avoid playing the complete set of 50 shows his people had signed him up for.

“Like a child who doesn’t want to go to school, Michael thought he could get away from his obligations if he had a ‘note from the doctor,’” entertainment reporter Gerald Posner explained.

Jackson knew, according to Posner, that he would not be “financially penalised” for missing performances if he was medically unfit to go on stage.

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Jackson Doctor Not a Suspect

A spokeswoman for Dr. Conrad Murray, the cardiologist who was with Michael Jackson when he collapsed and went into cardiac arrest, has said that he is “in no way a suspect” in the singer’s death.

Murray spent three hours with detectives yesterday meticulously going through the events which led up to the King of Pop’s shock collapse and subsequent death.

The doctor “helped identify the circumstances around the death of the pop icon and clarified some inconsistencies,” his spokeswoman Miranda Sevcik said in a statement. “Investigators say the doctor is in no way a suspect and remains a witness to this tragedy.”

Los Angeles police have confirmed that they interviewed Murray, but would not comment further on his status as a “person of interest,” only adding that the cardiologist was cooperative and “provided information which will aid the investigation.”

The coroner who performed the original autopsy (before the Jacksons sent their son’s body to a private medico for further anaylsis) has stated that there was no evidence of foul play, and that while it could take a month or more to receive the official results, has labeled Jackson’s death as nothing more than a tragedy.

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Brad Was Emotional During Birth, Says Doctor

Brad Pitt was “very emotional” when it came time to welcome his newborn twins into the world, the overseeing physician, Dr. Michel Sussmann, said.

“[Angelina and Brad] were talking, they were together [throughout the labour and delivery],” Dr. Sussmann told reporters outside the Fondation Lenval Hospital in Nice, France, were actress Angelina Jolie had been waiting out the remainder of her pregnancy for the past few weeks.

“It was an epidural,” Sussmann continued, “so [Angelina] was awake and speaking and laughing. [She and Brad] were happy.”

Hollywood actor Pitt was at his partner’s side the entire time. “He was my assistant,” Sussmann joked. The Fight Club star even cut his babies’ umbilical cords.

Sussmann said: “[Brad] was perfectly calm, totally determined, very pleased to be at the birth of his children, very moved and very emotional.”

He then added that the caesarian was textbook, and that there were “absolutely no problems” with the birth.

But that doesn’t mean Ange will be allowed to leave early. The French doctor added that Jolie would remain in hospital for at least a few more days, until he has ensured that she and the babies are completely healthy.

“I don’t know [when they will leave the hospital],” Sussmann said. “[Jolie] will stay for a few days. You know, in Europe it isn’t like in the United States, where the patients go home after three days. They will stay a bit longer until everything is okay.”

The doctor added: “The babies are fine. The babies are with the mother and father and they are [all] fine.”

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Angelina Hasn’t Popped Yet

Angelina Jolie’s belly is still full of arms and legs, her obstetrician, Dr. Michel Sussman, said in a statement yesterday.

If I remember correctly, the Tomb Raider actress’ original due date was sometime in August, and Dr. Sussman confirms it, revealing that the twins are expected to be born “in the weeks to come.”

The announcement from Jolie’s doctor comes after members of the media expressed their “concern” for the 33-year-old’s welfare. Jolie was taken to a French Riviera hospital on Sunday via helicopter, fuelling speculation that she was due to give birth any day now.

However, Dr. Sussman said in a statement on Wednesday that the actress was in the hospital, but had not yet given birth.

“She is absolutely fine,” a rep for Jolie said. “There is no need for people to worry.”

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