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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LAPD Treating Jackson’s Death as Homicide

La Toya Jackson’s belief that her younger brother was murdered may be right on the money, with sources at the LAPD admitting that they were now treating the King of Pop’s death as a homicide – and the prime suspect is Dr. Conrad Murray.

While initial reports from the Los Angeles Police Department suggested that Murray wasn’t a suspect, sources have revealed that evidence collected at the scene of Jackson’s June 25 death suggest that the anesthesia Propofol was the “primary cause” of his fatal cardiac arrest, a drug which was administered by Dr. Murray.

Sources added that there was “plenty of powerful evidence” linking Dr. Murray to the drug, including vials of Propofol, an IV stand and an oxygen tank, which were all found at Jackson’s house.

At this stage, Dr. Murray’s lawyer has refused to either confirm or deny the reports that his client is under official investigation, and while the case against the doctor has not been formally presented to the D.A., sources within the LAPD say that its only a matter of time.

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Former Jackson Doctor Under Official Investigation

One of Jackson’s former doctors is in hot water this morning, with the L.A. County Coroner’s office confirming that Dr. Arnold Klein – dermatologist – is officially under investigation.

Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter is on the prowl for medical records pertaining to Michael Jackson’s care with Dr. Klein, a task which Winter has revealed Klein has not cooperated with in the past.

Winter told TMZ.com upon arrival at Klein’s offices that the dermatologist was currently under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department in relation to his prescription practices and use of aliases.

The toxicology results of Jackson’s autopsy are believed to be available as early as Friday.

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La Toya Jackson: “Michael Was Murdered”

La Toya Jackson has revealed that she believes her younger brother, Michael, was murdered, and has vowed to bring those responsible for the singer’s shock death to justice.

While Los Angeles police have only just confirmed that homicide is still very much a possibility in Jackson’s suspected cardiac arrest on June 25, La Toya has told U.K.’s Mail On Sunday that she knew from the get-go her brother had been killed by members of his “shadowy entourage.”

“I believe Michael was murdered,” La Toya explained. “I felt that from the start. Not just one person was involved, rather it was a conspiracy of people. He was surrounded by a bad circle. Michael was a very meek, quiet, loving person. People took advantage of that. People fought to be close to him, people who weren’t always on his side.”

La Toya also believes that this “bad circle” her brother was surrounded by was the reason he was hooked on prescription drugs, and blamed members of his entourage for supplying the Thriller singer with dangerous medications.

“They got him hooked on drugs,” she said. “He was pure and clean and then drugs came back into his system. I think it shocked his system so much it killed him.”

The results of Jackson’s toxicology tests are still weeks away, and even though police have refused to reveal what they believe to be the popstar’s cause of death, La Toya is certain the results will mirror what she has believed from the very beginning.

La Toya said: “[Michael] had needle marks on his neck and on his arms and more about those will emerge in the next few weeks. I cannot discuss that any further as I may jeopardise the investigation. I can, however, say that I have not changed my mind about my feeling that [my brother] was murdered.”

“It will all come out,” she added. “You will be shocked.”

As well as breaking her silence on what she believes to be a conspiracy surrounding her brother’s murder, La Toya Jackson has spoken out against the cruelty of forcing Michael into doing a mammoth 50 concerts in London, saying it was “impossible” and labeling the 50-year-old as the “loneliest man in the world.”

“[It was] impossible even for a healthy person to do that many shows,” she said. “Michael was fragile. He always wanted to believe the best of people. But he was meek. In the last few months, he became isolated. I believe the staff were given strict instructions that if any of the family called, not to tell him. And if any of the family came by, not to let them in.”

At the time of Michael’s death, it was rumoured that the King of Pop had turned to heavy narcotics in order to make himself sick so that he would not be forced to play the concerts he’d never wanted to do, yet still reep the financial rewards of those concerts due to a clause in the contract. La Toya’s claims that Jackson’s people were forcing him into the London tour have certainly now put weight behind those rumours.

Whatever the outcome of Michael’s autopsy, La Toya has vowed that she will get to the bottom of it all, and plans to file a civil lawsuit against anyone involved in his death – which may include Jackson’s doctor at the time, Dr. Conrad Murray – as well as pushing the investigating officers to serve criminal charges.

“I am going to get down to the bottom of this,” the 53-year-old promised. “I am not going to stop until I find out who is responsible. Why did they keep the family away? It’s not about money. I want justice for Michael. I won’t rest until I find out what – and who – killed my brother.

“I’m doing what I can to find out how he died. If he died of a drug overdose, then I want to find who supplied him the drugs and who first introduced him to them.”

La Toya added: “Michael didn’t have to die. We are all mourning his loss, more than anyone can ever know. But we are also determined to get to the bottom of what happened to him.”

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