LAPD Chief William Bratton says that depending on what toxicology tests turn up, the entire nature of their investigation into Michael Jackson's death may change.
"We are still awaiting corroboration form the coroner's office as to cause of death," Bratton told CNN. "That is dependent on toxicology reports due to come back."
"Based on those reports, we will have an idea of what it is that we are dealing with. Are we dealing with a homicide or with an accidental overdose?"
Homocide. The potentially inflammatory word is not thrown around lightly by officials, and comes as the coroner's office subpoenas MJ's medical records from a number of doctors who treated him over the years, according to the Los Angeles Times.
On that list of docs? Dermatologist Arnold Klein.
"It was a standard subpoena. We turned over medical records to the medical examiner in response," attorney Richard Charnley said of the one served to Arnold Klein, who says he isn't the father of Jackson's children - as far as he knows.
Dr. Klein said on Larry King Live Wednesday night that he never prescribed Jackson anything stronger than Demerol, and that he had warned his patient against using Diprivan, a potent anesthetic that was found in Jackson's house.
Several search warrants for unidentified locations have also been issued in connection with the probe into Michael Jackson's prescription drug use.
The Drug Enforcement Administration and the California Attorney General's Office are also assisting the LAPD's investigation of Jackson's death.
The star's county-performed autopsy revealed that he had been taking prescription drugs. On June 29, the coroner's office confiscated various drugs as well as medical equipment from the Holmby Hills mansion the singer had been renting.
"At the time of the death, with search warrants, we were able to seize a number of items from the residence where the death occurred and those will assist in the investigation," Bratton said. "We've got very good investigators."
"They will be prepared to deal with whatever the coroner's findings may be."
Meanwhile, TMZ reports that the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's deputies who raided Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch back in 2003 found a syringe, some powerful narcotics, vials and IV bags containing what could be anesthesia.
Again, this is 2003, and not related to the current case. However, it may shed light on the troubled star's drug habits. The search of Neverland unearthed:
- A vial of Versed - a powerful sedative
- Several IV bags containing "a milky white fluid, located in a small cardboard box on top of the bathtub." Propofol and other anesthesias are milky white. Propofol was in Jackson's home the day he died.
- A vial of Promethazine - an antihistamine with strong sedative effects
- A bottle of Alprazolam (generic for Xanax, a powerful anti-anxiety drug)
- A bottle of Percocet - a painkiller
- A syringe
- A vial with Demerol in it
- Numerous loose pills outside bottles
- A bottle of Prednisone - a steroid
- Ery-tab - an antibiotic
- Prescriptions for Xanax that had been filled
- A prescription for Alprazolam
- Oxygen tanks
- IV stands
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July 10th, 2009 11:10 AM
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July 12th, 2009 1:34 AM
What- first of all- seems to be rather untypical for a overdose of any kind of morphines, was what was reported on June- 25, while MJ was taking to the hospital. I had worked during the day and felt asleep while the news television was running. I woke up at about 11 Pm local time ( Munich), when I heard about " news on the king of pop".
At this time, when MJ was on the way to the hospital, the sources where telling: MJ was in a " koma". As possible reason were told: respiratory problems, possibly a " heart attack or a heart infarct". It was repeatedly said, MJ was "still alive at this time and doctors tried to save his life"... F
Father Joe Jackson even gave a statementat a time when MJ was already in the hospital saying" Michael isnt dead but inm a bad condition".
However it needed -so the first sources 2 hours - when doctos even fought for his survival" until these finally concluided that MJ had died. Thab report came in GER about 1 hour afterv the news on the interview with MJ father Joe
Usually -if someone has a total respiratory arrest one is dead after 3 minutes not breathing. The abulance needed several minutes to arrive a Jackson`s house. Due to the 911 call- the star was already "no breathing anymore" How can it be that he is still live then later - but for sure as repeatedly reported "on the way to the hospital and when arriving at the h." ... A docor working on the drug station of a hospital told me . that" if anyone takes an overdose of ( commonly) morphines the brain is narcotisized that the person with the OD rather formally " forgets to breathe". The death with Morphine overdose usually comes in minutes after the resp. arrest. But she confirmed, that still Strychnine is rather mixed usually into the street Heroin". something first known since east European drug gangs took over the illegal H Market in Europe .... I can repeat it again: That slow iratory and cardiak arrest death would be typical for Strychnine which is chemical very similar to Heroin/ Morphines. If such an autopsy test is made, Strychnine appears along with Heroin or can even be exchanged or confused with: Death on Strychnine can in any of those reports be stated as "death on Morphines"...
Everyone knows the report on Jacksons last hours was repeatedly altered afterwards, in that way. that it is claimed (or supposed now) "the star has been dead already when the ambulance arrived at his house" ...But who can know that better than Mikes father Joe who can speak with the doctors in the hospital and is permitted to get confidential informations from them? He said clearly when MIke already was in thze hospital:"n he would be in a coma bunder bad conditions but still alive. How that if he reportedly now even already had a cardiak arrest already in his house and before the ambulance came????"
I would doubt that the investigators are able or willing to see all thse real and possible aspects of that case and more even I doubt whether the chemical analysis will bring an complete result
if these first infos are true( what they most are)
July 12th, 2009 2:18 AM
(2) However. any final report on the world will be bases on the so called positive evidence and all suggestions for those are niot hard evidence will fall, no matter wether that evidence could have been dissapeared or overseen. I had in GER dioubts with several cases when public figures like FJS died. Most interesting are always the first reports in the news. At the end one will have always a kind of that final report as described. Michael`s father Joe has the right ( on behalf of MJ himself) to deny or allow doctors at the hopsital to lift their secrecy. none of these primary witnesses is interviewed (also in that US case)- a sign that the relatives also block the investigations.
Could the reason also be: the life insurances won`t pay in case of murder- or ?
Something else: in the only known longer interview in " living with MJ" , M formally mnsisted only to have undergone "2 beauty surgeries". Around in 2003, I helped for while a painter in my neighborhood to paint the interior of a doctors house in the nobel suburb of Gruenwald/ Munich, who is a cosmetic surgeon and had bought that house just a while before.
While we were working there, the painter told me, that doctor ( name initial : Dr " K") must be rather famous ,as "he had told him, also to have made an cosmetic surgery on Michael Jackson!" I thought he was joking, i have not seen any gard evidence , but my neighbor- the painter confirmed it again .
To forward such an information from a doctor to his painter is anything ales than " normally", as t " normally falls" under doctors secrecy. But if the bill to the painter would be without taxes on, who guarantees that all those doctors work legally, what means: registering everything and also paying taxes for? ( In Ger called: "black work") Perharps the star himself was interested not to leave proofs of these surgeries, those could damage his public relation?
I personally suppose, there were several doctors possibly not making "the best on Michael`s body" and so another doctor had to try to repair what the other had mad wrong. what is anything else than easy!!! Other sources say, Michaels nose was destroyed by too many surgeries and he had an implantate instead the nose bone.
With all that it does not wonder, the star had temperarely or permanent pain, possibly problems to move muscles in his face ( as to be seen on several occasion ,when M appeared publically) and whatever if he had more surgeries than it is known. However to prescribe or administer "Antibiotica" after beauty surgeries would be at least the minimum any doctor would and has to do!!
July 17th, 2009 8:38 PM
Well,Micheal was in his last stages of Lupos.we all know that this is a form of cancer.Any forms of cancer is very painful.you had this 50 year old man dancing around for hours preparing to do over 50 shows.Who was in a great deal of pain in his last stages of cancer.Who should've been in the bed resting enjoying his last days.He was fighting to be back on top again to show the world who he was and to maintain his innocense to be loved once again.Well micheal chandler jordan came forward and admitted to lieing on and reiceving millions after you died.Boy did he help ruin your reputation.The other young boy said he was sorry and said how good you were to him also and admitted to lieing but his parents revoked the statement.It's okay micheal we all know the truth now and love you. you one one of the greatest entertainers to ever live.