Tag: Michael Jackson

  • La Toya Jackson: ‘They murdered my brother’

    La Toya Jackson: ‘They murdered my brother’

    La Toya Jackson, sister of the late King of Pop Michael Jackson, has claimed that more people were responsible for the death of her brother and she would provide the facts to prove it.

    La Toya Jackson
    La Toya Jackson

    Los Angeles prosecutors plan to file a criminal case in the death of Michael Jackson that is expected to include a charge of involuntary manslaughter against the singer’s doctor, Conrad Murray.

    La Toya said she would be attending the court case but also claimed: “They murdered my brother and they know who they are. It’s not just Dr. Murray I promise you that. It’s more people involved and they know exactly who they are and I’m going to let you guys know exactly what’s happening, what’s going on.”

    Looking visibly shaken, she was then driven away in a car.

    The Los Angeles District Attorney’s office said on Friday details of its case would be released on Monday, but gave no further details.

    Sources close to the case said Dr. Murray, who has been under investigation for months, would be charged with the crime of unlawfully killing another person without malice or intent. If convicted, he faces up to four years in jail.

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  • Michael Jackson was murdered

    Michael Jackson was murdered

    b1REPORT: SOURCE SAYS MICHAEL JACKSON’S DEATH RULED HOMICIDE

    The Los Angeles County coroner has reportedly ruled the death of Michael Jackson to be a homicide, per a source. CLICK HEREto see the search warrant affidavit.

    A law enforcement official told the Associated Press that the coroner said a fatal combination of drugs was given to the King of Pop hours before he passed on June 25.

    In a search warrant affidavit unsealed today in Houston, TX, a report from the L.A. County coroner’s officials indicated that they found a lethal dose of the drug in his system. The official cause of death has not been made public to date.

    The search warrant details how Jackson’s doctor, Dr. Conrad Murray, administered drugs to the fallen pop star. He told LAPD detectives that he had been treating the singer for insomnia. He had been giving Jackson 50 milligrams of Propofol every night using an intravenous line, according to the court document.

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  • Michael Jackson was injected with a narcotic painkiller shortly before collapsing

    Michael Jackson was injected with a narcotic painkiller shortly before collapsing

    Doctors have completed an autopsy on the body of Michael Jackson but say they cannot immediately determine what killed the singer.

    michael jacksonSpeculation is now focusing on the 50-year-old’s use of prescription drugs, amid reports he was injected with a narcotic painkiller shortly before collapsing.

    Officials have confirmed the post mortem revealed no obvious signs of foul play but say further tests will be required, which could take several weeks.

    “The cause of death has been deferred, which means that the medical examiner has ordered additional testing such as toxicology and other studies,” said Los Angeles County Coroner’s spokesman Craig Harvey.

    “Those tests we anticipate will take an additional four to six weeks. There was no indication of any external trauma or indication of foul play to the body of Mr Jackson.”

    The superstar’s body has now been released to his family and was taken to an undisclosed location in a single, unescorted vehicle.

    Jackson was in full cardiac arrest when paramedics arrived at his rented $100,000-a-month mansion in Los Angeles on Thursday, with his personal physician trying desperately to revive him.

    The pop superstar was rushed to the nearby UCLA Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead without regaining consciousness.

    Police say they want to question Jackson’s personal physician, identified in local media reports as Houston-based cardiologist Dr Conrad Murray.

    Jackson’s body will be released to family members after they choose a mortuary for funeral arrangements, Harvey said. There was no immediate word on when he would be laid to rest.

    Celebrity website TMZ.com, which broke the news of the singer’s death, has cited an interview with an unidentified “close member” of the Jackson family, reporting the entertainer was injected with Demerol about half an hour before he went into cardiac arrest.

    The website said the family believed Jackson’s death was caused by an overdose of the drug, a narcotic painkiller.

    Detectives have searched Jackson’s home and impounded Murray’s Mercedes from the driveway, believing it may contain evidence.

    Meanwhile, authorities have released a recording of a 911 call to emergency services from the mansion at 12.21pm local time on Thursday, saying Jackson was unconscious and not breathing.

    The unidentified caller said the physician was the only other person present and was frantically performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the unconscious Jackson – without results.

    “He’s pumping, he’s pumping his chest but he’s not responding to anything, sir, please,” the man said.

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  • Los Angeles Police investigating Jackson’s death

    Los Angeles Police investigating Jackson’s death

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    Pop star Michael Jackson has died in Los Angeles, aged 50.

     

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    Paramedics were called to the singer’s Beverly Hills home at about midday on Thursday after he stopped breathing.

    He was pronounced dead two hours later at the UCLA medical centre. Jackson’s brother, Jermaine, said he was believed to have suffered a cardiac arrest.

    Jackson, who had a history of health problems, had been due to stage a series of comeback concerts in the UK, beginning on 13 July.

    Speaking on behalf of the Jackson family, Jermaine said doctors had tried to resuscitate the star for more than an hour without success.

    added: “The family request that the media please respect our privacy during this tough time.”

    “And Allah be with you Michael always. I love you.”

    TV footage showed the star’s body flown from UCLA to the LA County Coroner’s office where a post-mortem is expected to take place on Friday.

    Concerns were raised last month when four of Jackson’s planned comeback concerts were postponed, but organisers insisted the dates had been moved due to the complexity of staging the show.

    A spokeswoman for The Outside Organisation, which was organising the publicity for the shows, said she had no comment at this time.

    Broadcaster Paul Gambaccini said: “I always doubted that he would have been able to go through that schedule, those concerts. It seemed to be too much of a demand on the unhealthy body of a 50 year old.

    “I’m wondering that, as we find out details of his death, if perhaps the stress of preparing for those dates was a factor in his collapse.

    “It was wishful thinking that at this stage of his life he could be Michael Jackson again.”

    Uri Geller, a close friend of the star, told BBC News it was “very, very sad”.

    Speaking outside New York’s historic Apollo theatre, civil rights activist Rev Al Sharpton paid tribute to his friend.

    “I knew him 35 years. When he had problems he would call me,” he said.

    “I feel like he was not treated fairly. I hope history will be more kind to him than some of the contemporary media.”

    Melanie Bromley, west coast bureau chief of Us Weekly magazine, told the BBC the scene in Los Angeles was one of “pandemonium”.

    “At the moment there is a period of disbelief. He was buying a home in the Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles and the scene outside the house is one of fans, reporters and TV cameras – it’s absolute craziness.

    “I feel this is the biggest celebrity story in a long time and has the potential to be the Princess Diana of popular culture.”

    Musical icon

    Tributes from the world of music and film have already flooded in from celebrities including Madonna, Arnold Schwarzenegger and ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley.

    Large numbers of fans have also gathered outside Jackson’s home and at the UCLA medical centre with lit candles to mourn the star while playing his greatest hits. Facebook groups have also been set up for fans to share their memories.

    The singer’s albums are occupying the top 15 slots of online music retailer Amazon.com’s current best-seller chart, led by his 1982 smash hit Thriller.

    Paramedics were called to the singer’s house in Bel Air at 1221 (1921GMT) following an emergency phone call.

    They performed CPR on Jackson and rushed him to the UCLA medical centre.

    A spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department said the robbery and homicide team was investigating Jackson’s death because of its “high profile”, but there was no suggestion of foul play.

    Jackson began his career as a child in family group The Jackson 5.

    He then went on to achieve global fame as a solo artist with smash hits such as Billie Jean and Bad.

    Thriller, released in 1982, is the biggest-selling album of all time, shifting 65m copies, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.

    He scored seven UK number ones as a solo artist and won a total of 13 Grammy awards.

    “For Michael to be taken away from us so suddenly at such a young age, I just don’t have the words,” said Quincy Jones, who produced Thriller, Bad and Off The Wall.

    “He was the consummate entertainer and his contributions and legacy will be felt upon the world forever. I’ve lost my little brother today, and part of my soul has gone with him.”

    The singer had been dogged by controversy and money trouble in recent years, becoming a virtual recluse.

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