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CONRAD MURRAY TRIAL: Prosecution's Final Witness Slams Murray

October 19, 2011... After a two-day break, Conrad Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial resumed Wednesday. The prosecution called its final witness to the stand again: Dr. Steven Shafer (above, right), who was hired 20 years ago by the company that produces Propofol -- the drug...

Conrad Murray Trial Resumes With Prosecution's Final Witness

October 19, 2011... After two cancelled court dates this week, the Conrad Murray murder trial has resumed. Dr. Steven Shafer, who is an anesthesiologist and Propofol expert, is the prosecution's final witness. Last Friday, Shafer was the last witness to take the stand...

BREAKING NEWS - CONRAD MURRAY TRIAL: Defense Drops Argument That MJ Swallowed Propofol

October 12, 2011... Dr. Conrad Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial took a shocking turn on Wednesday morning as the defense announced it was abandoning one of its main points -- that Michael Jackson had accidentally killed himself by swallowing Propofol. Testimony from two of the...

CONRAD MURRAY TRIAL: Paris Asks, "Why Couldn't You Save My Dad?"

October 11, 2011... Conrad Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial started its third week on Tuesday, where more of Murray's 2009 interview -- an interview after Jackson's death -- was played for the court. In it, Murray recalls telling Jackson's mother and children that MJ was...

CONRAD MURRAY TRIAL: Audio With Police Reveals Calm Doctor Gave Jackson Sedatives, Propofol

October 07, 2011... Audio from Dr. Conrad Murray's interview with police has been introduced to the jury on the ninth day of the physician's involuntary manslaughter trial. The conversation occurred two days after Michael Jackson's death on June 27, 2009, at a hotel in...

CONRAD MURRAY TRIAL: Toxicologist Found Propofol In Michael Jackson's Stomach

October 06, 2011... Propofol was found in Michael Jackson's stomach the day he died. Toxicologist Dan Anderson took the stand during day eight of Dr. Conrad Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial to reveal his findings, but he said only trace amounts of the sedative --...

CONRAD MURRAY TRIAL: Investigator Accused Of Being Sloppy With Jackson Evidence

October 06, 2011... Investigator Elissa Fleak took the stand again Thursday morning in the involuntary manslaughter trial against Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray. During the tense cross-examination, defense attorney Ed Chernoff accused Fleak of making a number of mistakes, including being sloppy...

CONRAD MURRAY TRIAL: Bottles Of Pills Lined Michael Jackson's Bedside The Day He Died

October 05, 2011... Propofol became the focus of the Dr. Conrad Murray involuntary manslaughter trial once more when testimony resumed Wednesday afternoon. The investigator who inspected Michael Jackson's room on the day he died, Elissa Fleak, testified that she found a large pill collection...

CONRAD MURRAY TRIAL: Jackson Wanted The World Tour To Make Up For Having "No Childhood"

October 05, 2011... Dr. Conrad Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial continued Wednesday, and it included a full recording of Michael Jackson just six weeks before he died. The recording took place at 9:05 a.m. on May 10, 2009, and it was later found on Murray's...

CONRAD MURRAY TRIAL: Four Girlfriends Testify Against Murray

October 04, 2011... Dr. Conrad Murray saw his dirty laundry come to light Tuesday as four girlfriends hit the stand during his involuntary manslaughter trial. Though their past and current relationship to Michael Jackson's personal physician was kept semi-private, the women did help the...

CONRAD MURRAY TRIAL: Girlfriend Unknowingly Signed Packages For Propofol

October 04, 2011... Dr. Conrad Murray's girlfriend took the stand Tuesday, and the aspiring actress was nothing but animated smiles in the middle of the involuntary manslaughter trial. Nicole Alvarez, 29, met Murray in Las Vegas in 2005 and the two have a young...

CONRAD MURRAY TRIAL: Doctor Testifies Propofol Intended For Use Only In Hospitals

October 03, 2011... More damning evidence against Michael Jackson's personal physician Dr. Conrad Murray came to light as the second week of his manslaughter trial began on Monday. UCLA cardiologist Dr. Thao Nguyen took the stand and revealed that she had never known Propofol,...

CONRAD MURRAY TRIAL: ER Doctor Says Jackson Was Dead "Long Before" He Got To The Hospital

October 03, 2011... Richelle Cooper (above), the ER doctor at UCLA Medical Center who pronounced Michael Jackson dead, took the stand in Dr. Conrad Murray's trial on Monday. She told the defense, "My assessment when he arrived was that he was clinically dead ......

CONRAD MURRAY TRIAL: Jackson Family Arrives For The Start Of Week Two

October 03, 2011... The Jackson family arrived at court in Los Angeles Monday morning for the start of Week Two in Dr. Conrad Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial. Janet and Randy walked in arm-in-arm, with Jermaine close by. On Monday morning, ER doctor Richelle Cooper took...

CONRAD MURRAY TRIAL: Murray Lied To Paramedics, ER Doc About Drugs In Jackson's System

September 30, 2011... Day four of Conrad Murray's manslaughter trial has wrapped up. Friday's witnesses included Bob Johnson of Nonin Medical Equipment, Murray's former patient Robert Russell, paramedic/firefighter Richard Senneff, paramedic/firefighter Martin Blount and Jackson's attending ER Doctor Richelle Cooper. The most revealing testimony today...

CONRAD MURRAY TRIAL: Murray Made Security Guard Remove Propofol

September 29, 2011... Michael Jackson's security guard Alberto Alvarez took the stand on Day Three of Dr. Conrad Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial to relay his account of the day MJ died. Alvarez (right) says Murray had him remove Propofol from Michael Jackson's bedroom before...

CONRAD MURRAY TRIAL: Bodyguards Refused To Let Murray Back In Jackson's Home To Retrieve "Cream"

September 28, 2011... Faheem Muhammad has taken the stand in Murray's trial. He was chief of Michael Jackson's security for about 10 months prior to Jackson's death. Muhammad recalls that after Jackson's body was found in the room, his daughter Paris was...

CONRAD MURRAY TRIAL: Murray Wanted To Take "Cream" From Jackson's House After He Died

September 28, 2011... Michael Jackson's assistant, Michael Amir Williams, took the stand on Day Two, and described the night Michael Jackson died. Williams said he left Jackson's home and went to his own home, then Murray called him from Jackson's house, leaving a voicemail...

Nancy Grace Says She Believes Dr. Conrad Murray Will Be Sent To Jail

September 28, 2011... Dancing With The Stars contestant and former prosecutor Nancy Grace gave her thoughts on Conrad Murray's ongoing manslaughter trial. After dining at The Ivy in Beverly Hills, Grace opened up about why she feels Murray is guilty ... and also her...

CONRAD MURRAY TRIAL: Day Two Begins

September 28, 2011... Conrad Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial began its second day at 8:45 a.m. PST in Los Angeles. Here's a quick catch-up from Monday: "This Is It" director Kenny Ortega testified that he was "shocked" by Conrad Murray's treatment of Michael Jackson --...

CONRAD MURRAY TRIAL: This Is It Director Kenny Ortega Was "Shocked" By Murray's Care For Michael

September 27, 2011... This Is It director Kenny Ortega has been called as the prosecution's first witness. Ortega describes seeing Jackson on June 19, 2009, for one of many meetings. The two had been meeting four or five times a week to plan the...

CONRAD MURRAY TRIAL: Defense Says Michael Jackson Could Not Have Died From Murray's Propofol Dose

September 27, 2011... On the first day of Conrad Murray's trial, opening statements are largely being devoted to talk of Propofol. Defense attorney Ed Chernoff continued his opening statement after the court recessed for lunch, saying that the amount of Propofol is key. "The...

CONRAD MURRAY TRIAL: Defense Says Michael Jackson Caused His Own Death

September 27, 2011... Defense attorney Ed Chernoff has begun opening statements in Dr. Conrad Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial on Tuesday. Chernoff's basis in Murray's defense is that Jackson administered drugs to himself without Murray's knowledge. Chernoff said: “During the 10 hours on June 25, 2009...

BREAKING NEWS - Photo Of Michael Jackson's Dead Body Shown In Court

September 27, 2011... Courthouse Pool Doctor Conrad Murray's manslaughter trial began with the prosecutor showing the jurors the above photo of Michael Jackson's dead body. Murray, who is on trial for involuntary manslaughter charges, is accused of giving the King of Pop a fatal dose...

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS - Conrad Murray Keeps Calm As Jury Selection Continues For Manslaughter Trial

September 22, 2011... What murder trial? Considering he's about to face manslaughter charges for the death of Michael Jackson, Dr. Conrad Murray looked surprisingly calm as he strolled through Santa Monica with his family on Wednesday. But the doctor, who allegedly gave the King...

X17 EXCLUSIVE - Dr. Conrad Murray Seeks Book Deal, Opposition Planning Damning Tell-All, Source Says

June 15, 2011... Dr. Conrad Murry, Michael Jackson's former personal doctor -- accused of involuntary manslaughter after he admitted to administering a lethal dose of the sedative Propofol to the singer -- is ready to clear the record and clear his name in...

Conrad Murray's Trial Delayed

May 02, 2011... Dr. Conrad Murray has been granted a delay in his trial. Michael Jackson's former doctor, who was with him at the time of his death, applied for the delay on the grounds that his defense attorneys had not been given...

Report: Conrad Murray Will Argue That Michael Jackson Did Cocaine

May 02, 2011... Lawyers for Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's doctor who was present at his death, will call out the singer's supposed cocaine habit in court, according to a report by News of the World. Murray's attorneys will bring up reports from the...

X17 EXCLUSIVE - Dr. Murray On Upcoming Michael Jackson Manslaughter Trial: "I Do Feel Confident"

February 18, 2011... Dr. Conrad Murray, former private doctor of Michael Jackson, was out enjoying the Santa Monica scene last night with a stroll on Third Street Promenade when we asked him how he feels about the upcoming manslaughter trial.

Judge Decides To Allow Cameras Inside Dr. Conrad Murray Trial

February 08, 2011... Dr. Conrad Murray's upcoming trial for Michael Jackson's death will be televised for all the world to see. Judge Michael Pastor granted the motion after both the prosecution and defense presented their arguments for and against the move. During the discussion,...