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Syringe used to killed MJ going for $5 million

Usa/ All'asta per 5 mln usd la siringa che uccise Michael Jackson
L'asta fissata per il 25 giugno, anniversario morte pop star

New York, 17 mar. (Apcom) - Le aste dei cimeli di Michael Jackson si tingono di macabro. Questa volta, in vendita, c'� la siringa con cui al "re del pop" � stata iniettata la dose letale di anestetico. Il prezzo base di offerta � 5 milioni di dollari. La siringa � stata itrafugata nel corso delle indagini seguite alla morte della star. Particolare ancora pi� inquietante: l'asta potrebbe essere fissata per il 25 giugno prossimo, l'anniversario della morte della pop star. La famiglia di Jackson sta facendo il possibile per bloccare la vendita, un "oltraggio" alla memoria del cantante. L'inchiesta per ora ha un solo colpevole: Conrad Murray, medico personale di Jackson, accusato di omicidio colposo. "Questa � una delle aste pi� inquietanti mai annunciate. La siringa non � pi� necessaria nel processo del dottor Murray. Ma le implicazioni morali sono devastanti", ha detto una fonte al Daily Mirror. Intanto il proprietario della siringa si sta consultando con i suoi avvocati per essere sicuro di poter vendere il cimelio. Il piano � quello di organizzare l'asta a Las Vegas. Ma potrebbe essere costretto a spostarsi in paesi che non hanno accordi legali con gli Stati Uniti. "Come il Brasile, per esempio, o addirittura la Libia", ha spiegato la fonte.

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Some new developments in the investigation:

Murray interrupted CPR of MJ to hide drug vials; and

Murray failed to tell emergency medics on the scene that he had administered Propofol.

Would you say he was feeling and acting guilty?

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Things keep looking down for Murray:

Jackson�s Doctor to Lose Medical License

Wednesday March 24, 2010

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Of course, Jackson committed suicide!

Nice try, Murray, but I don't think so.

Dr. Conrad Murray's Defense: Michael Jackson Killed Himself

Posted Apr 5th 2010

TMZ has learned Dr. Conrad Murray's legal defense is that Michael Jackson gave himself the fatal dose of Propofol.

Multiple sources familiar with the strategy tell TMZ the defense argument goes like this:

- At around 10:50 AM, Dr. Murray gave Jackson 25 mg of Propofol from a 20 ml bottle -- that's only about 1/8 of the bottle.

- The dose Dr. Murray administered would keep someone asleep for only 5 to 10 minutes, but the Propofol, along with the Ativan and Versed that was already in MJ's system, had a synergistic effect that put Jackson to sleep for a longer period of time.

- For the next hour, Dr. Murray stayed in the room and was on the phone for much of the time. Dr. Murray didn't leave the room to make the calls because MJ liked activity in the room, regularly sleeping with the lights on and cartoons blaring on the TV.

- At around noon, Dr. Murray left the room for approximately two minutes to go to the bathroom. While he was gone, the defense believes Jackson suddenly awakened and was frustrated he had spent nearly 9 hours trying in vain to sleep. The defense theory -- Jackson took the 20 ml bottle of Propofol and self-injected the remaining contents through the IV, causing a massive overdose that stopped his heart.

- Dr. Murray walked back in the room and saw Jackson with his eyes open and pupils dilated. Dr. Murray dropped the phone (he was speaking with his girlfriend) and began administering CPR.

The defense will argue Michael Jackson was a long-time Propofol addict -- something TMZ first reported shortly after the singer's death. As one source said, Jackson liked the sensation of Propofol being administered by IV, adding, "Michael liked to push it."

L.A. County Coroner's investigators took a picture in the room, showing an empty Propofol bottle on the floor, underneath the nightstand by Jackson's bed. The defense will argue Jackson grabbed the bottle from the nightstand, injected himself and then dropped the bottle.

Remember, law enforcement believes Dr. Murray hid bottles of Propofol before paramedics arrived. The defense will argue ... if Dr. Murray was really hiding Propofol, he would have removed the empty bottle under the nightstand that caused Jackson's death.

Ed Chernoff, Murray's attorney, could not be reached for comment.

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The article gives a date for the hearing on revocation of his medical license, but not for the criminal trial.

Michael Jackson manslaughter: Trial date set

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 5:17a.m.

By Linda Deutsch

With Michael Jackson's mother, father and three siblings looking on, Dr Conrad Murray began a slow process toward trial with the appointment of a judge and the setting of another hearing to handle pending matters in his involuntary manslaughter case.

Murray made quick back-to-back appearances in separate courtrooms Monday.

First, Supervising Superior Court Judge Peter Espinoza assigned the matter to another judge for all further proceedings. Then, spectators, media and fans followed Murray down to a lower floor where he appeared before Judge Michael Pastor.
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Trina Saunders, a representative of the attorney general's office, asked that the hearing regarding Murray's medical license be held sooner than June 14, but the judge rejected her request and said all pending matters would be handled on that date.

complete article at link

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Jackson Family Planning One-Year Memorial

07/06/2010

The family of Michael Jackson are planning a special memorial event to commemorate the first anniversary of the singer�s death.

The king of pop died suddenly on June 25 last year inside his Los Angeles home.

Now the Jackson Family Foundation is presenting Forever Michael at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in LA.

A representative for VoicePlate Productions, the company producing the ceremony, revealed: "The vision is to bring together Michael Jackson family members, celebrities, fans, supporters and the community to celebrate and honour his legacy."

Further details are still to be revealed.

The VIP red carpet event will take place on June 26.

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Today is the one-year anniversary of Michael Jackson's death/murder. A bunch of stuff is planned around the world.

Fans in NY, LA, elsewhere remember Michael Jackson

By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY (AP) � 26 minutes ago

NEW YORK � As the first anniversary of Michael Jackson's death drew near, Julia Thomas clutched her "Thriller" liner notes and stood outside the Forest Lawn cemetery in Glendale, Calif., the final resting place for the King of Pop, with about two dozen other fans.

"Michael has just always been a part of my life," the 40-year-old Thomas, who has a tattoo of Jackson's dancing feet on her left wrist, said Thursday night. "I'm just hoping to embrace the fans from everywhere."

Barricades were already set up at the Los Angeles-area cemetery for the huge throng of fans and some of Jackson's family members expected to arrive on Friday, which marks a year since Jackson died at age 50. Five large wreaths of flowers and dozens of bouquets, drawings and photos of Jackson had been placed outside his private mausoleum.

Evdokia Sofianou, 46, and her 9-year-old daughter, Rebecca, traveled from Athens, Greece, to pay their respects.

"I came because I love Michael very much," Sofianou said. "I came to grieve."

Forest Lawn was to be just one of the many places around the world where Jackson's fans would gather to remember their fallen legend on Friday. But not everyone planned to be grieving.

On Friday, DJ Jon Quick was to spin Jackson tunes at the club Taj in Manhattan for a festive affair.

"They wanna celebrate his life and music," Quick said of the expected partygoers. "His albums are like timelines in your life. You can remember what you were doing ... when 'Thriller' came out."

Some anniversary events began even before Friday. In London, a memorial was unveiled Thursday to a gaggle of press who packed the foyer of the Lyric Theatre, the site of an impromptu wake following the pop superstar's death last year.

more at link

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Michael Jackson's Death Could Have Been Avoided With a Brain Monitor Says Anesthesiologist

Press Release Source: Dr. Barry Friedberg On Tuesday December 7, 2010, 11:22 am EST

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Jackson's doctor to stand trial

Last Update: 1/12 10:08 am

Michael Jackson's physician has been ordered to stand trial for involuntary manslaughter.

Los Angeles prosecutors have ended their case in the preliminary hearing to determine whether there is enough evidence to try Dr. Conrad Murray. The lawyers finished ahead of schedule - after just six days of testimony from forensics experts, paramedics and former employees of the King of Pop.

In his closing statement, Deputy District Attorney David Walgren told the judge, "Michael Jackson is not here today because of the negligence and reckless acts of Dr. Murray."

The defense filed a motion to dismiss on Tuesday but that was denied, and Judge Michael Pastor has ruled there is sufficient evidence to warrant a manslaughter trial.

Reports suggest the Deputy Attorney General, who represents the Medical Board of California, has asked the judge to suspend Dr. Murray's license to practice medicine with immediate effect.

During the six days of testimony, phone records showed Murray spent hours chatting on his cellphone and texting when he should have been monitoring his heavily-sedated patient, while Jackson's security staff recalled the doctor's inappropriate behavior after finding the King of Pop lifeless in his bedroom.

One security guard, who was called to Jackson's room by Murray, told the court the physician asked him to remove IV bags containing a milky-white liquid, believed to be anesthetic Propofol, from the pop star's bedside.

Jackson died from an overdose of the drug, which a Los Angeles forensics expert declared should never have been in the King of Pop's home in the first place.

If convicted Murray faces a maximum of four years in prison.
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It is a bit insane to prescribe a surgical anesthetic to induce sleep at home. Murray's malpractice does reach the level of criminal, IMHO.

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Cherish flawed geniuses before they are gone

Geniuses are flawed as most of the time, greatness is often accompanied by glaring defects. The passing of legendary entertainer Michael Jackson reminds us that some of the most gifted people with immeasurable talent and creativity are tortured souls with eccentricities. It is as if greatness and weakness come as a package, and their gift can also be their curse. Genius and madness are separated by a very thin line.

Jackson was not alone in this category of people who managed to mesmerise the world with their talent, and at the same time shocked us with their peculiarities. The King of Pop was not the only talented singer who went into a reclusive life towards the end of a career that was dogged by financial problems, scandals and ill-health due to excessive medication. He joined a long list of entertainers whose lives came to a premature and tragic end. Among them were Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, John Lennon, Freddie Mercury, Bob Marley and Marvin Gaye.

Some of the most prominent leaders of the world too showed awkward tendencies � and their idiosyncrasies often marred, if not overshadowed, their contributions. Sir Winston Churchill was a great motivator during World War II but a disaster during peace time with questionable policies. It was Churchill who said: �The price of greatness is responsibility.�

John F Kennedy, then the fresh face of innocence who inspired hopes for the US in the 1960s with his charm and confidence, had a tryst with destiny that saw many odd detours.

In sports, flawed geniuses have continued to surface � but somehow, they inevitably fall from grace, usually during the peak of their careers. The demands on such public figures usually take their toll on the sports superstars� private lives...

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The last 16 replies to this thread have been your own. Might that not signify that nobody is interested in the topic, except you, and there's thus little point bumping it all the time?

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Yeah, but if you look at the hits, a lot of people are reading. I mean, even you had enough interest to chime in.

Anyway, thanks for the bump.

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Michael Jackson is not dead! Just saw on CNN that he turned up at a Walmart in Ohio when he heard that little boy's pants were "half off".