Dr. Conrad Murry, the physician who was present in Michael Jackson’s home when he died, has been named as a target of a manslaughter probe into the singer’s death.
A search warrent that was filed on Thursday allowed police to search for “property or items constituting evidence of the offense of manslaughter that tend to show that Dr. Conrad Murray committed the said criminal offense.” Murry had been a key figure in the ongoing investigation since the beginning. However, the language of the warrent made it clear that he is now the focus.
The court documents gave a detailed list of items that were taken in the search. Among them were 27 tablets of Phentermine, a prescription-strength weight loss drug; one tablet of Clonazepam, an anti-anxiety/muscle-relaxant; two computer hard drives; various e-mails; a controlled substance registration; rolodex cards; an “important contacts” list; notices from the IRS; and a list of medical and hospital documents.
Murry, who was hired as Jackson’s personal physician just a few weeks before he died, is a cardiologist, who is licensed to practice in the states of California, Texas and Nevada. Records indicate that he has never had any disciplinary actions taken against him, although, one item seized by investigators is a suspension notice from a hospital in Houston. No further details were provided.
Ed Winter, Assistant Chief Coroner with the LA County Coroner’s office, said Thursday he had sought information from “seven or eight” doctors and Murray is the only one he has yet to talk to. He said that Murray’s lawyer, Edward Chernoff had offered to speak with the coroner on Friday but without Murray present. Winter said,
We don’t want to talk to the attorney, we want to talk to Murray.”
Chernoff did issue a brief statement in response, stating that Winter had not made any requests to interview his client.
Source: MJFC / AP / CNN.com
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