Michael Jackson Personal Doctor Conrad Murray’s House Raided  Conrad Murray |
Police and federal agents raided the Houston offices of Michael Jackson's personal doctor Conrad Murray on Wednesday, in a search for medical records which they believed would constitute evidence of manslaughter.
Conard Murray was the personal physician of Michael Jackson. He was with the entertainer when he died suddenly of cardiac arrest last month at the age of 50.
The doctor became the centre of attraction immediately after Jackson's death when he dropped out of sight just as Jackson's family and investigators were seeking more information on the pop legend's last hours
The Coroner's report is yet to be released. The attention is focused on the hospital anesthetic Propofol, a strictly controlled drug that is usually administered intravenously and which can cause Cardiac arrest easily if not administered properly.
The results of the private autopsy carried out on behalf of the Jackson family have also not been revealed.
News reports said that up to a dozen of agents of the Drug Enforcement Agency entered the Murray's medical office, armed with a search warrant, looking for medical records.
"The search warrant authorized law enforcement to search for and seize items, including documents, they believed constituted evidence of the offence of manslaughter," Ed Chernoff, Murray's attorney, said in a statement posted on his law firm's website.
In an earlier statement, Chernoff said that Murray did not prescribed any drugs that may have been the reason for singer's death but investigators were seeking Jackson's medical records.
"The Coroner wants to clear up the cause of death, we share that goal," he said. "We don't have access to the most important information in this case, the toxicology report. We're still in the dark like everybody else."
Chernoff said that Murray's detailed description of Michael Jackson's last days should not make him a target of criminal charges. "Dr Murray was the last doctor standing when Michael Jackson died and it seems all the fury is directed toward him," Chernoff said.
Police questioned Murray twice since Jackson's death and seized his car from the rented mansion where Jackson died, but clarify that he is not a suspect.
The raid came after Sony Pictures paid some $60 million for footage shot during Jackson's final rehearsals for his comeback concert engagement in London. The film is scheduled to be released on Oct 30 and will include several videos that were shot and doomed to be shown during the concerts, including an alternative version of Jackson's most famous video, "Thriller".
The raid came after Sony Pictures paid some $60 million for footage shot during Jackson's final rehearsals for his comeback concert engagement in London. The film is scheduled to be released on Oct 30 and will include several videos that were shot and doomed to be shown during the concerts, including an alternative version of Jackson's most famous video, "Thriller".
"High School Musical" director Kenny Ortega, who shot the rehearsal footage, is expected to become the director of the film, which possibly will be released before year's end.
