ER doc: Jackson dead long before hospital arrival
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Before paramedics wheeled Michael Jackson into the emergency room, Dr. Richelle Cooper was sure he was dead.
More than an hour of resuscitation efforts at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center didn't change her opinion — the King of Pop had died in the bedroom of his rented mansion.
Based on what Jackson's personal physician told her, though, she didn't quite know why.
Murray told her he had seen Jackson stop breathing and immediately started CPR, but prosecutors say that's not what happened. Instead, over three days and a dozen witnesses at a preliminary hearing, they have put forth a timeline in which Jackson died in the bedroom of his rented mansion and Murray delayed calling 911 to conceal his actions.
Cooper testified she authorized paramedics to pronounce Jackson dead at 12:57 p.m., but they declined at Murray's request and because of the singer's celebrity. After an ambulance ride trailed by paparazzi and more than an hour of efforts in the ER, Cooper officially pronounced Jackson dead at 2:26 p.m. on June 25, 2009.
She said that Murray never told her he had given Jackson the anesthetic propofol, which Cooper said she typically uses in the ER for patients with head trauma or serious injuries.
The Houston-based cardiologist charged in Jackson's death also didn't mention several other sedatives he administered, which Cooper said could have amplified the propofol's effects and caused Jackson to stop breathing before his heart stopped beating.
The testimony came during a multi-day preliminary hearing in which a judge will decide whether there is enough evidence for Murray to stand trial on an involuntary manslaughter charge. Murray, who has pleaded not guilty, faces up to four years in prison if convicted.
With Cooper and another UCLA doctor, prosecutors have elicited testimony from five witnesses who said Murray either never mentioned the all the drugs he had given Jackson, or tried to conceal them.
Paramedic Martin Blount, who also testified Thursday, said he saw Murray scoop up three vials of the painkiller lidocaine from the floor of Jackson's bedroom during resuscitation efforts. Blount said he was surprised to see the medications because Murray had told him that he hadn't given the singer any drugs.
Murray's attorney, Joseph Low IV, did not even question Blount's description of the lidocaine, although another defense attorney pointedly questioned the UCLA doctors about whether candid disclosures from the doctor would have saved Jackson.
Cooper said while it wouldn't have changed her efforts to revive Jackson, knowing that Murray had given the singer several sedatives and propofol would have added to her understanding of why the singer had died.
"I would be concerned particularly if there were other medications given, that it would lead to a respiratory arrest, which would lead to a cardiac arrest," Cooper said.
Nicole Alvarez, a girlfriend Murray called while riding in the ambulance to UCLA, has been ordered to appear in court on Friday. The hearing will also feature detectives, coroner's officials and experts on propofol's effects in the coming days.
Before the hearing is over, a judge may hear Murray's version of events as well, as he relayed them to police detectives three days after Jackson's death.
Deputy District Attorney David Walgren has said he will use Murray's statements and testimony to show that the 57-year-old's actions represented "an extreme deviation from the standard of care."
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jRCT4USSHP7Fxqz8EEcAb_2P8gRA?docId=6dd69b2e8bdb4280b46101f73e2f356d
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Shaday Andie
- Andie is employed Sullivan Steak house (in Houston) and met Murray there in February 2009. She's Murray's girlfriend/mistress.
- June 25th Murray calls her says "Hello, how are you", she interrupts him and tells him about his day. She hears a mumbling. Then Murray stops talking to her. She tries to call him back and gets no response.
Bridget Morgan is the next witness.
http://sprocket-trials.blogspot.com/
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TMZ
SMOKING GUN IN MICHAEL JACKSON'S DEATH
A girlfriend of Dr. Conrad Murray's at the time of Michael Jackson's death just established for prosecutors Murray waited around 25 minutes after noticing MJ was lifeless before calling 911.
Sade Anding -- who was in Houston the day MJ died -- testified she received a call from Murray at around 12:30 PM. It's unclear if she was referring to Pacific or Central time.
But there is only one call in the phone records from Murray to Sade, and that's at 11:51 AM PT.
Sade says Murray was asking her how she was doing and she started talking about her day. She spoke for a few minutes and realized Murray wasn't on the phone anymore.
Sade then said she heard commotion, as if the phone was in his pocket, and heard "coughing and voices."
Sade estimates the entire call lasted 5 minutes.
The 911 call wasn't made until 12:21, which means -- if Murray did indeed first realize MJ was in distress at around 11:55 PT, there was a long delay in sounding the alarm.
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CNN In Session
Cross of Det. Dan Myers was 1st today in Conrad Murray. Myers said his part of investigation focused on Murray’s calls day of MJ’s death.
Next witness was TX cocktail waitress & Murray's girlfriend at time of MJ's death, Sade Anding. Murray was on the phone w/Anding when MJ died
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A former girlfriend of the doctor charged in the death of Michael Jackson says he called her the morning of the singer's death and she heard commotion in the background.
Sade Anding testified Friday she was talking to Dr. Conrad Murray but at one point realized he wasn't paying attention to her. She says she heard coughing and mumbling but didn't recognize the voice as Murray.
Anding says she stayed on the line for five to six minutes, but Murray never got back on the phone.
http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/article/918094--witness-jackson-s-doctor-distracted-the-day-singer-died
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TMZ
Murray's GF Describes Deliveries, No Mention of Propofol
Dr. Conrad Murray's baby mama, Nicole Alvarez, testified today about multiple packages Murray had sent to her Los Angeles apartment between April and June 2009.
Although the contents of the packages were not mentioned, TMZ first reported back in October 2009 ... those packages were shipped from Murray pharmacy in Las Vaegas and contained Propofol.
Alvarez was also one of the people that received a phone call from Dr. Murray on the day Jackson died -- but the prosecution did not question her about the call. Murray's team declined to cross-examine.
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From fan whos in the courtroom.
1st witness: Bridget Morgan - Met Murray in a club in Vegas in 2003. Personal relationsip. She was dismissed after that.
Nicole Alverez - lost her memory apparently at 29. She was a stripper... when she began a relationship with Murray? Couldn't remember. Around 2008? Possibly... (cant remember.) Murray lived with you through March April May and June of 09? Yes.
Lots of q's she couldn't recall... She couldn't recall when or how they exchanged numbers, or calls cuz they were on a "need to know basis...?" Asked did she pay her rent? Yes but she doesnt knows how much. Baby born in March and Murray stayed more after that...
She didnt know murray worked for MJ! (HAHAHA) - "need to know basis again." She DID find out Murray work at sometime but didn't know in what line (HES A FREKING DOCTOR) and didn't know he was in MJ's house. She asked to repeat lots of times... Judge gave out to her for this and she started answering quicker...
She never asked when Murray was coming or going... She signed for things from Allied Pharmacy from Vegas when he was away but says she never knew what was in the packages... They asked was this her signature in certain exhibits and she kept saying PERHAPS and she wasn't sure?! She was very arrogant and snippety. "I can't recall" she said for almost all questions... acted very dramatic... Shes finished now.
State rested has now RESTED. Defense chance to call witnesses.
There a massive buzz according to Erin with Lawyers reviewing case - There is Implied Malice which is EXPLICITLY FOR THE CHARGE OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER. Why DA went to prelim instead of grand jury. According to buzz, this should have been ended by now, reviewed by the D.A. and brought straight to trail. The charges can be upped pretty easily apparently and they can even dismiss and refile to give more time for the new charges...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Before paramedics wheeled Michael Jackson into the emergency room, Dr. Richelle Cooper was sure he was dead.
More than an hour of resuscitation efforts at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center didn't change her opinion — the King of Pop had died in the bedroom of his rented mansion.
Based on what Jackson's personal physician told her, though, she didn't quite know why.
Murray told her he had seen Jackson stop breathing and immediately started CPR, but prosecutors say that's not what happened. Instead, over three days and a dozen witnesses at a preliminary hearing, they have put forth a timeline in which Jackson died in the bedroom of his rented mansion and Murray delayed calling 911 to conceal his actions.
Cooper testified she authorized paramedics to pronounce Jackson dead at 12:57 p.m., but they declined at Murray's request and because of the singer's celebrity. After an ambulance ride trailed by paparazzi and more than an hour of efforts in the ER, Cooper officially pronounced Jackson dead at 2:26 p.m. on June 25, 2009.
She said that Murray never told her he had given Jackson the anesthetic propofol, which Cooper said she typically uses in the ER for patients with head trauma or serious injuries.
The Houston-based cardiologist charged in Jackson's death also didn't mention several other sedatives he administered, which Cooper said could have amplified the propofol's effects and caused Jackson to stop breathing before his heart stopped beating.
The testimony came during a multi-day preliminary hearing in which a judge will decide whether there is enough evidence for Murray to stand trial on an involuntary manslaughter charge. Murray, who has pleaded not guilty, faces up to four years in prison if convicted.
With Cooper and another UCLA doctor, prosecutors have elicited testimony from five witnesses who said Murray either never mentioned the all the drugs he had given Jackson, or tried to conceal them.
Paramedic Martin Blount, who also testified Thursday, said he saw Murray scoop up three vials of the painkiller lidocaine from the floor of Jackson's bedroom during resuscitation efforts. Blount said he was surprised to see the medications because Murray had told him that he hadn't given the singer any drugs.
Murray's attorney, Joseph Low IV, did not even question Blount's description of the lidocaine, although another defense attorney pointedly questioned the UCLA doctors about whether candid disclosures from the doctor would have saved Jackson.
Cooper said while it wouldn't have changed her efforts to revive Jackson, knowing that Murray had given the singer several sedatives and propofol would have added to her understanding of why the singer had died.
"I would be concerned particularly if there were other medications given, that it would lead to a respiratory arrest, which would lead to a cardiac arrest," Cooper said.
Nicole Alvarez, a girlfriend Murray called while riding in the ambulance to UCLA, has been ordered to appear in court on Friday. The hearing will also feature detectives, coroner's officials and experts on propofol's effects in the coming days.
Before the hearing is over, a judge may hear Murray's version of events as well, as he relayed them to police detectives three days after Jackson's death.
Deputy District Attorney David Walgren has said he will use Murray's statements and testimony to show that the 57-year-old's actions represented "an extreme deviation from the standard of care."
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jRCT4USSHP7Fxqz8EEcAb_2P8gRA?docId=6dd69b2e8bdb4280b46101f73e2f356d
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Shaday Andie
- Andie is employed Sullivan Steak house (in Houston) and met Murray there in February 2009. She's Murray's girlfriend/mistress.
- June 25th Murray calls her says "Hello, how are you", she interrupts him and tells him about his day. She hears a mumbling. Then Murray stops talking to her. She tries to call him back and gets no response.
Bridget Morgan is the next witness.
http://sprocket-trials.blogspot.com/
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TMZ
SMOKING GUN IN MICHAEL JACKSON'S DEATH
A girlfriend of Dr. Conrad Murray's at the time of Michael Jackson's death just established for prosecutors Murray waited around 25 minutes after noticing MJ was lifeless before calling 911.
Sade Anding -- who was in Houston the day MJ died -- testified she received a call from Murray at around 12:30 PM. It's unclear if she was referring to Pacific or Central time.
But there is only one call in the phone records from Murray to Sade, and that's at 11:51 AM PT.
Sade says Murray was asking her how she was doing and she started talking about her day. She spoke for a few minutes and realized Murray wasn't on the phone anymore.
Sade then said she heard commotion, as if the phone was in his pocket, and heard "coughing and voices."
Sade estimates the entire call lasted 5 minutes.
The 911 call wasn't made until 12:21, which means -- if Murray did indeed first realize MJ was in distress at around 11:55 PT, there was a long delay in sounding the alarm.
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CNN In Session
Cross of Det. Dan Myers was 1st today in Conrad Murray. Myers said his part of investigation focused on Murray’s calls day of MJ’s death.
Next witness was TX cocktail waitress & Murray's girlfriend at time of MJ's death, Sade Anding. Murray was on the phone w/Anding when MJ died
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A former girlfriend of the doctor charged in the death of Michael Jackson says he called her the morning of the singer's death and she heard commotion in the background.
Sade Anding testified Friday she was talking to Dr. Conrad Murray but at one point realized he wasn't paying attention to her. She says she heard coughing and mumbling but didn't recognize the voice as Murray.
Anding says she stayed on the line for five to six minutes, but Murray never got back on the phone.
http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/article/918094--witness-jackson-s-doctor-distracted-the-day-singer-died
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TMZ
Murray's GF Describes Deliveries, No Mention of Propofol
Dr. Conrad Murray's baby mama, Nicole Alvarez, testified today about multiple packages Murray had sent to her Los Angeles apartment between April and June 2009.
Although the contents of the packages were not mentioned, TMZ first reported back in October 2009 ... those packages were shipped from Murray pharmacy in Las Vaegas and contained Propofol.
Alvarez was also one of the people that received a phone call from Dr. Murray on the day Jackson died -- but the prosecution did not question her about the call. Murray's team declined to cross-examine.
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From fan whos in the courtroom.
1st witness: Bridget Morgan - Met Murray in a club in Vegas in 2003. Personal relationsip. She was dismissed after that.
Nicole Alverez - lost her memory apparently at 29. She was a stripper... when she began a relationship with Murray? Couldn't remember. Around 2008? Possibly... (cant remember.) Murray lived with you through March April May and June of 09? Yes.
Lots of q's she couldn't recall... She couldn't recall when or how they exchanged numbers, or calls cuz they were on a "need to know basis...?" Asked did she pay her rent? Yes but she doesnt knows how much. Baby born in March and Murray stayed more after that...
She didnt know murray worked for MJ! (HAHAHA) - "need to know basis again." She DID find out Murray work at sometime but didn't know in what line (HES A FREKING DOCTOR) and didn't know he was in MJ's house. She asked to repeat lots of times... Judge gave out to her for this and she started answering quicker...
She never asked when Murray was coming or going... She signed for things from Allied Pharmacy from Vegas when he was away but says she never knew what was in the packages... They asked was this her signature in certain exhibits and she kept saying PERHAPS and she wasn't sure?! She was very arrogant and snippety. "I can't recall" she said for almost all questions... acted very dramatic... Shes finished now.
State rested has now RESTED. Defense chance to call witnesses.
There a massive buzz according to Erin with Lawyers reviewing case - There is Implied Malice which is EXPLICITLY FOR THE CHARGE OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER. Why DA went to prelim instead of grand jury. According to buzz, this should have been ended by now, reviewed by the D.A. and brought straight to trail. The charges can be upped pretty easily apparently and they can even dismiss and refile to give more time for the new charges...
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