Michael Jackson Died of Lethal Dose of Propofol, Affidavit Says

Late last month, a report surfaced saying that Michael Jackson’s personal doctor, Dr. Conrad Murray, admitted to police officers that he had, indeed, administered Propofol to the late singer on the night of his death. The anesthetic is believed to have caused his heart to stop beating, which, in turn, led to his demise, but toxicology results have not yet been made public to confirm this theory. One affidavit filed in Houston just hours ago shows that Murray really did own up to administering Propofol to the singer, while also confirming that COD was a lethal dose of the drug.

“[Officer Orlando] Martinez [of the Los Angeles Police Department] told you affiant that he spoke to Dr. Sathyavagiswaran, the Chief Coroner for Los Angeles County, California who stated that according to the autopsy performed on Jackson, the Coroner’s Office determined that, at the time of his death, toxicology analysis showed that Michael Jackson had lethal levels of PROPOFOL in his blood.” the affidavit just posted on TMZ reads. “[…] Officer Martinez told your affiant that Dr. Conrad Murray admitted to him that he had administered 25 mg. of PROPOFOL along with Lidocaine to Jackson intravenously in the early morning hours of June 25, 2009.” the document further says.

As per the affidavit, Murray says he had been treating the late King of Pop for six weeks for insomnia. He believed Michael was becoming addicted to Propofol, so he reduced the dosage from 50 mg to 25. On the night of his death, Murray administered the powerful anesthetic to Jackson at his specific request, after also giving him anti-anxiety drug lorazepam, sedative midazolam and Valium, which failed to work.

According to the document, the doctor left Jackson’s room only for a couple of minutes to use the bathroom, which is when he went into heart arrest. It took him one hour and 21 minutes before he placed the 911 call after noticing the singer was not breathing, the testimonies say. As TMZ puts it, if Dr. Murray is charged with crime (manslaughter, most likely), “there’s a statement in the affidavit that could be evidence of a consciousness of guilt.”

Nevertheless, Dr. Murray is adamant that the affidavit is not entirely factual, as he makes it clear in a statement from his lawyer to the aforementioned media outlet. “Much of what was in the search warrant affidavit is factual. However, unfortunately, much is police theory. Most egregiously, the timeline reported by law enforcement was not obtained through interviews with Dr. Murray, as was implied by the affidavit.” the attorney’s statement reads.