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Posted Nov 10th 2009 1:00AM by TMZ Staff
Dr. Conrad Murray was on the phone with his girlfriend as Michael Jackson was dying ... sources connected to the case tell TMZ.
We've learned Dr. Murray was on a cell phone with his girlfriend from Houston between 12:03 and 12:13 PM on June 25, 2009 -- the day Jackson died.
Sources say the girlfriend told LAPD detectives about 5 minutes into the call, she heard Dr. Murray abruptly drop the phone and then heard him administer CPR. The girlfriend said there was no indication Dr. Murray knew anything was amiss before dropping the telephone.
Sources say the girlfriend does not know if Murray was in the room with Jackson when he called her or if he walked in just before realizing MJ was in deep trouble.
The bodyguard called 911 at 12:21 PM, approximately 13 minutes after Dr. Murray dropped the phone.
It has been widely reported Dr. Murray was on the phone for 47 minutes before calling 911. It appears those calls were actually made before Dr. Murray realized Jackson was in distress.
Filed under: Michael Jackson, Exclusives
Tags: alberto alvarez, AlbertoAlvarez, cpr, death, died, dr. conrad murray, Dr.ConradMurray, girlfriend, michael jackson, MichaelJackson, nicole alvarez, NicoleAlvarez, phone call, PhoneCall
Posted Jun 29th 2009 6:37PM by TMZ Staff
It took Michael Jackson's doctor a half-hour to call 911 after finding MJ unconscious -- this according to the doc's lawyer, Edward Chernoff.
Chernoff explained this bizarre revelation by saying Dr. Conrad Murray didn't immediately make the call from his cell phone because he didn't know the exact address of Michael's mansion. For the record, the house is just above Sunset Blvd. in Beverly Hills -- one of the most famous streets in the country.
Chernoff said Murray eventually got someone in the house to make the call.
Murray has already taken heat for performing CPR on Jackson as he was lying on a bed. Chernoff's excuse ... it was a "firm bed."
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: CPR, Dr. Conrad Murry, Dr.ConradMurry, Michael jackson, michael jackson dies, michael Jacksons Death, MichaelJackson, MichaelJacksonDies, MichaelJacksonsDeath
Posted Jun 29th 2009 9:27AM by TMZ Staff
Now we know why Dr. Conrad Murray administered CPR on Michael Jackson's bed, even though it's routinely performed on a hard surface -- it was a "firm bed."
Murray's lawyer, Edward Chernoff, was on "GMA" this morning defending his client's actions after finding Michael unconscious in his bedroom.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: cpr, dead, death, dr. conrad murray, Dr.ConradMurray, edward chernoff, EdwardChernoff, michael jackson, MichaelJackson
Posted Jun 28th 2009 10:56AM by TMZ Staff
Michael Jackson's family has its suspicions about Dr. Conrad Murray and what went down on the day Jackson died.
A source close to the family tells TMZ they feel Dr. Murray should not be cleared of any wrongdoing just yet. The family requested a second autopsy to find out what the last drug Jackson took was. We're told the family feels once those results are known, a criminal investigation will take place.
We're also told the family is questioning Dr. Murray's abilities as a doctor. In the 911 call, first published by TMZ, the caller says Dr. Murray was performing CPR on Jackson on a bed; CPR is routinely performed on a hard surface.
As our source put it, "If you're a doctor, how can you not know how to do CPR?"
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: 911, autopsy, cpr, dr. conrad murray, Dr.ConradMurray, michael jackson, MichaelJackson
Posted Jun 27th 2009 10:37AM by TMZ Staff
One question investigators will have for Michael Jackson's personal physician: Did he botch early CPR efforts on the King of Pop?
On the 911 tape obtained by TMZ, one of Jackson's staffers tells the dispatcher that Jackson is "on the bed" and that a "doctor is here." The doctor is Dr. Conrad Murray.
Several EMTs tell us it's odd that a veteran cardiologist like Murray would attempt CPR while Jackson was on a bed.
Common CPR practices call for the patient to be on a hard surface -- because it is difficult to compress the chest on a soft surface. The 911 operator told the staffer to "get him on the floor."
Cops have yet to officially interview Dr. Murray, but this will almost certainly come up.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: 911 call, 911Call, cardiac arrest, CardiacArrest, cpr, dr. conrad murray, Dr.ConradMurray, michael jackson, MichaelJackson
Posted Jun 26th 2009 7:19PM by TMZ Staff
He's presumably the last person to ever see Michael Jackson alive -- Dr. Conrad Murray.
We've obtained this photo of Jackson's live-in doctor -- who unsuccessfully performed CPR on the King of Pop before the ambulance showed up.
UPDATE: LAPD just announced they still have not spoken to the elusive doctor. Also, the reason they towed Murray's car from MJ's house last night is because "it might contain evidence."
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: ambulance, CPR, dead, death, dies, doctor, dr. conrad murray, Dr.ConradMurray, michael jackson, MichaelJackson
Posted Jun 26th 2009 12:45PM by TMZ Staff
When EMTs arrived at Michael Jackson's home yesterday, the medics wanted to pronounce him dead on the scene -- but Michael's personal doctor refused to let them "call it" -- this according to sources close to the situation.
When EMTs arrived there was evidence someone had been performing CPR on Michael for "quite some time." There was evidence of Lidocaine -- an old-school drug that can be used to treat disturbances in the heart's rhythm. Medics took over performing CPR but determined Jackson was lifeless -- and wanted to call the coroner to pick up the body.
We're told Jackson was flat-lined when EMTs arrived.
But our sources say M.J.'s doc demanded EMTs continue performing CPR anyway, and demanded that they take Michael to the hospital.
Once they arrived at UCLA, we're told Jackson's doc continued to personally administer CPR -- even though it was clear Jackson was already gone.
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: cpr, dead, died, emt, lidocaine, lidocane, lydocaine, michael jackson, MichaelJackson
Posted Jun 25th 2009 6:10PM by TMZ Staff
We're told Michael Jackson's ex-wife, Debbie Rowe, is "inconsolable."
For the record, Debbie gave up all parental rights to the two children -- Paris and Michael Jr. Therefore she is not legally in line to take custody.
UPDATE: We just pulled legal documents regarding custody of Debbie and Michael's kids, and you can see here the moment when Debbie gave up her parental rights.
In the docs, when Debbie is informed she'll have no rights, she says, "Not that I don't love them. I do. I think they're adorable. They're his kids. They're his kids. They're not my kids. They're his kids."
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: 911, ambulance, cardiac arrest, CardiacArrest, cpr, death, dies, hospital, michael jackson, MichaelJackson
Posted Jun 25th 2009 6:00PM by TMZ Staff
We just spoke with Dr. Arnold Klein, the Beverly Hills dermatologist who has treated Michael Jackson for decades -- the man who has seen Jackson weekly for the last few months.
Klein said, "Michael is a gift from heaven. He was the most talented man I've ever known. He was a great father and we should pray for him."
Filed under: Michael Jackson
Tags: 911, cardiac arrest, CardiacArrest, cpr, hospital, michael jackson, MichaelJackson
