The involuntary manslaughter trial of Dr. Conrad Murray has already yielded some shocking information about Michael Jackson and his accused killer, Murray. Jurors learned on Tuesday,Oct. 4 details of Murray’s alleged negligence in Jackson’s last moments. On Wednesday, Oct. 5, jurors listened in on a phone recording of Jackson as he spoke about his “This Is It” tour and statements that he “had no childhood.”
According to “ABC News,” Jurors listened in to a recording of a phone conversation between Jackson and Murray, made on May 10, 2009 on Murray’s phone. In the recording, Jackson’s voice is nearly inaudible as he slurs and stumbles on his words when he talks about his desire to make his “This Is It” tour a grand success.
”We have to be phenomenal … when people leave this show, when people leave my show, I want them to say I’ve never seen nothing like this in my life. Go. Go. I’ve never seen nothing like this. Go. It’s amazing. He’s the greatest entertainer in the world,”Jackson mumbles.
The King of Pop then explains that he wants to use some of the profits from his concert to create his own children’s hospital.
“I’m taking that money, a million children, children’s hospital, the biggest in the world. Michael Jackson’s Children’s Hospital,” said Jackson.
According to MTV News, The King of Pop then began to explain to Murray why he was so intent on helping the world’s kids, sharing that his own lack of a childhood fuels his determination to help the younger generations.
“I love them because I didn’t have a childhood. I had no childhood. I feel their pain. I feel their hurt.” When Jackson goes silent for 13 seconds,Murray asks, “Are you OK?”Jackson’s response: “I am asleep.”
During the day of testimony, prosecutors in the trial also focused on the types and amounts of drugs Jackson was taking before his death on June 25, 2009. Medical supply rep Sally Hirschberg testified that Murray placed several unusual drug orders for his cardiology practice, which included IV bags and a local anesthetic, Lidocaine. Hirschberg also claimed that Murray requested that she send the drugs to a private address in California, but denied his request because it was prohibited by policy, and instead sent them to his practice in Las Vegas.
Elissa Fleak, an investigator from the Los Angeles County Coroners office, also testified, claiming that when she inspected Jackson’s bedroom the day after his death, she found a multitude of prescription drugs including heavy sedatives Diazepam, Lorazepam and Temazepam, as well as a blue bag full of Propovol vials. – nicholas robinson
