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Although the death of Michael Jackson has officially been ruled a homicide, investigators are still months away from filing any criminal charges in the case, a source tells the Los Angeles Times. Because of all the evidence gathered in the case as well as the toxicology reports and other “complex medical data,” the decision to file charges in the case are “months rather than weeks away.” Outside medical experts have reportedly been recruited to help with the investigation.
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As Rolling Stone previously reported, the person at the center of the investigation into Jackson’s death is the singer’s personal physician Dr. Conrad Murray, who allegedly administered the dose of propofol (a strong sedative strictly for hospital use) and other sedatives that ultimately led to Jackson’s cardiac arrest. The county coroner ruled that Jackson died of “acute propofol intoxication” and classified the death as a homicide. Even before the coroner’s ruling, search warrants of Murray’s home and offices revealed that the doctor was suspected in a manslaughter investigation.
Allegedly, the LA district attorney has already had Murray’s girlfriend Nicole Alvarez testify before a grand jury panel. Murray reportedly called Alvarez after he administered propofol to Jackson, leaving the star unattended. Murray then waited a long duration before calling paramedics after Jackson had stopped breathing. Murray has denied any wrongdoing in Jackson’s death.
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