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LOS ANGELES -- Michael Jackson's doctor left him alone under the influence of the powerful sedative Propofol on the day he died so that the physician could make phone calls, it was reported Thursday.
Dr. Conrad Murray told Los Angeles Police detectives that he felt comfortable leaving Jackson alone on June 25 because there had never been a problem in the past, according to The Los Angeles Times.
When Murray returned to the room, the 50-year-old pop star was not breathing.
The 51-year-old cardiologist reportedly told investigators that he had given Jackson doses of the drug repeatedly since taking a $150,000-a-month job as his personal physician in May.
Murray also told police that Jackson returned to his rented Holmby Hills mansion early that day exhausted from a lengthy concert rehearsal but unable to sleep, The Times reported.
Murray, identified in court records as a suspect in a police manslaughter investigation, legally acquired the operating room drug from a Las Vegas pharmacy and gave it to Jackson as treatment for insomnia, sources told The Times.
Drug Enforcement Administration agents and Los Angeles and Las Vegas police served a sealed search warrant and a notice of inspection at Applied Pharmacy Services, where Murray legally purchased the anesthetic.
Murray has not been charged and police have stopped short of calling him a suspect. He maintains he did nothing wrong.
Authorities previously served search warrants at Murray's Las Vegas home and his businesses in Las Vegas and Houston.
It was not immediately clear whether Murray had business dealings with Applied Pharmacy.
Investigators are also looking into Jackson's interactions with at least six other doctors, court documents show.
The Los Angeles County coroner's office said it has completed its investigation into the death of Jackson but was withholding the results -- and comment -- about the cause and manner of death pending the outcome of the police investigation.
Dr. Conrad Murray told Los Angeles Police detectives that he felt comfortable leaving Jackson alone on June 25 because there had never been a problem in the past, according to The Los Angeles Times.
When Murray returned to the room, the 50-year-old pop star was not breathing.
The 51-year-old cardiologist reportedly told investigators that he had given Jackson doses of the drug repeatedly since taking a $150,000-a-month job as his personal physician in May.
Murray also told police that Jackson returned to his rented Holmby Hills mansion early that day exhausted from a lengthy concert rehearsal but unable to sleep, The Times reported.
Murray, identified in court records as a suspect in a police manslaughter investigation, legally acquired the operating room drug from a Las Vegas pharmacy and gave it to Jackson as treatment for insomnia, sources told The Times.
Drug Enforcement Administration agents and Los Angeles and Las Vegas police served a sealed search warrant and a notice of inspection at Applied Pharmacy Services, where Murray legally purchased the anesthetic.
Murray has not been charged and police have stopped short of calling him a suspect. He maintains he did nothing wrong.
Authorities previously served search warrants at Murray's Las Vegas home and his businesses in Las Vegas and Houston.
It was not immediately clear whether Murray had business dealings with Applied Pharmacy.
Investigators are also looking into Jackson's interactions with at least six other doctors, court documents show.
The Los Angeles County coroner's office said it has completed its investigation into the death of Jackson but was withholding the results -- and comment -- about the cause and manner of death pending the outcome of the police investigation.
