CONRAD MURRAY TRIAL: Jackson Wanted The World Tour To Make Up For Having "No Childhood"
Posted on Wed Oct 5th, 2011 11:45am PDT By X17 Staff
Dr. Conrad Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial continued Wednesday, and it included a full recording of Michael Jackson just six weeks before he died.
The recording took place at 9:05 a.m. on May 10, 2009, and it was later found on Murray's iPhone after MJ's death on June 25, 2009. Jackson's speech was so slurred that the recording had to be slowed down so jurors could understand what was being said.
Jackson can be heard admitting that he was depressed and wanted to dedicate his This Is It world tour to all the children. "I love them because I didn't have a childhood," the King of Pop said during the almost incoherent conversation.
Though his speech is difficult to understand, Jackson did seem determined to perform. It's not known why Murray decided to record this particular conversation, but it does show that the doctor was well-aware of Jackson's drug-induced states.
After the recording was played, computer forensic expert Stephen Marx testified that Murray's iPhone showed that the physician used different aliases for Jackson, which was MJ's way of obtaining drugs.
Murray is expected to testify later today.
Earlier in the day, Seacoast Medical sales representative Sally Hirschberg testified that Murray "raised a red flag" when he requested that she sent an infusion IV set to a California home. She refused, sending supplies instead to Murray's clinic. Those supplies were later found in Jackson's bedroom by investigators.
