Autopsy reveals the real cause of michael jackson's death

According to CNN:

Jurors hearing the Michael Jackson wrongful death trial got a stark
look at the dead pop icon after a lawyer showed them an autopsy photo.

Jackson's unclothed corpse lying on a coroner's table looked
nothing like the world's most famous entertainer.
The doctor who conducted Jackson's autopsy will return to the
witness stand Wednesday.

On Tuesday, jurors are hearing from another doctor in the trial to
decide whether concert promoter AEG Live shares blame in Jackson's
death with Dr. Conrad Murray.
The witness on the stand Tuesday is cardiologist Dr. Daniel
Wohlgelernter, who is offering expert analysis of Murray's skills
and decisions. Murray was not the 'appropriate physician' for AEG
to hire as Jackson's tour doctor because he was a cardiologist and
not trained to treat the singer's special needs, Wohlgelernter
testified. 'Michael Jackson had a history of substance abuse,
addiction to medications and sleep disturbance,' he said, not heart
or cardiovascular problems. Murray's agreement to close down his Las
Vegas clinic to work full time for Jackson created a conflict, he
said.

The agreement said Murray could lose his job if the tour was delayed
or canceled. 'It meant that Dr. Murray was entirely dependent on the
continuation of the tour for his income,' he said. Much of what
jurors heard for the first time from Dr. Christopher Rogers Monday is
a repeat of the scientific evidence presented in the trial of Murray,
who is now serving a prison sentence for involuntary manslaughter. But
some of what is in the coroner's report seems to give more insight
into Michael Jackson's life rather than how he died. Rogers noted in
his autopsy report that Jackson's lips were tattooed pink, while his
eyebrows were a dark tattoo.

The front of his scalp was also tattooed black, apparently to blend
his hairline in with the wigs he wore. The autopsy confirmed what
Jackson told people who questioned why his skin tone became lighter in
the 1980s. Jackson had 'vitiligo, a skin pigmentation disease,'
Rogers said. 'So, some areas of the skin appear light and others
appear dark.' Debts, drugs, messy bedroom highlighted in Jackson
trial Jackson lawyer Michael Koskoff made sure the jury heard that,
even though it had nothing to do with how he died. Jackson's mother
and three children are suing AEG Live, contending the company that was
promoting his 'This Is It' shows was liable for his death because
of the negligent hiring, retention and supervision of Murray.

AEG Live argues that Jackson chose Murray as his tour doctor and that
the company had no way of knowing he was using the surgical anesthetic
propofol to put the singer to sleep each night. Rogers concluded that
a propofol overdose killed Jackson, although several sedatives Murray
gave him that morning contributed to his death.

Los Angeles coroner's toxicologist Dan Anderson, who studied the
drugs in Jackson's body, testified Monday that the level of propofol
found in Jackson's body was 'consistent with major surgery
anesthesia.' Propofol is a dangerous drug when not used properly, he
said. Money woes may have led Murray to 'break the rules,'
detective says The Los Angeles coroner's office found 31 deaths in
the last 14 years in which propofol was found in a body, including six
suicides committed by medical personnel ' doctors, nurses and
anesthesiologists ' who chose the drug to end their lives, Anderson
said.

There have also been several homicides with propofol, including 'a
mercy killing' in a hospital, he testified. If not for his death by
propofol, Jackson's health appeared good enough for him to live a
normal lifespan, Rogers testified. 'There was no indication from the
autopsy that there was anything anatomically wrong with him that would
lead to premature death,' Rogers said.
He had no signs of being addicted to street drugs, such as needle
marks or disease, he said. That testimony is important for the Jackson
case, because if the jury decides that AEG is liable in his death, his
expected lifespan will be key to calculating damages. Jackson lawyers
will contend that he would have made billions of dollars in his
remaining years through several more world tours, merchandizing,
recording and movies.

Source: CNN
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