Video: Second Pharmacy Searched In Michael Jackson Death InvestigationVideo: Second Pharmacy Searched in Michael Jackson Death Investigation
Posted August 23, 2009 2:27:00 PM
ET has obtained video of the raid that took place on Friday at the Mickey Fine Pharmacy & Grill in Beverly Hills in connection to the Michael Jackson death investigation.
"We're looking at improper dispensing," a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) official told Hollywood.tv cameras. "The pharmacy cooperated and provided prescription records, original and copies. That's what we're taking today."
Earlier this month, authorities raided a Las Vegas pharmacy seeking evidence that Jackson's former personal physician Dr. Conrad Murray or his employees "administered, prescribed, obtained, transferred, sold, distributed, and/or bought" the anesthetic Propofol, according to the search warrant.
August 23, 2009
Video: Second Pharmacy Searched In Michael Jackson Death Investigation
Dr. Jackoff, Mr. High? or Row v. Laid! Jackson wanted genetically perfect children
Michael Jackson wanted genetically perfect children | Herald SunMichael Jackson wanted genetically perfect children
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August 24, 2009 12:00am
MICHAEL Jackson acted like Dr Frankenstein to create a perfect family of test-tube children, close associates say.
From 1994 to 1997, the King of Pop begged Hollywood A-list pals to donate eggs and sperm to produce what he thought would be ideal kids, Britain's News of the World reported yesterday.
It said Jackson, who died in June aged 50, was not the father of Prince Michael, 12, Paris, 11, or even Blanket, 7.
Close associates said he worked with fertility doctors and his skin specialist, Dr Arnie Klein, to produce the children.
He kept dossiers on "ideal-looking" children and his bedroom was littered with books on IVF.
It said Jacko had fertility problems due to drug abuse and he had tried to adopt a child from Thailand.
A source, who has known the Jackson family for more than 16 years, said: "Michael is not the father of a single one of the children in the biological way, but in chemical terms he oversaw their creation as a dad.
"He was adamant that the children should come from intelligent, respected and -- most importantly - healthy genes.
"He feared passing on vitiligo (his skin-whitening condition).
The source said Jackson's ex-wife, Debbie Rowe, carried the fertilised eggs he had created.
"One friend he asked to donate sperm was a well-known Hollywood actor who now suspects he may be the father of Blanket. He had a unique bond with Michael," the source said.
"Once Michael decided, the names were noted and given to Arnie, who locked them away in a safety deposit box."
Ex-child star Mark Lester believes he is Paris's dad. The identity of Prince Michael's father is not known. It has been speculated it might be Dr Klein.
Jackson's personal maid from 1990 to 1994, Adrian McManus, said: "Michael had dozens of babies' photos and books packed with naked kids.
"He stared for hours at videos of children playing. Some he called 'ideal-looking', and he would say how he loved 'ruby red lips' and 'blonde hair'."
Since Jackson's death, Ms Rowe has won visitation rights to the two eldest children.
Jackson's mother Katherine, 79, is the legal guardian of all three.
Secret Michael Jackson email accounts discovered by police - mirror.co.uk
Secret Michael Jackson email accounts discovered by police - mirror.co.ukSecret Michael Jackson email accounts discovered by police
Michael Jackson had two secret email accounts he may have used to buy prescription drugs.
Detectives last night said they only recently discovered the King of Pop operated the gmail and AOL sites.
They want to trawl through his messages to see if he contacted several doctors or illegal pharmaceutical websites.
A source close to the investigation said: “They could hold vital evidence with regard to Michael’s death and the drugs he was using regularly. Not only did he get prescription drugs through a network of doctors, it’s believed he may also have got them from illegal websites or drug cartels. The LAPD has to get a search warrant first and this takes a few days.”
It has also emerged police have got the number for a private mobile phoneline used by Jacko. Amazingly detectives had not been told about the rarely used number until last week – despite interviewing some 35 witnesses close to the singer.
It is possible Jacko also used the phone to contact people for his drugs. Jackson, 50, died two months ago after being given powerful sedative propofol to help him sleep.
The star is also believed to have taken a mixture of other prescription drugs that night.
His personal physician, Dr Conrad Murray, is the focus of a manslaughter probe.
Transcript: MRIs Can Find Signals that Trigger Drug Cravings - NIDA Podcasts
Transcript: MRIs Can Find Signals that Trigger Drug Cravings - NIDA Podcasts
2/22/08 MRIs Can Find Signals that Trigger Drug Cravings
Listen Now Length: 2:50 Format: .MP3 Size: 2.6MB . More Podcasts AKINSO: MRIs can find subconscious signals that trigger drug cravings according to a study by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Using a functional MRI, scientists have discovered that cocaine-related images trigger the emotional centers of the brains of patients addicted to drugs, even when the subjects are unaware they’ve seen anything. Dr. Steven Grant, NIDA’s Chief of the Neuroscience Branch in the division of Clinical Neuroscience and Behavioral Research, said cues outside one’s awareness can trigger rapid activation of the circuits driving drug-seeking behavior.
GRANT: This study shows that in the area of substance abuse for drug addicts, this processing of very highly relevant information about the presence of stimuli and cues and triggers in the environment that may lead to drug taking are processed by specific areas in the brain in the absence of awareness by the subject.
AKINSO: To verify that the patterns of brain activity triggered by the subconscious cues reflected the patients’ feelings about drugs, researchers gave the patients a different test two days later, allowing them to look longer at the drug images. The patients who demonstrated the strongest brain response to unseen cues in the functional MRI experiment also felt the strongest positive association with visible drug cues. Dr. Grant said understanding how the brain initiates that overwhelming desire for drugs is essential to treating addiction.
GRANT: I think the most immediate payoff here is the empirical demonstration that the drug abuser’s behavior can be influenced by even the most leading exposure to drug related stimuli. That it’s going register in the brain. It’s going to be processed in the brain. And it’s going to be processed in parts of the brain that are also involved in drug seeking.
AKINSO: He added that these results could improve drug treatment strategies.
GRANT: Now what this means for a therapist is it just reiterates what has long been a strategy in the treatment of substance abuse. That the recovering addict needs to be avoiding people, places, and things that are associated with their past drug use and they need to be aware that if they are in overtly exposed to people, places and things that it’s going to literally push bottoms in their brains. And they need to develop strategies even though they may not be aware that those buttons are being pushed.
AKINSO: This is Wally Akinso at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
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