Number #1 is more plausible than #2.
They have an LA Coroner's report (which we have not seen except a small blurb), they have evidence from the crime scene, they have a boatload of people that have motive & means other than Dr. Murray as well.
My theory is that Dr. Murray is a hitman for a much bigger plan... or was framed by someone who was very close to Michael and that person decided to kill him & blamed the careless, absent-at-times and allegedly marijuana smoking doctor.
This is my first post, but I have been stalking these forums for sometime now. Shimar, I love your posts and I usually agree with you on most subject, but this is one that I cannot agree with given the current facts
I would like to say that he theory of Murray being any kind of hitman is highly unlikely given what we know.
If Murray was hire by someone to kill Michael, he chose a very dumb way of doing it. If you wanted to kill someone and make it look like an accidental overdose, why would you use a drug that is only suppose to be use in a hospital. Even worst, Murray used a drug that you cannot give yourself because you would knock yourself out before you are given any chance to overdose. Also, if this was an assassination, why dope Michael up with so many other drugs when one of those sedative would had done the job. Also, he admitted to give the drug that killed him, something that no hitman in their right mind would do. At least without fleeing the country first.
Would it be wiser for Murray to inject Michael with more common drugs, like the all so talk about pain killers, or even illegal drugs and say Michael took them himself. If done right, Murray could claim plausable deniability. He may had lost his license, but he most likely would had face jail time.
So the whole, Murray is a hitman theory does not really work in logical practice, unless he really was a complete moron.
Also, why would Murray take the fall for anyone? If he was set up, do you think he would be screaming to high heaven that he was frame. Yet, he admitted to given the drug that killed him. It does not make much sense. I think he would take a plea bargain and rat ever name he knows instead of going to prison for any length of time.
So, I see no reason or any logic to Murray being anything then a stupid doctor.