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Orlando Martinez
- Martinez is LA Robbery Homicide detective with 16 years experience. He investigates deaths.
- Martinez interviews Murray on June 27th.
- Murray says he first met MJ in 2006 through a patient's son and later treated MJ and his kids for flu in Las Vegas.
- Murray tells the detectives that he received a call from Michael Amir Williams saying that MJ wanted him as his doctor for the tour.
- Murray tells the detectives for a little over 2 months he has been treating MJ, assisting him to sleep six nights a week. Murray said he would assist MJ with 50 milligrams of propofol (maximum). An injection to get him to sleep and with an IV drip to keep him under.
- Murray says that he felt that MJ had developed a dependency on the propofol. So he decided to try to wean him off, and introduce other agents. Last 3 days Murray says He lowered the amount of propofol and administered the other two drugs -lorazapam and the midazalam.
- What happened after MJ came home from rehearsal : MJ arrived upstairs to the room, they had a brief discussion as to what went on that night and that MJ had a shower and changed. Murray rubbed some skin lotion on MJ back for a dermological condition
- Murray says IV was either on MJ's right or left leg below the knee.
- Murray's timeline
1AM : 10 mg valium orally. 2 mil lorazapam diluted with saline pushed slowly
2AM : 2 mil lorazapam with saline pushed slowly 2 to 3 minutes.Done with a syringe using the IV port
3AM : 2 mg of diazopam same method
3:20AM : MJ fells asleep for 10-12 minutes then wakes up.
Murray says he turned down the lights turned on the music, and suggested that MJ to meditate. MJ says he has to cancel the rehearsal / shows because he couldn't sleep.
Murray gives more Mirazapam - no effect
5AM : 2 miligrams of lorazapam - no effect. MJ complains about cancellations.
7:30AM : MJ still up, complains about the pressure on him for cancelling rehearsals. Murray gives another 2 milligrams of diazopam.- no effect
10AM: MJ asks for his milk.
10:20-10:40 : Murray gives propofol. 25 mg over some time.
11AM : MJ falls asleep. Murray watches MJ for a while when he feels comfortable with MJ's situation he goes to the bathroom for 2 minutes.
He comes back after 2 minutes and stunned to see that MJ wasn’t breathing, because he always looked at his chest and his diaphramatic motion.
Murray starts chest compressions. - one hand under supporting MJ's back and the other hand on top of his chest. He says he also did mouth to mouth.
Murray says he couldn't get MJ to the floor on his own.
Murray says he was caring for MJ and didn't want to interrupt it and that's why he didn't call 911.
Murray injected MJ with tomazapil. .2 mil
- During this process he called Michael Amir Williams - while holding the cell phone one hand, giving chest compressions with other. Murray also left the room to the landing to call out to Kai Chase for help.
- Murray doesn't tell the detectives that he was making phone calls and sending text messages when he was supposed to care for MJ. Murray only mentions the call he made to Michael Amir Williams.
-Chernoff on cross: "Murray told you that MJ told Dr that he wanted to push the medication in himself but Murray told you that he wouldnt’ let MJ do that." - Yes