Malnik has always been known to have ties with the Mafia. I don't know why this is so shocking to you, of course though, the same thing can be said about Mottola, but the dating doesn't add up for it to be Mottola. Secondly, these tapes sounds edited, and honestly the only one that sounds like Michael is the final one, and there's really nothing suspicious being addressed in that one, IMO. It's also strange that the messages that show Michael was in "distress" and "drugged" are the only edited ones out of all the recordings, and the final one is the only one unedited...Seems to me that the authenticity of the voice behind these tapes is questionable.