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.
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