This aired on Dateline NBC on Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. The full video will not be online.
He looks strong, confident. Maybe he was an aging superstar, but
the concert film "This Is It" - now out on DVD - shows Michael Jackson
still very much on top of his game. What you don't see is that when
these pictures were taken, Jackson was already using a dangerous drug,
and had only days to live. How did this story morph into this one?
911 call:"He's unconscious, he's not breathing."
In a curious turn of events Friday in Los Angeles, Dr. Conrad Murray surrendered to police. But he has not yet been officially charged in Jackson's death. What killed Michael Jackson? Who's responsible? And what role was played by his personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray? Prosecutors here in Los Angeles charged Murray with involuntary manslaughter. He says he's innocent.
Dateline has traveled the world, retracing Michael Jackson's footsteps to uncover the mysteries of the last years of his life, and uncovering evidence that may hold the key to his death, including a phone message left by Dr. Conrad Murray that final morning of Jackson's life...a message obtained exclusively by Dateline. It's significant not just for what Dr. Murray says, but the exact moment when he says it.
Dr. Conrad Murray: This is Doctor Murray, Bob. Hi, How are you? Um, sorry I missed you.
It could be a crucial piece of evidence in the case against Murray. But to understand how this doctor and patient became forever entwined, we have to go back in time.
