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Since age 5 he had electrified audiences around the world with hit songs like "i want you back". and the world appeared ready to welcome him back. it had been 12 years since jacksons last major performance. the king of pop was poised to regain his throne. >> this is it. this is the final -- this is the final curtain call. >> according to the contract with concert promoters aeg, michael was to perform 50 concerts at the o2 center in london over a nine-month period. >> ill be performing the songs ...

Finally, after 16 days and 33 witness -- >> the people are prepared and would ask to rest at this time. >> thank you. >> it was conrad murrays turn to convince a jury. >> all the defense has to do is show reasonable doubt, so if they show you one alternative thats plausible to you, then essentially dr. murray could be acquitted. >> lead defense attorney ed chernoff had laid out that alternative days before in his opening statement. >> when dr. murray left the room, michael jackson self-administe...

Making given conrad murrays own statement two days after michaels passing. he said, "i was hired by michael jackson. i had worked for michael jackson for years." >> the jackson family claims aeg live instructed murray, quote, "not to look out for jacksons best interests but rather to do whatever medical procedures were calculated to get jackson to perform." their so-called smoking gun is an e-mail from aeg live co-ceo paul gongaware sent to the show director. the jacksons believe the e-mail prov...

Described the sadness and the jury listened very closely. >> the kids saw their father as he lay lifeless in his bedroom. since their fathers death, prince, paris and blankets lives have gradually become more open to the public. after years of hiding behind masks and being guarded from the media by their father. >> theres no question from all of the witnesses who saw michael with his three children during the years that he had them that he was a loving, caring, attentive father, carrying his chi...

>> the defense used the deposition of randy jackson, michaels brother, to argue that not only was michael addicted to drugs but he would have resisted any efforts at an intervention. >> aeg live said if the family cant help him, if the family cant stop him, how could we as concert promoters ever be expected to have done that? i think that was one of their strongest witnesses. >> michael jacksons two oldest children, prince and paris, were on the witness list to testify until -- >> paris jackson,...

>> michael jackson likely went 60 nights, 60 days, two months without getting any real sleep. >> aeg attorneys argued michael jackson was a drug addict who sought out doctors who would feed his addiction like conrad murray. >> they brought out a long parade of doctors who had given michael painkillers or had used propofol on michael jackson. >> the defense used the deposition of randy jackson, michaels brother, to argue that not only was michael addicted to drugs but he would have resisted any e...

>> conrad murray abandoned michael when he needed help. >> then, on day 9, for the first time, jurors heard murrays own voice and his version of events in a police interview recorded just days after jacksons death. >> your name. >> conrad robert murray. >> it was jackson, murray said, who told him all about propofol and insisted he use it to ease jacksons crippling insomnia. >> he knew that that was the only thing that worked for him. i constantly cautioned him. >> cautioned him and claims murra...

They show you one alternative thats plausible to you, then essentially dr. murray could be acquitted. >> lead defense attorney ed chernoff had laid out that alternative days before in his opening statement. >> when dr. murray left the room, michael jackson self-administered a dose of propofol that with the lorazepam created a perfect storm in his body that killed him instantly. >> now chernoff turned to his own experts. dr. robert waldman reviewed evidence from his journals. jackson got frequent...

>> jackson was officially pronounced dead at 2:26 p.m. june 25th, 2009. a direct result, said prosecutors of mistakes, delays and recklessness by dr. conrad murray. when we come back, conrad murray speaks for himself.

He did not act as a medical professional using sound -- >> -- in mr. jacksons body -- >> for over a week dr. conrad murray listened as district attorney david walgren portrayed him as reckless. >> conrad murray abandoned michael when he needed help. >> then, on day 9, for the first time, jurors heard murrays own voice and his version of events in a police interview recorded just days after jacksons death. >> your name. >> it was jackson, murray said, who told him all about propofol and insisted ...