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The death of michael jackson? >> i am an innocent man, anderson. i maintain that innocence. i must tell you, i am extremely sorry that michael has passed on. it's a tremendous loss for me. it's a burden i have been carrying for the longest while and it's a burden i will carry for an indefinite period of time. the loss is just overwhelming. he was very close to me, i was close to him. he was an absolutely great friend. to be honest, i became a soundingboard for michael. he offloaded and regurgitated everything that was bad in his past and everything that was dark. and i have been the absorbent ...

>> i don't want him to answer that, either. >> okay. >> i don't want to get into anything that could possibly incriminate him. >> okay. let me ask you about propofol. as you know, it's supposed to be administered in a hospital. it's a sedative used for surgery and you certainly were not the first doctor to give michael jackson propofol. but you did order a lot of it. and as a doctor who swore to do no harm, i guess i just still don't understand how you could give this clearly troubled person this powerful sedative in a non-hospital setting. >> i think that's a very good question, anderson. the...

Upcoming concert tour. in july, 2009, a major bombshell. a source tells cnn dr. murray gave michael jackson the powerful sedative, propofol, within 24 hours of his death. propofol is usually administered through an i.v. drip and produces such a comatose state, it isn't supposed to be used outside a hospital setting. in august, dr. murray makes his first public comments since his star patient's death. >> i have done all i could do. i told the truth and i have faith the truth will prevail. >> reporter: according to the police affidavit, conrad murray told detectives he had been treating michael ...

He pleads not guilty. >> dr. murray did not cause the death of michael jackson. >> reporter: that would be up to a jury to decide. in september 2011, more than two years after michael jackson's death, conrad murray goes to trial. jackson's former head of logistics testifies murray was hiding vials at jackson's home before paramedics arrived. >> he reached over, grabbed a handful of vials, then reached out to me and said, here, put these in a bag. >> reporter: murray's own iphone recording of jackson from may 10th, 2009, was played in court. jackson sounds wasted and is slurring his words. list...

>> reporter: dr. murray's interview with detectives is also played for the jury. >> i needed to go to the bathroom. i came back to his bedside and was stunned in the sense that he wasn't breathing. >> reporter: on november 7th, 2011, dr. conrad murray is found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to four years in prison. but it doesn't end there. michael jackson's mother and children are bringing a wrongful death lawsuit against aeg, the concert promoter for jackson's doomed comeback tour. katherine jackson says aeg is to blame for the loss of her son. the whole case may hinge on a...