Interesting little details from the afternoon courtroom session today.
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Pictures showed the master bathroom also messy, clothes everywhere, boxes with stuff, shopping bags.
Martinez said MJ's house was secured from 2:30 pm PT until about midnight on the day MJ died. After midnight, the scene was not secured.
On the 26th, Martinez got a search warrant to search the house since he had obtained more information in the investigation.
Search warrant: ...his staff was allowed to be present on the ground floor. No staff was allowed on the top floors.
A chef, Kai Chase, was allowed to go upstairs to drop food off outside the door.
Search warrant: During the course of the investigation, family members notified coroner that they had located luggage on the second floor
Dr. Murray's attys called police for interview; lasted 2 1/2 hrs. Martinez said he learned facts that led him to believe this was criminal
Martinez said he first noticed the drug Propofol when he found a vial in Jackson's room. Martinez' neighbor is a doctor, he asked for help
Martinez said he believes Dr. Murray's first orders of Propofol were in March 2009. They were shipped from Las Vegas to Santa Monica.
Putnam asked Martinez about the medical equipments found at MJ's house: oxygen tanks, IV stand, ambu bag. "It was rented by Dr. Murray"
Dr. Murray was the person who paid for the items, Martinez said. Dr. Murray also paid for all the Propofol orders.
Martinez said LAPD doesn't name people as suspects, but "It was common knowledge he (Dr. Murray) was a suspect."
Martinez interviewed Mrs. Jackson in Dec 09. He wanted to clear up some stuff regarding family meetings, addiction, intervention
Martinez: Family had attempted several interventions, spoken with other sons about his possible problems with drugs.
Martinez said he wrote that the family tried numerous interventions, but didn't know exactly how many.
Putnam: Do you remember what Mrs. Jackson told you MJ said? Martinez: That he denied having a problem
Martinez said Mrs. Jackson thought MJ was taking drugs for back pain. The Dective though his addition was to painkillers.
Martinez wrote in a doc that Mrs. Jackson saw Dr. Murray at UCLA for the 1st time. She said she didn't know who he was until Michael's death
Martinez: "Mrs. Jackson stated the family attempted several times to help Michael, however he would have nothing to do with it."
Martinez did not interview Michael's children. Another detective did, but they chose not to get into the drug abuse line of questioning.
Putnam countered plaintiffs several documents highlighting Dr. Murray's financial distress by saying all the liens belonged to one house
Panish said Dr. Murray's hospital privileges were suspended because he was late returning phone call while on duty & lack of record keeping
Putnam asked if Martinez knew if Dr. Murray's license to practice medicine had been suspended before June 25, 2009? He said no.
Putnam: Did Dr. Murray's debts excuse him in anyway for what he did? Martinez: No
Putnam asked Martinez if Dr. Murray being in financial trouble made him a suspect? He said no, it was the totality of the evidence
Panish accused AEG of implying Murray was a great doctor. "But that's not true, you found out that he had killed someone else" Panish asked
Putnam objected and Panish rephrased the statement, saying Martinez found out Dr. Murray was sued for wrongful death of another patient
About seeing Mrs. Jackson and the kids at UCLA:Martinez: distraught
Panish: Upset?
Martinez: Very
Martinez said Katherine Jackson did not have attorneys present when he interviewed her. She was cooperative and forthcoming.
Panish asked if having messy room is against the law according to the penal code? Martinez laughed and said no.
As to the moving boxes, Panish asked Martinez if he knew MJ was planning to go to England the first week of July. He said yes.
Panish: have you change your mind? Martinez: Did not change my mind that Dr. Murray's financial distress was the reason for his actions.
Putnam asked if anyone at AEG ever refused to speak with police or produce documents, and Martinez said no. They gave police one email
Putnam noted that the person who died under Dr. Murray's care died of natural causes and no lawsuit was filed. Marinez said he was wrong.
Putnam asked Martinez what was his suspicion. For that amount of money he wondered if Murray would bend rules to be the 1 getting the money
Putnam: the suspicion wasn't about the source of that money, AEG Live? Martinez: It didn't matter to our investigation
"Did you change your mind that his financial problems were the motive 4 what he did to bend the rules?" Panish asked. "No," Martinez replied
Martinez was excused subject to recall in case defendants want to put him on the stand again. No court tomorrow, trial resumes on Monday
Plaintiffs' attorney told the judge toxicologist Mr. Anderson and coroner Dr. Rogers are expected to testify on Monday.
