Michael Jackson’s Autopsy Report Provides Answers, Raises Questions

Becky Bain | February 10, 2010 1:05 pm

Michael Jackson’s death remains shrouded in mystery, at least according to Joe Jackson. The official autopsy report has been released, and although it’s sure to be dissected to pieces if Dr. Conrad Murray goes to trial, it does reveal a few intriguing details about the King of Pop’s life, and the state he was at his death. (It also raises quite a few questions.) Some highlights from the coroner’s report below.

–Jackson died of “acute propofol intoxication” administered at a level equivalent to that used during anesthesia for “major surgery”. A consultant anesthesiologist said there were “no reports of its use in insomnia relief.”

–None of the recommended monitoring, precision dosing or resuscitation equipment was present in Jackson’s room.

–Jackson had the skin pigmentation disorder vitiligo, with white patches particularly on his chest, abdomen, face and arms.

–The hair on Jackson’s head was described initially by police as “sparse and connected to a wig.” The autopsy revealed “frontal balding”.

–Jackson had a bandage affixed on his nose, and small scars were present on his nose, knee, shoulder, neck, wrists, and behind both ears.

–A closed bottle of urine was found on a chair in the bedroom where the singer died, along with a box of catheters, disposable needles, alcohol pads, several empty orange juice bottles, a string of wooden beads and a green oxygen tank.

–He had dark tattoos near both eyebrows and a small pink tattoo near his lips.

–His body weighed 136 lbs, was 69 inches long, and was described as “thin.”

–In addition to the 11 unmarked bottles of Propofol found in his room at the time of his death, there was a large assortment of drugs present, including but not limited to anxiety medication, anti-depressants and muscle relaxers, as well as medications to treat insomnia, narcolepsy, and skin conditions.

Dr. Conrad Murray returned to work today, although we wonder who would voluntarily seek the guidance of a physician out on bail with such major charges against him.

[Via MSNBC, TMZ]