Conrad Murray Trial

Toxicologist Dan Anderson said small amounts of Propofol were found in Michael Jackson's stomach after he died.

This could prove important for the defense -- who are trying to prove MJ killed himself with a self-administered overdose.

But according to Anderson, he found only trace amounts of Propofol in MJ's stomach -- the equivalent of a few specks of sugar.

Anderson says Propofol was found in all 8 specimens taken throughout Michael's body.

MJ also tested positive for Lidocaine, Diazepam (Valium), Lorazepam (Ativan), and Ephedrine.

If it wasn't obvious Michael Jackson had a drug problem before -- this oughta do the trick ...

According to an investigator for the L.A. County Coroner's office, Michael Jackson's bedside table was lined with a pharmacy's worth of prescription pill bottles.

Investigator Elissa Fleak just testified -- she inspected MJ's bedroom the day he died, and found the above collection of pill bottles beside the singer's bed.

Among the pills -- a collection of sedatives Diazepam, Lorazepam, Temazepam ... the list goes on.

Michael Jackson wanted to dedicate his "This Is It" concerts to his children -- and in a heartbreaking conversation Dr. Conrad Murray recorded weeks before the singer died, MJ claims, "I love them because I didn't have a childhood."

You can hear MJ's voice in the recording -- slurred, incoherent -- explaining how he wanted to outdo The Beatles and Elvis with his final concerts, and go down in history as the greatest entertainer who ever lived.

Michael becomes extremely emotional while speaking about his children -- claiming, "I had no childhood. I feel their pain. I feel their hurt."

Murray recorded the conversation on his iPhone on Sunday May 10th, 2009 at 9:05 AM. It's unclear why -- but according to prosecutors, it documents MJ under the influence of "unknown agents." It also shows Murray was familiar with Michael in altered states of mind.

At one point in the clip, Murray asks Michael if he's okay -- and Michael responds, "I am asleep."

Dramatic testimony today ... suggesting there were strong signs Michael Jackson's health was deteriorating days before his death.

Stephen Marx -- the forensic expert who analyzed Dr. Conrad Murray's iPhone -- uncovered a voicemail message in which Michael Jackson's manager referred to "an episode" MJ had five days before he died.

Prosecutors played the June 20th message during Marx's testimony -- in which Michael's manager Frank DiLeo says, "I'm sure you're aware [Michael] had an episode last night."

Frank clearly believed Michael had a drug problem, claiming, "He's sick. I think you need to get a blood test on him. We gotta see what he's doing."

Sally Hirschberg -- a medical supply rep who worked closely with Dr. Murray's office -- claimed Murray's drug orders were out of the ordinary for a cardiologist.

According to Hirschberg, it was extremely unusual for a cardiology clinic -- such as Murray's in Las Vegas -- to order Lidocaine and IV bags.

Hirschberg claimed Murray asked her to ship supplies to a home address in CA -- but she refused, insisting it would violate company policy to ship to a private home.

The supplies were sent to Murray's Vegas office instead.

Sade Anding -- one of the three women Dr. Conrad Murray was juggling as Michael Jackson went into distress -- told jurors she was chatting with the doc when all of a sudden he dropped the phone.

Anding -- a cocktail waitress from Houston -- was telling the doc about her day, when 5 or 6 minutes into the conversation, she realized he wasn't saying anything back.

"I said, 'Hello? Hello? I didn't hear anything'" she told jurors.

That's when she said she heard "mumbling of voices" and "coughing" in the background. She thought the noises sounded muffled, like the phone was in Murray's pocket.

Anding told the court she stayed on the line for a few minutes, then hung up and tried to call him back ... but he never picked up.

Mystery solved ... the pharmacist -- who suddenly went missing in January after admitting he sent Dr. Conrad Murray massive amounts of Propofol -- has been found.

After a "mysterious" trip to Thailand, Tim Lopez found his way back to the US ... just in time for the trial.

Lopez told prosecutors, he first met Murray in 2008, when the doc came into his pharmacy looking for a skin whitening cream for his African-American "patients" suffering from "Vitiligo" -- the same skin condition MJ had.

But In April of 2009, Murray moved on to the more serious stuff, ordering 35 vials of Propofol.

Lopez told prosecutors, Murray kept some of the vials, then asked the rest be sent to an address in Santa Monica ... likely Nicole Alvarez's apartment.

Between April and June, 2009, Murray continued ordering Propofol like it was candy ... hoarding enough sedatives to put down a herd of wild elephants.

In total, Lopez said, he shipped Murray 255 vials of Propofol, 20 vials of Lorazepam and 60 vials of Midazolam.

There's no bigger stage for an aspiring actress than the Conrad Murray manslaughhter trial -- and today, the doc's 29-year-old baby mama is NAILING her biggest audition ever!!!

Nicole Alvarez -- a former Vegas stripper Murray met in 2005 -- is flashing her BIG, GIANT, er, smile on the stand right now ... and during her testimony, she's proved she's got some serious emotional RANGE!!!

Just check out the pics below -- think she'll get a gig out of this???

Michelle Bella -- one of the women Murray was juggling -- said she met the doc at a Vegas club where he gave her his number.

She said Murray texted her the morning of June 25.

She told prosecutors Murray left a voicemail message 9 days before MJ died telling her he was MJ's doctor.

Murray's Employee Testifies
Updated 10/04/11 at 09:15 AM

Stacey Ruggles -- Dr. Conrad Murray's employee just took the stand.

Nicole Alvarez -- Murray's girlfriend and baby mama -- is standing by her man.

In case you missed it, prosecution grilled Alvarez on Murray's $150K-a-month salary -- but Alvarez denied knowing anything about it until it hit the media.

Prosecutor Deborah Brazil dug up some of Nicole's previous testimony -- in which Alvarez admitted to knowing about Murray's salary long before news broke about it.

Alvarez balked in response -- claiming her memory might be a little fuzzy ...

Alvarez said she met Murray at a Vegas club in 2005. They began dating a few months later. She gave birth to his son in 2009.

She told the court she first met the King of Pop in 2008. She saw him again 2 or 3 times after the baby was born ... saying Michael was "interested" in the baby and wanted to arrange visits so he could see him.

Conrad Murray spilled his guts to his barber over the weekend, complaining the prosecutor in his manslaughter trial is intentionally deceiving the jury.

Murray's barber, Maurice from M Barbering, tells TMZ ... Murray was griping that prosecutors have said the Doc delayed calling 911. Murray told the clipper ... he told bodyguard Alberto Alvarez to immediately call 911.

And on the subject of Alvarez ... Murray is pissed at the accusation he told the bodyguard to bring Michael Jackson's two oldest kids to Jackson's bedroom. Doc Murray says he actually told Alvarez to keep them away.

Murray was telling his barber he thinks the prosecutors are more interested in convicting him than being honest.

Sprint/Nextel rep Jeff Strohm just took the stand.

He confirmed Murray had a second cell phone with Sprint.

AT&T Rep -- Edward Dixon Testifies
Updated 10/03/11 at 10:50 AM

AT&T rep Edward Dixon took the stand this morning -- testifying about Dr. Conrad Murray's cell phone records the day MJ died.

Conrad Murray finally pleaded The 5th ... for help with his wardrobe.

Just DAYS after a TMZ poll showed that Connie's ties gave off a GUILTY vibe ... the doc hit up Saks 5th Ave. in L.A. this weekend, and picked up a brand new BOLDER neck piece.

Coincidence??? We think knot.

Conrad Murray's lawyer, Ed Chernoff, is a man of dramatic expressions.

Prince, Paris, and Blanket Jackson have created a self-imposed blackout of Conrad Murray's trial ... TMZ has learned.

Sources directly connected to the kids tell TMZ ... the Michael Jackson manslaughter trial is just too painful to relive -- especially for Prince and Paris, who witnessed the demise of their dad firsthand.

We're told Katherine is relieved the kids don't have the kind of curiosity that would drive them to the screen, especially after prosecutor David Walgren displayed the body of Michael Jackson in the first graphic during opening statements.

We're told Katherine was unhappy and disturbed the shocking photo was displayed at all.

Week 1 of the Conrad Murray manslaughter trial has been pretty dramatic, from compelling opening statements to some surprising testimony -- especially the EMT who said Michael Jackson could have been saved if Murray immediately called 911. So, let's take your temperature.