A nude photo of the deceased Michael Jackson produced during the Dr Conrad Murray manslaughter trial was shown briefly on television and has shocked his fans and family members. The medic who carried out his autopsy said Tuesday that Jackson could not have caused his own death by self-administering a powerful sedative. The photo, which had blacked out the singer’s genital area, showed Jackson lying on his back on an autopsy table after he died at age 50 in 2009, People Magazine reported.
A close-up also showed the singer’s arm with the remnants of an IV hook-up and medical tape. The images were displayed during the testimony of forensic pathologist Christopher Rogers, who performed the autopsy and determined that Jackson died of an overdose of the powerful anesthetic propofol. Christopher Rogers, who examined the King of Pop’s body after his June 2009 death, said it was more likely that Jackson’s personal physician Conrad Murray mistakenly gave him too much of the drug propofol to try to help him sleep.
Michael Jackson’s nude death photo shocks fans and family
