AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Pool PhotographerBe it stress, annoyance or a slight case of laryngitis, it may be that Michael Jackson's personal physician is so over talking to the LAPD.
Dr. Conrad Murray was first praised by the police department for his cooperation in the wake of Jackson's death, and his reps say that he continues to cooperate. But, it seems the cardiologist has now been avoiding a third interview with LAPD investigators, according to a source close to the investigation of the pop icon's death.
The doc was last interviewed by police two days after Jackson died. However, since then, the LAPD has shifted the focus of its investigation on medical professionals who treated Jackson in the last few months of his life. So, officials want to talk to Murray again.
Not only has the doc reportedly avoided this sit down, but E! News has learned that Dr. Conrad Murray has gone MIA…at least publicly. The cardiologist had been staying in a Santa Monica condo, but has not been seen there in nearly three weeks.
A rep for Murray declined to reveal his client's whereabouts, but unconfirmed reports have placed the cardiologist in Vegas and Houston during the last couple of weeks.
Reps for Murray have insisted that the doctor is not a suspect and has been cooperating with police and L.A. County Coroner's officials.
As for Jackson's cause of death—the verdict is still out. While the LA Times reported that murder charges in the Michael Jackson case are unlikely, sources tell E! News "everything is on the table" with cops, who are still considering causes from manslaughter to murder until all evidence is in.
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