
Michael’s plastic surgeon, Dr. Steven Hoefflin, is conducting an independent investigation into Michael’s death.
He is suspicious of the circumstances surrounding Michael’s death and believes he was left to die. He told The Sun Newspaper:
“Michael was incredibly desperate to get to sleep. I believe the physician Dr Conrad Murray was hired by Michael with the sole purpose of giving him Propofol at bedtime. Michael referred to that drug by the name ‘Milk’ as it looks milky.
I have been told this by the family and, if you know anything about the drug – which should NOT be administered by anyone other than a trained anaesthesiologist and in a clinical setting – this is insane and dangerous. My opinion is Dr Murray could have fallen asleep on the night Michael died while the IV drip administering Propofol was in Michael’s arm.”
He claims that the LAPD, Dr Arnold Klein, and certain news media agencies, are conspiring to keep him quiet by making threats against his life and that of his family.
He issued the following statement:
I am personally going to put a stop to all of the threats on my life and the
threats against my family.
I am now bringing out to the public all of the credible evidence in my
possession on the corruption in Los Angeles Law Enforcement pertaining
to the Michael Jackson Investigation. I am going to personally stop all of
the threats from the LAPD on my life and the threats against my family.
These are occurring because those members of law enforcement know
that I possess abundant incriminating evidence that is going to put a lot of
people in prison.
I am not going to allow and will expose those people who are colluding
together, such as ‘Diane Dimond’ of Entertainment Tonight, with the police
to use false documents to threaten me, obstruct my independent
investigation into Michael’s death and to stop me from providing evidence
to the proper authorities.
All of the people that have been threatening my family and I that I have
incriminating evidence on are going to be exposed with this evidence in
the public eye so they will stop their attempts on my life that I have been
experiencing for too long. For me to wait for the slow wheels of
government investigations to catch on and bring these people to justice is
no longer feasible.
Colin Powell is a friend of mine. I have already called his house and left a
message for him. I am asking him to engage a congressional investigation
into all of the LAPD and Los Angeles Sherriff Department Law
Enforcement Corruption in Los Angeles that is taking place in the Michael
Jackson and other important investigations that is ruining our city. I want a
Congressional Committee to subpoena these people, put them under
oath, gather credible evidence for a good District Attorney, and bring them
to proper justice. I have already asked Bob Woodward to report on this
matter in the Washington Post.
I am going to put an end to these threats now. I owe it to my family. I owe
it to myself. But, most of all, I owe it to the public who always wants to
know the truth and especially the truth about what happened to Michael
Jackson.
In reference to yesterday’s lawsuit filed against me by ‘Dr. Arnold Klein’, I
am established Government Witness in the Michael Jackson Death
Investigation. It is my clear opinion that Dr. Arnold Klein and his attorneys
are attempting to prevent me from discussing incriminating evidence that I
possess on Dr. Klein. They know that I have provided this evidence to the
authorities. They also know that credible, incriminating evidence is going
to be shortly released in my book. In my opinion and that of others, they
desperately want me to stop any further investigation and to stop providing
the public and the authorities the evidence that I acquire.
It is my opinion that Dr. Klein is using a letter with falsified information sent
to him by Howard Weitzman, Esq. In July 2009, I was asked to have a
privileged meeting with Mr. Weitzman and another attorney. I shared
incriminating evidence that I possessed on Dr. Klein and that he was
under investigation by multiple agencies of the Department of Justice. Mr.
Weitzman told me that he would neither talk with Dr. Klein, would not
provide him any defense, nor would he assist his defense attorneys.
On August 1st, 2009, after that privileged legal meeting, Mr. Weitzman
prepared a letter with false information to Dr. Klein’s defense attorney, Mr.
Charnley, in an attempt to discredit me. The false information in his letter
was known to be false by both he and Mr. John Branca. Mr. Weitzman
had told me he had discussed it with Mr. Branca. Mr. Weitzman falsely
stated that I had no permission nor right to talk about Michael or his
mother. H also stated that he and Mr. Branca did not condone me
providing evidence to the public about Dr. Klein’s criminal activities, that
may have actually contributed to Michael’s death, the very person who’s
estate they now represent.
Shortly after the publication of his letter containing false information, I had
left Katherine Jackson’s home, and Mr. Weitzman, my wife and I had a
telephone conversation. We requested that he provide a corrected letter
to Mr. Charnley, to the media who requested a correction, and to send a
copy to me. He already had the hand-written and signed consents from
both Michael Jackson in March 1999 giving me permission to publically
discuss his medical records and from Katherine and Rebbie Jackson from
July 18, 2009 giving me permission to talk with the media about Michael.
He told me that he had discussed the issue with Mr. Branca and that both
of them agreed to provide me, Mr. Charnley and the media with a
corrected letter. Both of them failed to do this despite having documents
proving the information in Mr. Weitzman’s letter was false.
On July 24th, 2009, I had corresponded about the issue of slander and
defamation with one of Dr. Klein’s lawyers, Mr. Boyer. I invited Dr. Klein
and Mr. Boyer to sit down with me and go over all of the evidence that I
had on Dr. Klein’s criminal activities and that I would delete anything that
they proved to be false. I never heard back from them. His client, Dr.
Klein, also had knowledge of my being given consents by Michael
Jackson and by Katherine and Rebbie Jackson to discuss Michael and his
medical records.
Dr. Klein, all of his attorneys Richard Charnley, Bradley Boyer, Susan
Wootton and the firm “Ropers, Majestic, Kohn, and Bentley” together with
Howard Weitzman and now apparently John Branca knew of the falsity of
Weitzman’s letter, yet are attempting to use it in their attempts to bring a
frivolous lawsuit against me, obstruct my testimony, and to discredit me.
With this evidence, I have contacted the Attorney General of California,
Jerry Brown. I expect that he will put a stay on this lawsuit because he
would never allow a court to proceed in an action that would obstruct one
of their primary witnesses (myself) in a federal investigation. In addition, I
expect that he will now open an additional investigation into probable
felonies that all of these individuals have committed in attempting to
obstruct justice, intimidating a government witness with a document that is
known to be false, and possibly other crimes.
I believe that with this evidence, I now have a legal standing to bring a
lawsuit against all of them, which I certainly will, for possible felonies
committed against me.
I am going to start providing the media and Michael Jackson’s fans all of
the evidence that I have involving the Michael Jackson Death
Investigation, the Corrupt Los Angeles Law Enforcement, and others
colluding together to obstruct Justice. If anyone wants to file another
slander and defamation suit, I suggest that they send a copy directly to the
Attorney General of California Jerry Brown.
Those trying to hurt my family and I should stop because all of the
evidence that we possess will not be with us but with the public.
Steven M. Hoefflin, M.D., F.I.C.S., F.A.C.S.
Sincerely,
Steven M. Hoefflin, MD, FACS
Immediate Past President
Los Angeles Society of Plastic Surgeons
Dr. Arnold Klein has since sued Dr. Steven Hoefflin for defamation of character.
According to the suit, Dr. Klein claims Dr. Hoefflin told The Sun in the minutes following Jackson’s death, “[Dr. Conrad] Murray definitely called Klein because Klein taught him how to administer Propofol … Murray would have counted on Klein to be the source of Propofol and guide him on its use.”
Klein claims Hoefflin’s conduct was “willful, fraudulent, malicious, oppressive and reckless” and was done “with the intent to injure and harm Dr. Klein.”
Speaking in his own defense, Hoefflin told TMZ: “They [The Sun] check their facts with an electronic microscope. There is factual evidence that the statements that I made are true. They have in their possession phone records, recordings, documents and other evidence that confirms facts in their stories before they’re published.”
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The “Veritas Project” is a truth movement, about MJ’s history…this site “Vindicating Michael”, is the most active open comment/forum, I can find, that is part of this group effort…..this site “HATES” MJ files….as far as I can see, by reading the comments…..and they will not talk about MJ being possibly gay, no matter how it is asked…..and the hat BNEpi…my husband…..but now that some people are asking about MJ sleeping with an underage girl, the “Blind MJ Fan’s” are going crazy, to fight off this fact…..so if Dr. Klein, is telling the truth…MJ slept with a lot of sexual targets!—boys…….but if MJ was not gay, what was He doing with that little girl?
Voices out of the snake pit !!!
Mr Hoefflin, you and Mr Klein and some others carry the lot of guilt on their shoulders …it doesnt matter how loud you shout out for justice ! You should pray that it will never get to you….
And: I always just read about Propofol for sleeping. If you look on the cases of propofol-addiction, it is not used as a drug for sleeping so much. If the dosis is exactly you will feel euphoria and thats the reason for some doctors to take it themselves.
Sorry for my bad English !
Was Hoefflin responsible for all the plastic surgery Michael had over the past decade? If so, why didn’t he, as a responsible surgeon, tell him enough is enough? these people seem to all be “yes” people. No-one seemed to want to intervene and say “ok. enough is enough”.
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Personally, I have read an article from a technician who worked on the set of This Is It. He has known MJ for at least twenty years, and he has indicated that Randy Phillips who is the concert promoter told Mr. Kenny Ortega the director that he hired Dr. Conrad Murray himself to treat the King of Pop. So, MJ did not hire Dr. Murray okay. This man has the factual truth. It would be great for Dr. Hoefflin to learn this information because he does need to know. MJ was the cash cow for AEG, and if they actually and truthfully did wrong then why are they hiding the contract from Mrs. Jackson. Secondly, why would Dr. Tohme Tohme put stress on Michael if he was suppose to be helping him. This is not right at all. I hope that this man who worked on the comeback tour can freely talk. I know that he has a family to feed. For six weeks, Dr. Murray was the doctor for our icon. Before Michael Jackson became famous, he was a young and gifted man of God. He needed people in his life who were for him. He needed guidance, and I’m not saying that he didn’t have good people. Rev. Sharpton, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Rev. Gatlin, Pentecostal ministers Andre Crouch and his twin sister Sandra Crouch, Deepak Chopra and family are the best ones along with Dick Gregory. What I’m not happy about is that he had some other individuals who I consider to be detractors such as Dr. Klein. This man is disgraceful period. I wish MJ had never met him and he had not gotten his claws into the King Of Pop. I do know that MJ had health issues and they are well-documented. However, I would have told him to keep your relationships strictly for business purposely and stop crossing the line with the doctor. Going on vacations, holiday parties, etc. This is what Mr. Jackson needed. Another person who I tried to help him but is a user by airing Michael’s family business is Rabbi Schumley Botech. Yes, Michael had issues and I believe that he was going to overcome them had he been here once everything for This Is It was over. He was coming out of the music business because he had awakened and seen the light of God. He told his family that the comeback tour was his finale. He wanted to hire some people for this special project, but they AEG told him no. Michael was frustrated and according to Mr. Leonard Rowe a trusted family friend and Mr. Joe Jackson who are all telling the truth, MJ was cornered and I know that he was mistreated once again. Purposely I believe. Yes, he was tired and could not get the respect that he deserved in order to get his life back together. We need to realize that a human being is a human being be it Michael Jackson or whoever. People who work hard the honest way like he did deserve better. I blame Dr. Tohme Tohme for booking him for the 50 shows when he only wanted to do ten. He wanted rest and the ability to spend time with his own children.
I have watched “This Is It” a few times and i cannot get over how different Michael looked. He appeared to be just a shadow of his former self, his moves and his singing voice were not the same, it appeared to me that he was going through the motions with less than half the energy. Some people believe that he had doubles, but i believe it was him, the same person throughout. Although some of the dance moves are very awkward and strange. I still can’t understand how he changed so much. But, given he only had 3 months to prepare for the concerts and he had not performed in public for 10 years, this was a mammoth task. How can he be expected to be at peak performance with such little time to get back in shape?
Randy Phillips hired Conrad Murray? i didn’t know this. Can you send me the link to this article if you have it? i would be very interested to read it. What i find fascinating about Dr Murray is that in the promo pictures shown on his lawyers’ website, there is a photo of Dr Murray in Freemason regalia. Why would they do this? They want those who need to know, to be aware that that the doctor is part of the same club.
I wonder about Michael’s family. The official story is that Jermaine introduced Michael to Tohme Tohme.
Hi Polly,
I saw “This Is It” as well and noticed the same things that you noticed. I also believe it is Michael throughout. (It is noted in the credits that he had a body double…a woman I believe…in some parts of the black and white “Smooth Criminal” video.) In some parts of TII, Michael seems to look alright, despite being very skinny, and other times he looks bad, like a walking corpse. (Please forgive the disturbing analogy.) When he was singing with Judith Hill for instance, he looked like a fragile, skinny old man in a wig. (As in much older than 50.) The white utility lighting and his poorly fitted jacket didn’t do him any favors. Also, his singing, although not terrible, was not quite up to his usual standard. This moment with Judith is one of the few parts of the film where he’s not being over dubbed. “Man in the Mirror” and “Earth Song,” to name a few, are overdubbed…believe it or not. You can tell if you watch closely.
As I mentioned, there were a number of places where he looked alright such as the “They Don’t Care About Us” song. Despite being very skinny, he looked strong, present and very into the performance. He also had better lighting that gave him a healthier skin color. I work around stage lighting and it makes a HUGE difference to how a person looks. The color you use can make a healthy person look unwell. In Michael’s case, this is exaggerated due to his extremely white skin color caused by vitiligo.
My favorite part of the film is the very end of “They Don’t Care About Us.” Just before the lights go down he displays a brief satisfied smile. It’s a small moment but for some reason it really stayed with me and caused me to get all misty eyed. Still does when I think about it. In fact, I believe this performance occured a night or two before he died.
As for Murray, I just saw a special on CNN called, “Michael Jackson – The Final Days.” CNN’s Don Lemon asked Randy Phillips, chief executive of AEG Live, about Murray. Phillips said that Michael insisted on Murray being his personal tour doctor and that it couldn’t be anyone else. He said that AEG did not choose Murray. Phillips said he didn’t understand why Michael needed to pay this man $150,000/month for “protien shakes.” Needless to say, Michael didn’t discuss Propofol with him.
To muddy the waters further, Brian Oxman, attorney to Joseph Jackson (Michael’s father), claims that AEG was asked to provide Dr. Murray with CPR equipment and a nurse, but these items were never provided. Joseph is sueing both AEG and Dr. Murray for wrongful death. Not only was requested equipment not provided, it also turns out that Murray never got paid for the 2 months of work that he did do for Michael. Apparently, according to Phillips, Michael never officially signed the contract that would have authorized payments to Murray. Interesting. I’m sure it’ll get even more interesting once the trial starts.
Adrian
Let me know if you need help. I will be happy to assist to punish criminals for Michael, his and your children. I will be glad be part of the prevention process of future crime to public.
Thank you Steve.
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you should change the date which is false, today is TUESDAY 16 th of January and not 18th..
Anna,
The date on the post is 18 January. That’s the day the entry was posted.
We may be in different time zones.