MSNBC will air a special on Dr. Conrad Murray documentary on Friday @ 10 PM ET. The documentary shows Murrays legal defense team as they prepared for hisinvoluntary manslaughter trial of the century. Titled “Michael Jackson and the Doctor – Fatal Friendship” the program will also re-air on Sunday @ 9 PM ET and is being called theuntold inside story of the Dr. Conrad Murray trial.
In the documentary British reporter Steve Hewlett interviews Murray and according to MSNBC:
October Films spent two years gaining exclusive access to Dr. Conrad Murray and his defense team, led by Ed Chernoff, a Houston-based defense lawyer, and J. Michael Flanagan, a Los Angeles-based defense lawyer. In a series of very personal interviews, Murray discusses in detail Jacksons fragile health and mental state, yet unstoppable dedication to creating a successful world tour. The documentary gained access into the closed-door meetings with Dr. Murrays defense team both before and during the trial, giving a look into their strategy and how they pieced the case together.
The 58-year-old cardiologist was found guilty on Monday of manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson after a jury of his peers found him guilty of a propofol overdose.
Conrad Murray was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and was immediately remanded into custody and now faces up to four years in jail. Sentencing is scheduled for November 29.
