JOE JACKSON has gone public with a conspiracy theory surrounding his son = MICHAEL’s death last summer (Jun09) - he’s convinced the King of Pop’s do= ctor was part of a group out to kill the singer.
Appearing on news show Larry King Live on Monday night (08Feb10) - hour= s after his son’s physician Conrad Murray pleaded not guilty to involunta= ry manslaughter charges related to the death of Michael Jackson - the Jac= kson family patriarch revealed he was disappointed the doctor hadn’t been= charged with murder.
Jackson told King that a murder charge might make Murray think twice ab= out protecting others who may have been involved in the King of Pop trage= dy.
He said, "I was looking for justice, and justice, to me, would be a mur= der charge.
"To me, he’s (Murray) just a fall guy. There’s other people, I think, i= nvolved with this whole thing. But I think that if he’s interrogated, he = would come clean and tell everything he knows." Joe Jackson confirmed reports that his son lived in fear of an attempt = on his life during his final months, while planning his comeback shows in= London: "He was afraid to even do all of these shows, because he was afr= aid that he wouldn’t get a chance to finish all of the show… Even his k= ids say that he had told them that he would be murdered." Joe was in court in Los Angeles on Monday, where he faced the man he be= lieved murdered his son. He was joined by his wife Katherine, sons Tito a= nd Jermaine and daughter La Toya.
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