Michael Jackson Doc Conrad Murray Performed Mouth to Mouth: Bodyguard

By JIM AVILA (@JimAvilaABC) , BRYAN LAVIETES, KAITLYN FOLMER (@ABCKaitlyn) and JESSICA HOPPER (@jesshop23) LOS ANGELES, Sept. 29, 2011 Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, leaned over the king of pop's lifeless body, performing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation for the first time in his life, a witness at the manslaughter trial said. Alberto Alvarez, the first of Jackson's bodyguards to enter the king of pop's bedroom on the day he died, described calling 911. Jurors listened to audio from Alvarez's call made at 12:20 p.m. June 25, 2009, when he said, "I need an ambulance as soon as possible, sir. ... We have a gentlemen here that needs help. He is not breathing, we are trying to pump him. ... We have a personal doctor here, but he is not responding to anything." Murray is facing four years in prison if convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the overdosing death of Jackson. Alvarez told jurors that he performed chest compressions on Jackson as Murray performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. "I recalled that after ... a few breaths that he [Conrad Murray] breathed into Mr. Jackson, he came up and he said this is the first time that I do mouth to mouth, but I have to, he's my friend," Alvarez said. See Evidence Photos in the Conrad Murray Manslaughter Trial After Jackson was rushed to the UCLA Medical Center and declared dead, Murray told Alvarez, "I wanted him to make it. I wanted him to make it."

ABC News Alvarez said that he ran from a security trailer to Jackson's bedroom after Jackson's personal assistant, Michael Amir Williams, made a panicked phone call to him about Jackson having had a "bad reaction." When Alvarez got upstairs, he observed a dead Jackson lying in his bed and Murray performing CPR with his left hand. Michael Jackson's daughter, Paris, screamed "Daddy" when she saw her father lying with his arms outstretched, his mouth open and his lifeless eyes looking at her. Murray told Alvarez that they needed to get Jackson to a hospital. "I was reaching for my phone in my pocket and as I was doing that Prince and Paris [Jackson's kids] came behind me. ... Paris screamed 'Daddy,'" he said. "Dr. Conrad Murray said, 'Don't let them see their dad like this' … I preceded to turn around to the children and kind of ushered them out and said, 'Kids don't worry, we'll take care of it, everything's going to be OK." Murray Asked Bodyguard to Dispose of Vials, IV Bag With Propofol Alvarez testified that Murray asked him to help discard vials and an IV bag containing propofol before first responders arrived at the mansion. See Who's Who in the Michael Jackson Death Trial "While I was standing at the foot of the bed, he [Conrad Murray] reached over and grabbed a handful of vials and said, 'Here, put these in a bag,'" Alvarez said. Alvarez didn't question Murray's requests. "I thought Conrad Murray had best intentions for Mr. Jackson," Alvarez said. "I thought we were packing, getting ready to go to the hospital." The saline bag had a bottle in it and a "milky white substance," Alvarez said. The substance was propofol, the powerful anesthetic that was found in Jackson's system at the time he died. Murray administered the drug to Jackson to help him sleep. Murray's lawyers contend that he only administered 25 mg of propofol to Jackson on the day he died. They argue that Jackson himself took a sedative and an additional dose of propofol without his doctor's knowledge that created a "perfect storm" that killed the king of pop. Alvarez said that in the midst of calling 911, he and Murray moved Jackson's body to the floor from the bed. A long, clear tube hanging from the IV stand was still connected to Jackson's leg. Murray removed the tube, Alvarez said.

Witness Alberto Alvarez testifies during Conrad Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial in the death of pop star Michael Jackson in downtown Los Angeles, Sept. 29, 2011. (ABC News)