Conrad Murray, the doctor behind the unintentional death of pop star legend Michael Jackson, has been released from prison in California after serving just two out of his four year sentence due to prison overcrowding, according to the New York Daily News.
Murray was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter after he was found to him overprescribed medication to the singing legend. The medicine in question was a powerful anesthetic propofol as a sleep aid. At the time of his death, Michael Jackson was hard at work preparing for a series of comeback concerts and Murray was his personal physician.
While the doctor was still behind bars, Murray called the Today show and said the following: "First of all, when I get out of jail, I want to be able to embrace my children. I want to be able to reunite with my family and close friends and all of the angels who have given me support. ... I will re-start my life and, God willing, I will be a model to show the world that when ... bad things happen to good people they can re-start their life."
In terms of what Murray will be doing after he gets settled back into his daily routine outside of prison, his representatives have said Murray plans to return to medicine, although his medical licenses have been invalidated in all three states where he had been authorized to practice, Reuters reported.
"He's prepared to keep fighting this as long as it takes," Valerie Wass, Murray's attorney, told Reuters ahead of her client's release.
Other news reports have said that Murray, once an anonymous if exceedingly well-paid doctor, plans to parlay his notoriety into singing stardom.
Other news reports including TMZ are reporting the doctor is already shopping around his story to publishers so he can get a chance to tell the world his side of the story.
