I cannot PROVE this, ok, and this is only a part of investigations that do not depend on this info for accuracy. (Even if I could, I wouldn't post here. . . because research is, ultimately, not FOR fans and nothing needs to be "proven" to fans at this point. Now does it. . . . ) After the announcement on June 25, I moved from computer to tv, and back again. Didn't sleep for a few days, actually. I KNOW I heard about the missing tapes on CNN (not Nancy Grace. I think it was Anderson Cooper?) I have excellent "recall," and always have had. I heard this many different times, and then it totally vanished from TV. I think the Enquirer story enbellished on that, over two weeks later. I've Googled extensively (as I did during the trial) and can't find any transcripts about the "missing tapes" from those first days. Actually very little of what is reported on CNN is transcribed. Sometimes LKL, but that is not where I heard it. So "we" cannot prove that info. So either the tapes are truly gone, or the LAPD have them. It's one of those two things, and we'll have to hope that the police have them. . . .
The LAPD have been playing this very closely and have had a good handle on suppressing leaks from the investigation. This either means they are doing. . . not much . . . .or that they are doing a wider/deeper investigation. I hope that's the case.
One thing people must understand is that very little of what is going on with "investigations" is actually posted HERE? That simply would not be wise, for reasons that should be totally obvious.
Some fans seem to have a lot of emotional investment in wanting simple answers and that it was only the incompetence of one doctor that led to Michael's death. Ultimately, what some fans want does not MATTER that much, and will not stop "us," those who are investigating deeply. What matters is that the truth be known, whatever that might turn out to be. Not really FOR fans at this point, but for Michael's children and family. No matter how many words are thrown at the idea that Michael's death was simple and the work of ONE man, that changes reality not, one, bit. I do believe now that the truth will come out.