Here’s an unusual PR move from the man who is at the center of the investigation into Michael Jackson’s death. Dr. Conrad Murray allegedly gave the singer a drug to help him sleep through the night before his untimely demise, apparently injecting Jackson with Propofol on a dangerously regular basis.

Murray has issued a statement via YouTube, which indicates how frightened he has been since Jackson’s death. According to the message, he is afraid to return phone calls and isn’t using e-mail, but says he has used YouTube to thank all the fans who have supported him through the ordeal. It’s another strange twist in a story that is dragging on for a frustratingly long time.