Phil Spector Trial

Music producer Phil Spector, surrounded by his defense team, looks back to the gallery during closing arguments in the retrial murder case of Spector at Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center on March 24, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Spector, 67, is accused of fatally shooting 40-year-old Lana Clarkson in February 2003. The first trial for this murder was declared a mistrial in September 26, 2007. (Photo by Lawrence K. Ho-Pool/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Phil Spector, (Getty Images) more pics » Music producer Phil Spector has been sentenced to 19 years to life in prison for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson ... Read Full Story

By: Ellie Kam on December 3rd, 2009 at5:55 pm Prison officials reportedly let Phil Spector out of jail yesterday to give him the opportunity to get some work done on his pearly whites. The murderous producer reportedly paid out of pocket for all of the the transportation and security costs involved in his trip to his personal dentist in Toluca Lake, California. Immediately after his treatment, Phil was transported back to prison to serve out the remainder of his sentence. Read Full Story

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Music producer and convicted murderer Phil Spector says life behind bars is driving him "insane". "This 24/7 lockdown life is slowly driving me insane and killing (me)," Spector, 69, wrote in a letter to a fan that was posted online on Friday. Spector, who revolutionized pop music in the 1960s with his "Wall of Sound" production technique, was convicted in April of the 2003 murder of actress Lana Clarkson and later sentenced to a minimum of 19 years in prison. In the letter written in July to a fan that was obtained by pop culture website Gawker.com, Spector complained that ... Read Full Story

Music legend and convicted murderer Phil Spector, who complained recently about his prison quarters but later said he wanted to stay put, is being moved to make room for inmates requiring outpatient mental health treatment, a corrections spokeswoman said Tuesday. "It's not about Spector. It's about getting services to other inmates," said California Department of Corrections spokeswoman Terry Thornton. Spector and other prisoners will be going to Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga, where the other most notorious prisoner is Erik Menendez, convicted with his brother Lyle of murdering their millionaire parents in 1993. Spector, 69, has been at the California Substance Abuse Treatment ... Read Full Story

Legendary music producer Phil Spector has been sentenced to 19 years to life in prison after being found guilty of murdering an actress at his Los Angeles mansion six years ago. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler on Friday sentenced 69-year-old Spector to 15 years in prison for second-degree murder, plus another four years enhancement for personal use of a gun. Spector, who created the famed "Wall of Sound" recording technique during the 1960s, was charged for the 2003 killing of Lana Clarkson, best known for her role in the 1985 cult film "The Barbarian Queen." He is not eligible for parole ... Read Full Story