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Phil Spector -- Murderer

Posted Apr 13th 2009 5:20PM by TMZ Staff

A jury today found Phil Spector guilty of 2nd degree murder in the 2003 shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson.

The jury found that he personally used the gun that killed her.

A judge denied bail and Spector was taken into custody. Sentencing is scheduled for May 29.

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Tags: death, guilty, killed, lana clarkson, LanaClarkson, murder, murdered, murderer, phil spector, PhilSpector

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Spector Murder Trial Goes to the Jury

Posted Sep 8th 2007 11:14AM by TMZ Staff

Five months after it began, the murder trial of crazy-haired music legend Phil Spector ended Friday.

Spector was tried for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson. The prosecution alleged that he murdered Clarkson in February 2003, just after she entered his Alhambra, Calif. mansion. The defense argued that Clarkson committed suicide, claiming that she was depressed and had planned to kill herself. Miss Clarkson, 40, died after being shot in the mouth.

The prosecutor alleged that Spector has a history of terrorizing women, and that on the night of Clarkson's death, he emerged from the home with a gun and said to his chauffeur, "I think I killed somebody." The defense countered that the chauffeur was mistaken and that there was no scientific evidence linking the gun to Phil.

Spector, 67, was charged with second-degree murder, and if convicted, faces 15 years to life in prison.

Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Wacky & Weird

Tags: lana clarkson, LanaClarkson, phil spector, PhilSpector

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"Fast Times" Director Convicts Phil Spector

Posted Jul 9th 2007 12:36PM by TMZ Staff

"Fast Times at Ridgemont High" director Amy Heckerling doesn't need a Hollywood ending to the ongoing Phil Spector/Lana Clarkson murder trial -- as far as she's concerned -- he did it! Hey bud, you're guilty!
Amy Heckerling vs. Phil Spector
After being introduced by good friend Drew Barrymore at a "Fast Times" screening at L.A.'s Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Saturday, Hecklerling raved about the late Lana Clarkson, who appears as an extra in the film, before saying, "...and then Phil Spector killed her ... allegedly." End scene! While the comment was received with shocked laughter by the capacity crowd, Heckerling humorously added, " But everyone else in it (the movie) is doing fine." Paging Phoebe Cates!

Spector is currenty on trial for allegedly fatally shooting Lana Clarkson in 2003. Clarkson is buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

After directing the 1982 hit film which launched the teen-sex comedy genre, Heckerling went on to make "European Vacation" and "Clueless."

Filed under: Celebrity Feuds

Tags: Amy Heckerling, AmyHeckerling, Lana Clarkson, LanaClarkson, Phil spector, PhilSpector

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Judge: 'No Smoking Gun' in Spector Deposition

Posted Jan 28th 2006 5:42PM by TMZ Staff

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Phil Spector said he made the rounds at upscale restaurants but did not drink heavily or use drugs the night actress Lana Clarkson was killed in his mansion, according to a civil trial deposition.

But Superior Court Judge Larry P. Fidler said he found "no smoking gun" in the remarks, released Friday.

The documents were ordered released to prosecutors by the judge in Spector's upcoming murder trial. The deposition was taken in July 2005 as part of a civil court lawsuit he filed against his former attorney, Robert Shapiro, over a retainer fee.

Spector, 65, known for creating rock music's "wall of sound," has pleaded not guilty in Clarkson's death and is free on $1 million bail. He faces life in prison if convicted.

Shapiro, who was one of O.J. Simpson's lawyers, pressed Spector for details of the hours before he met Clarkson and took her to his home.

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Filed under: Gossip/Rumors, Celebrity Justice, Music, The Biz, Life Style

Tags: Lana Clarkson, LanaClarkson, Phil Spector, PhilSpector, Robert Shapiro, RobertShapiro

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