Posted on 04/13/2009 2:27:16 PM PDT by Steelfish
Edited on 04/13/2009 2:39:30 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
LOS ANGELES - Rock music producer Phil Spector was convicted Monday of second-degree murder in the shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson at his mansion six years ago.
A Superior Court jury returned the verdict after an estimated 29 to 30 hours of deliberations. The jury had the option of choosing involuntary manslaughter, but did not do so.
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I forgot about this....hmm....he seemed an odd man.....
Wow, I am surprised. From what I read he was one whacky deranged guy who like to play with guns and mess with pretty wommen. Glad they got a conviction this time, maybe he will go to jail and spend the rest of his life there. Perhaps this brings closure to the Clarkson family.
I have been amazed and the lack of coverage of this case btw since Spector is a celebrity.
Ya think?
Six years to get justice. Seems lengthy.
Now - 26 years of appeals.
Spector is a deranged lunatic. I predict he kills himself.
That was quick. The pics tell the story! You ask in sorrow, what were these women thinking in dating a guy like this- Some animals are far better looking and have more brains as well.
Too bad. He made some TERRIFIC music, but that was a looong time ago...ya’ gets whacha dezoives...
Yea,he’s hot!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Spector
Following the announcement of the guilty verdict, Phil Spector took a pen from his attorney and stabled himself in the neck inside the courtroom.
After Simpson and Robert Blake, it’s hard to believe that a celeb like Spector could be convicted of murder in Los Angeles.
I never heard of him, has he always worn his hair like that?
A friend of mine was in a recording session produced by him back in the seventies. He was brandishing a gun and threatening people. He has had a history of weird behavior for years.
Well, it DID take two tries to get him.
Who knows? Maybe LA is getting tired of its reputation.
That it was “second degree” suggests that he didn’t plan it. IIRC, he was known to get his jollies playing with guns (e.g., threatening his girlfriends) around people.
I’d say the long-term party lifestyle and a likely Personality Disorder are at the root of his disturbance. I will also guess that he never serves time. He either eats a gun, ODs or appeals till he drops dead.
Good one!
To know him is to love him...
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