Phil Spector Guilty of Murder!

Former hit-maker found guilty of second-degree murder in Lana Clarkson case

By Joal Ryan Apr 13, 2009 9:25 PMTags
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Los Angeles jurors found former hitmaker Phil Spector guilty today of second-degree murder in the 2003 shooting death of B-movie star Lana Clarkson.

Spector, 69, could face life in prison when sentenced on May 29.

This was Spector's second judgment day on the Clarkson case. In 2007, a jury deadlocked 10-2 in favor of convicting Spector.

At the second trial as at the first, prosecutors said Clarkson fell victim to a man who had a history of waving guns at, and acting violently toward women, especially when he'd been drinking. Spector's defense contended Clarkson shot herself.

 

 

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