On February 3, 2003, faded legendary record producer Phil Spector was arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of Lana Clarkson was found at his Los Angeles area mansion. The 40-year-old nightclub hostess and B movie-actress was pronounced dead at the scene.Later in November 2003, Spector would be indicted for Clarkson's murder.
Almost 4 years later, looks like the jury in the murder trial will finally begin deliberations today.After using the entire Thursday session, Spector lawyer Linda Kenney-Baden needed another three hours Friday to try to convince the jurors that their client is not guilty. At one point the foreman cut her off mid-sentence to tell the judge they needed their mid-morning break.
Relentless, Baden-Kenney continued to focus on Spector chauffeur Adriano de Souza’s butchering of the English language. Pat Dixon of the DA’s office, however, attempted to completely refute that claim.
Several audiotapes of telephone calls from the night of Clarkson’s death are played, and de Souza repeats over and over again “My boss said he thinks he killed somebody," and that Spector held the gun in his right hand, something the defense denies happening.
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We here at 3 Brothers And A Sister have been closely following this case. We actually have uber-lawyer Shawn Chapman Holley, who's represented everyone from Tupac, Snoop, Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, to Geronimo Pratt and Sara Jane Olsen, giving her take in our new legal show. Check it out:
Keep checking in with 3BAAS.TV as we await the verdict!