Murder of Lana Clarkson
2003 murder by Phil Spector / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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On the morning of February 3, 2003, American actress Lana Clarkson was found dead inside the Pyrenees Castle, the Alhambra, California, mansion of record producer Phil Spector. In the early hours of that morning, Clarkson had met Spector while working at the House of Blues in Los Angeles.
Murder of Lana Clarkson | |
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Location | Pyrenees Castle, 1700 Grandview Drive, Alhambra, California, U.S. |
Coordinates | 34.0738°N 118.1550°W / 34.0738; -118.1550 |
Date | February 3, 2003; 21 years ago (2003-02-03) About 5:00 a.m. PST |
Attack type | Second-degree murder |
Weapons | .38 caliber Colt Cobra revolver |
Deaths | Lana Clarkson |
Perpetrator | Phil Spector |
Spector was tried for the murder of Clarkson in 2007. On September 26 of that year, a mistrial was declared due to a hung jury, with ten jurors of twelve favoring conviction. He was tried again for second-degree murder beginning on October 20, 2008. On April 13, 2009, the jury found Spector guilty of murdering Clarkson. On May 29, 2009, he was sentenced to nineteen years to life in state prison. Spector died in a prison hospital in January 2021.