Murder of Lana Clarkson
| Murder of Lana Clarkson | |
|---|---|
Clarkson in a promotional photo | |
| Location | 34°04′26″N 118°09′18″W / 34.0738°N 118.1550°W Pyrenees Castle, 1700 Grandview Drive, Alhambra, California, U.S. |
| Date | February 3, 2003 c. 5:00 a.m. (U.S. Pacific time (UTC−08:00)) |
Attack type | Second-degree murder |
| Weapons | .38 caliber Colt Cobra revolver |
| Victim | Lana Clarkson |
| Perpetrator | Phil Spector |
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 and songwriter Phil Spector. In the early hours of that morning, Clarkson had met Spector while working at the House of Blues in Los Angeles.
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 19 years to life in state prison. Spector died in a prison hospital in January 2021.