Phil Spector charged with murder
Famed producer Phil Spector was indicted today in the murder of actress Lana Clarkson. On February 3, 2003 the actress was found shot in the face at Spector's home in Alhambra, near Los Angeles. The case is set to go to trial as early as December 16th, with Spector facing a sentence of life without parole. The 64 year old Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is now working with Mafia kingpin John Gotti's attorney, Bruce Cutler.
The Bronx-born Spector, renound for his "Wall of Sound" production style, was behind such famed 60s singles as The Righteous Brothers' You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling and Ike and Tina Turner's River Deep, Mountain High. Among his production credits is The Beatles' Let It Be. He famously pulled a gun on The Ramones during the recording of 1979's End Of The Century.