After six years, but Phil Spector has finally been found guilty of murder.
Phil, who was accused of shooting Lana Clarkson at his California home in 2003, was convicted of second-degree murder on Monday.
The Superior Court jury, who deliberated for about 30 hours, had the option of choosing involuntary manslaughter, but opted not to.
Lana Clarkson was an actress who appeared in the film Barbarian Queen, died as a result of a gunshot fired through the roof of her mouth as she sat in Spector’s home. They had met a few hours prior to her death at her job as a VIP hostess at Hollywood’s House of Blues.
Spector’s defense was that she killed herself, but prosecutors argued he was “a very dangerous man” who had a history of threatening women with guns. Five women took the stand to recount incidents in which Spector endangered their lives with firearms. His driver also testified that he heard a loud noise and saw the producer leave the home, carrying a gun, saying, “I think I killed somebody.”
This was the second trial for Spector. Phil has won two Grammys and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame following his work with talents including the Beatles, Ronettes and Righteous Brothers. Jurors were deadlocked the first time around, so a mistrial was declared in September 2007.
The second-degree murder conviction against Spector could draw a sentence of 15 years to life in prison.