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The Phil Spector Trial: We Watch Court TV So You Don't Have To (08/10) | ARTICLE
WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY? After sitting in a courtroom since mid-April, the jury's long-awaited field trip to the crime scene finally took place. The jurors were allowed to inspect Phil Spector's faux-castle mansion to get a sense...
August 10, 2007 9:20 AM ET -
The Phil Spector Trial: We Watch Court TV So You Don't Have To (08/09) | ARTICLE
WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY? After a day off so the jury could get medical check-ups, the defense introduced a (final?) surprise forensic expert. Neuropathologist Jan Leetsma took the stand to discuss the involuntary movements Lana Clarkson's body...
August 9, 2007 9:13 AM ET -
The Phil Spector Trial: We Watch Court TV So You Don't Have To (08/07) | ARTICLE
WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY? After a suspenseful buildup that rivaled a scene from any of his films, Transformers director Michael Bay finally took the stand as a rebuttal witness for the prosecution. The box office titan had a...
August 7, 2007 9:30 AM ET -
The Phil Spector Trial: We Watch Court TV So You Don't Have To (08/03) | ARTICLE
WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY? Lana Clarkson's talent agent Nick Terzian testified that while Lana Clarkson has been portrayed as a Hollywood failure by the defense, she was actually one of his top draws among his four-hundred-plus clients. ...
August 3, 2007 9:21 AM ET -
The Phil Spector Trial: We Watch Court TV So You Don't Have To (08/02) | ARTICLE
WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY? Nicole Spector took the stand in her father's defense and reminisced about Phil playing guitar to her as a child. The testimony was meant to prove that the producer is right-handed; instead, it painted...
August 2, 2007 9:33 AM ET -
The Phil Spector Trial: We Watch Court TV So You Don't Have To (08/01) | ARTICLE
WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY? Following a four-day break, the defense was in rapid-fire mode during the morning session, with three witnesses taking the stand before the lunch break. The jury first heard from DNA expert Mark Scott Taylor,...
August 1, 2007 9:24 AM ET -
The Phil Spector Trial: We Watch Court TV So You Don't Have To (07/27) | ARTICLE
WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY? Deputy district attorney Alan Jackson faced off against Dr. Werner Spitz, the celebrity forensic pathologist who firmly believes Lana Clarkson died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Jackson masterfully took each of Spitz's...
July 27, 2007 9:41 AM ET -
The Phil Spector Trial: We Watch Court TV So You Don't Have To (07/26) | ARTICLE
WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY? Dr. Werner Spitz became the latest of the defense's All-Forensic Dream Team to sit in the witness chair. Spitz is a celebrity in the pathology world, having assisted on both the JFK autopsy and...
July 26, 2007 9:43 AM ET -
The Phil Spector Trial: We Watch Court TV So You Don't Have To (07/25) | ARTICLE
WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY? With one of the jurors unable to attend in the morning and the prosecution having rested its case on Monday, the defense filed an 1118 motion, which is legal speak for ending a trial...
July 25, 2007 9:19 AM ET -
The Phil Spector Trial: We Watch Court TV So You Don't Have To (07/24) | ARTICLE
WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY? After a four-day layoff, the forensic science parade continued. Stuart James, author of Interpretation of Bloodstain Evidence at Crime Scenes, took the stand for the defense and testified that back spatter -- the...
July 24, 2007 9:20 AM ET -
The Phil Spector Trial: We Watch Court TV So You Don't Have To (07/19) | ARTICLE
WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY? After detours that included witnesses discussing Lana Clarkson's depression and police procedure, forensic science was back in the spotlight. James Pex, a forensic scientist from Oregon, was the latest expert...
July 19, 2007 9:23 AM ET -
The Phil Spector Trial: We Watch Court TV So You Don't Have To (07/18) | ARTICLE
WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY? Coming off the momentum of their most successful witness so far, the defense made a complete U-turn, shifting their focus from Lana Clarkson's suicidal tendencies to criticizing police procedure on the night...
July 18, 2007 9:24 AM ET -
The Phil Spector Trial: We Watch Court TV So You Don't Have To (07/17) | ARTICLE
WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY? Searching for any evidence that Lana Clarkson killed herself at Phil Spector's home, the defense found a possible catalyst for Clarkson's supposed suicide: Transformers director Michael Bay. The curiously named Punkin Pie was the...
July 17, 2007 9:28 AM ET -
The Phil Spector Trial: We Watch Court TV So You Don't Have To (07/13) | ARTICLE
WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY? It was a busy day at the Spector trial: First, Dr. Henry Lee, the key witness for the defense, told reporters that he likely wouldn't testify because he will be in China....
July 13, 2007 9:35 AM ET -
The Phil Spector Trial: We Watch Court TV So You Don't Have To (07/12) | ARTICLE
WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY? Lana Clarkson's "good friend" Jennifer Hayes-Riedl helped out the defense by testifying that Clarkson was depressed around the time she died of a gunshot wound at Phil Spector's home. Why a "good...
July 12, 2007 9:29 AM ET -
The Phil Spector Trial: We Watch Court TV So You Don't Have To (07/11) | ARTICLE
WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY? Playwright John Barons took the stand as the first of a likely parade of defense witnesses that will testify about Lana Clarkson's "depressed" mental state leading up to her death. Barons had cast Clarkson...
July 11, 2007 9:16 AM ET -
The Phil Spector Trial: We Watch Court TV So You Don't Have To (07/01) | ARTICLE
WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY? After a long July 4th hiatus, Phil Spector came back to court under the worst possible circumstances: The prosecution had a new witness. Former NYPD detective and current Joan Rivers bodyguard Vincent Tannazzo...
July 10, 2007 9:17 AM ET -
The Phil Spector Trial At The Midway Point: Toilets, Guns And Controversy | ARTICLE
Two months into the trial for Lana Clarkson's 2003 murder, we've learned a lot about famed music producer Phil Spector. He likes strange wigs, living in a castle and pointing firearms at women But does he...
July 2, 2007 11:40 AM ET -
The Phil Spector Trial: We Watch Court TV So You Don't Have To (06/29) | ARTICLE
WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY? The battle between prosecutor Alan Jackson and forensic pathologist Vincent DiMaio, the defense's first witness, raged on for the second consecutive day. DiMaio -- who previously claimed Lana Clarkson contemplated suicide based on her...
June 29, 2007 9:29 AM ET -
The Phil Spector Trial: We Watch Court TV So You Don't Have To (06/28) | ARTICLE
WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY? The defense's first witness, forensic pathologist Vincent DiMaio, was back on the stand yesterday. It seemed like it was going to be a good day for Phil Spector. The morning showed DiMaio...
June 28, 2007 9:09 AM ET
