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The Phil Spector Trial: We Watch Court TV So You Don’t Have To

6/19/07, 11:12 am EST


WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY
In the first half of the day, we heard more ballistics evidence, including an in-depth look at gunshot residue procedure. At this point, the defense’s claim that Lana Clarkson committed suicide has been deemed “preposterous” by Court TV analysts. After a brief intermission where Judge Filder threw out a mistrial request, Spector’s former lawyer Sara Caplan took the stand regarding her role in an evidence-theft allegation. To every question, Caplan sobbed the phrase “I cannot answer the question in light of the constitutional and ethical principles I have previously cited” and found herself in contempt. She was ordered to prison starting this Friday. After leaving the stand, Spector was seen nodding appreciatively to Caplan, who bit a major bullet for her ex-client.

Photo: Pool/Getty
IS THIS GOOD OR BAD FOR SPECTOR
Good. Caplan is saving Spector from some potentially incendiary testimony. Also, the prosecution taught the jury words like “recoil” and “muzzle flip,” but it’s all been “overkill.”

HAIR & WARDROBE UPDATE
Spector and a tie officially celebrated their one-week anniversary, as Phil donned a black pinstripe suit, cerulean shirt, and mustard tie/handkerchief combo.


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Comments

JGP, Bisbee, AZ | 9/5/2007, 10:42 pm EST

PS is just too creepy for words! Someone he just met decides to commit suicide in his foyer in his home with his gun. Right!

Ronald Vaughan | 6/30/2007, 4:01 pm EST

Well,somebody else agrees with me,
a forensic expert for the defense.

It was in the L.A. Times about
2 days ago.

The expert was NOT hired by Phil.

Ronald Vaughan | 6/29/2007, 1:49 pm EST

Hey—I’m NOT a “stupid idiot”.
The comment I made on 6/19 is
legitimate.

The “comment” from 6/20 is SPAM.

barb from wisconsin | 6/21/2007, 4:13 pm EST

While watching the trial on Court TV they have various expert commentators who speak up to explain things. However one in particular is really bad - Adori Udoji. She keeps making mistakes and has a very odd and halting speaking style. Why does Court TV have such an incompetent on their network? I have to change the station when she comes on because she is so annoying. I can’t see her in court because she would lose every case.

Confused | 6/21/2007, 9:55 am EST

How do you shoot yourself in the mouth with a 38 and there not be a exit wound? This was brought up in court yesterday and I have been confused ever since.

Ronald Vaughan | 6/20/2007, 6:49 pm EST

Please don’t read my previous comment. I am simply a stupid idiot that has no common sense. I also said OJ, Robert Blake, Jeffrey Dahlmer, Ted Bundy, and Charles Manson were innocent and they were.

Marjie Johnson | 6/20/2007, 7:43 am EST

PLEEEZE!!!!! He did it!!! Why would his former lawyer go to jail to avoid testimony against him if he isn’t????? Listen to the evidence, his MO, that beautiful woman never would have killed herself, especially at Phil Spector’s castle!!! Get real!

MK | 6/19/2007, 6:44 pm EST

Lana’s fingerprints are not on the gun only her blood. Phil Spector had 14 unlicensed guns probably the only way he could get a gun since he is bipolar or something. Lana Clarkson did not own a gun…she knew how to shoot but she didn’t own her own. Phil Spector is too creepy for words!

Marge G | 6/19/2007, 6:21 pm EST

Specter forced her into oral sex. (she is 6 ft and would explain the
DNA on her breast and some in his genital area.)

She stopped it, said she wanted to leave immediately. She told him
to get the driver and waited in the chair. He pulled his gun m..o. and she became angry with him. She threatened to tell EVERYONE about the great Phil Spector and he became more enraged and took the gun and began forcing it in her mouth, she tried to protect herself. He put it in and shot her in the mouth. What better way to silence her.He then tried to clean up some of the evidence.

If you are innocent, why would you try to clean up.?

The other women never threatened to expose him, and that is why they are
are alive.

Miss Sara | 6/19/2007, 5:35 pm EST

People, get real, PS is nuts, I hope the CA tax payers aren’t paying for this. PS did it

Miss Sara | 6/19/2007, 5:34 pm EST

People, get real, PS is nuts, I hope the CA tax payers aren’t paying for this. PS did it

kansas | 6/19/2007, 2:53 pm EST

o yea, right she brung her own gun to Phil house and then switch the bullets in her gun to the same +P bullets that happened to be in 2 other guns ole Phil had in the house. Then shot herself?

and isnt it odd that 4 other women testifed they had guns stuck in there faces but ole Phil.

get real!

CSI:WTF | 6/19/2007, 2:38 pm EST

Ronnie. I think your explanation only makes sense to you, man.

Ronald Vaughan | 6/19/2007, 1:54 pm EST

I don’t think PHIL did it.

There’s Clarkson’s DNA/fingerprints
all over the gun,but none of Spector’s.

And why would PS have an unregistered gun? No,Lana Clarkson
(as I understand) carried her own
gun…because she stopped having a
bodyguard.

She could have shot herself with
her own gun. Somebody else would
have shot her with THEIR gun…but
that didn’t happen. Ergo,Ms.C. shot
HERSELF.

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