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

9/26/07, 8:18 am EST


WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY?
With Day eleven of deliberations slowly going down in the jury room, drama in the Phil Spector murder trial traveled out of the courtroom and into the realm of MySpace. It was discovered that on Sunday night, someone posing as Rachelle Spector, Phil’s twenty-six-year-old wife, posted a comment on Rachelle Spector’s actual MySpace page (the page has since been deleted) that read:

I love Phil Spector——-!!!!!
The Evil Judge Should DIE!!!!

xoxo
Chelle

The picture of the faux-Rachelle who left the comment was the same “Team Spector” shirt-wearing photo that previously appeared on Rachelle’s MySpace page. Team Spector defense lawyer Christopher Plourd was quick to inform the media that Rachelle “denies” posting the comment herself. The sheriff’s department responded quickly as well, and is currently investigating the incident as a possible threat against the judge. Judge Fidler, who already had a raised-voice run-in with Rachelle earlier this month, didn’t comment on the incident when he briefly took the bench to listen to arguments from Lana Clarkson’s family’s lawyers before the inevitable civil trial starts up.

IS THIS GOOD OR BAD FOR SPECTOR?
Good, as Phil Spector couldn’t buy this much publicity for his wife. While the MySpace message might result in another admonishment from the judge, Rachelle Spector is showing that she harbors some major reality-TV potential. We can definitely see her Dancing With the Stars when this trial finally ends.

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SPECTORFAN | 9/26/2007, 9:17 am EST

Everybody can use another name to write a message. I don’t see the importance of this incident in a murdertrial. Let the members of the jury do their job and send Phil Spector home; after all nothing proves he is guilty.
Teresa

Phil Spector | 9/26/2007, 10:18 am EST

“Everybody can use another name to write a message.”

Zarfle?

Billy | 9/26/2007, 10:21 am EST

I think his wife Racelle is a skank.She looks like Joan Rivers.
Only problem this chick is only like 26??
Phil with all your bucks you could of done so much better!

Hope your pre-nup is a good one.
Peace out

That igornantbush | 9/26/2007, 11:10 am EST

Phil-Phil-It is too bad and so sad that your life ended this way. But prison food is really not all that bad.

That igornantbush | 9/26/2007, 11:10 am EST

Phil-Phil-It is too bad and so sad that your life ended this way. But prison food is really not all that bad.

Les Visible | 9/26/2007, 11:24 am EST

nothing proves he is guilty? Which member of the Spector clan are you? From my perspective nothing proves he is innocent. Furthermore, his track record of threatening women with guns in the past speaks volumes.

It’s always possible that money will rule in LA like it usually does and then again, it just might not.

Darlene Kenny | 9/26/2007, 12:29 pm EST

Phil Spector is SO guilty and that DUMB wife of his is just that…DUMB. What a pitiful couple!!!!

Darlene Kenny | 9/26/2007, 12:29 pm EST

Phil Spector is SO guilty and that DUMB wife of his is just that…DUMB. What a pitiful couple!!!!

Les | 9/26/2007, 12:33 pm EST

Anyone who cannot see that Phil Spector is guilty of this crime is not in the real world. Use your head, use your common sense, looks at the history of this creep, listen to the evidence. This poor excuse of a human being needs to be punished to taking Lana’s life.

Phil Spector | 9/26/2007, 12:41 pm EST

So long, suckers.

Bukowski | 9/26/2007, 12:44 pm EST

I find it amusing that one of the people who was giving me flack on yesterday’s Phil thread, swore up and down that the person would never waste time on Phil threads, because the whole thing was morally disgusting.

Tony | 9/26/2007, 1:17 pm EST

I must say I always did think he was guilty but after the evidence, I now don’t think he is. Over here in the UK, the BBC are doing a programme about it and the host is a very well respected journalist who has uncovered many irregularities in what the defence have been allowed to produce in terms of evidence.

How long is it gonna take to reach a verdict though for god’s sake?? It seems to be going on forever!!

Steve | 9/26/2007, 1:25 pm EST

This guy has been a sick man since birth. Go back and read some of the things he has done to the people that have worked for him thru the years. Read Ronnie Spector’s book about the jerk. The world knows he did it. The only problem is he shot the wrong one. That idiot wife of his would have been a much better choice

Chick | 9/26/2007, 1:40 pm EST

He’s guilty but they failed to PROVE it in a court of law!

Anitdolt | 9/26/2007, 1:42 pm EST

Perhaps it is only a trial marriage?
Unfortunately the Neanderthals are still among us who don’t understand that no means no. These developmental retards think it is alright to club a woman or pull a gun on her to force her to comply with their one-sided wishes. Developing some lovable qualities is not an option. Therefore, it is much better that these throwbacks to the stone age practice safe sex and make themselves at home – alone. If they don’t, they are likely to find themselves the defendants in criminal trials and involved in protracted litigation, when not serving time in prison.

A Casual Observer | 9/26/2007, 1:51 pm EST

Bukowski | 9/26/2007, 12:44 pm EST

“I find it amusing that one of the people who was giving me flack on yesterday’s Phil thread, swore up and down that the person would never waste time on Phil threads, because the whole thing was morally disgusting.”

Hey what’s up. You and I were debating yesterday but I never swore about anything {if you are in fact refering to me that is}. I’m NOT Phil Spector here!
Just like the real Phil {schizo} there’s a few of em running around here.

Bukowski | 9/26/2007, 1:58 pm EST

Okay

Bukowski | 9/26/2007, 2:04 pm EST

if you don’t fit this description then you have nothing to worry about.

A Casual Observer | 9/26/2007, 2:05 pm EST

Perhaps it is only a trial marriage?”

Of course it’s a trial marriage.
Rachelle is going to-try and get his money!

{Cue rimshot}

She lusts being famous I was reading,all her “town folk” from “Beaver Creek, P.A.” {wonder if that’s his nickname for her twat?}remember her as a girl who has an unhealthy obsession for it.
She’s been in one B-movie.
But thanks to this case and the internet she’s getting what she wanted.
Too bad she {like most of these types} don’t actually possess talent that warrants our attention.
How many unknown bands,singers will go by the wayside {that are talented} but this skany Rivers lookalike will get plenty of notice because?
Because she married Spector and him being a nut is facing a murder rap.Like Rolling Stone said you can’t buy this publicity.

I still can’t wait till their marriage goes awry and she’s claiming yrs. of abuse,torment etc @ the hands of Spector.
Ya know it’s coming.

A Casual Observer | 9/26/2007, 2:08 pm EST

“if you don’t fit this description then you have nothing to worry about.”

Well just for the record.
I dunno this case is getting kinda boring.
Maybe we should go over to the O.J. section and start are debating there?

A Casual Observer | 9/26/2007, 2:12 pm EST

“This guy has been a sick man since birth”

Very true,and his father committed suicide by blowing his brains out.Kind of explains the Phil/gun situation.

Dana (Mrs Bukowski) | 9/26/2007, 2:13 pm EST

No, I think I’m going to take my boyfriend to lunch, but thanks for the offer.

A Casual Observer | 9/26/2007, 2:18 pm EST

“Dana (Mrs Bukowski) | 9/26/2007, 2:13 pm EST

No, I think I’m going to take my boyfriend to lunch, but thanks for the offer.”
I don’t blame ya,it’s all crap anyway.
Boyfriend? If you’re his “Mrs.” is he aware about your “boyfriend”?
Better watch it he’s a loose cannon.

A Casual Observer | 9/26/2007, 2:28 pm EST

“When’s Rolling Sotne gonna post a gallery with all of Spector’s different hairdos and outfits?”

Hmm, maybe Spector should think about introducing his lesbian chic wig/Austin Powers line of clothing soon.

Dwight Eisenhower | 9/26/2007, 2:32 pm EST

I think Spector is guilty and should be a man and do the time.

Girlfriend | 9/26/2007, 2:36 pm EST

“Mrs. Bukowski” is figurative, not literal. And he has a very pretty “loose cannon!”

We’d be at lunch already but he’s busy primping himself in the mirror!

BTW To Hell with Phil Spector. He’s just another millionare who’s going to buy his way out.

Dwight Eisenhowser | 9/26/2007, 3:01 pm EST

“Perhaps it is only a trial marriage?”

Of course it’s a trial marriage.
Rachelle is going to-try and get his money!

{Cue rimshot}”.

Har har har, {cough,cough} Bravo!
I always like the old word play.
I tweaked it just a bit.

Of course it’s a trial marriage.
Rachelle is going to try-all to get his money!

Zodiac Mindwarp | 9/26/2007, 3:07 pm EST

“Rachelle Spector is showing that she harbors some major reality-TV potential. We can definitely see her Dancing With the Stars when this trial finally ends.”

Oh jeez…

Rolling Stone do you really have to encourage this shit?
Dancing With The Stars is shit!
Rachelle Spector looks and acts like… SHIT!
Reality T.V. ain’t reality if there’s a camera present,therefore it’s shit as well!

Zodiac Mindwarp | 9/26/2007, 3:16 pm EST

Oh and My Space is shit as well!
It’s good for people who don’t have friends in “REAL” life.
People are on a Jr. High level that feel validated cause they have X amount of friends in their profile.
Lame,Lame Lame.

Baron Von Tollbooth | 9/26/2007, 4:04 pm EST

“Rachelle Spector is showing that she harbors some major reality-TV potential. We can definitely see her Dancing With the Stars when this trial finally ends.”

Jeez, Rolling Stone do you have to encourage this shit?

Rachelle is a no talent Joan Rivers @ 26 look-a-like {and that ain’t a good thing} who will soon enough be going through the legal system herself for her trials/tribulations during her soon to be defunct marriage to Spector.
“Reality” T.V. ain’t reality as long as a camerea is present unless it’s {honestly} hidden unbeknownst to those being filmed.
Therefore it’s shit as well.
My Space … I dunno,just seems very juevenile to try and accumolate friend #’s to display how popular you are.
Hey no friends in “real” life?
Therefore IMO it’s shit also.

Dancing With The Stars is all that’s shit about prime time T.V.

Not Spector Fan | 9/26/2007, 4:07 pm EST

If he thinks he’s the devil let’s send him to hell.

Justice John aka Scary Spec | 9/26/2007, 6:48 pm EST

Nana, Nana……..

Joyce danelen@yahoo.com | 9/26/2007, 8:21 pm EST

I TOLD YOU PHIL SPECTOR DID NOT DO IT!

justice's john aka scary spec | 9/26/2007, 9:57 pm EST

knock, knock
who’s there?
reasonable
reasonable who?
reasonable doubt where the guilty hang out that who

Kim | 9/26/2007, 10:58 pm EST

“Joyce danelen@yahoo.com | 9/26/2007, 8:21 pm EST

I TOLD YOU PHIL SPECTOR DID NOT DO IT!”

Huh?
What was proven, They had a gulity {10}-{2 not guilty}.
It means nothing in the eyes of the public,the court.And most especially Clarkson’s prosecution.
They’re going to retry the case,at the very least {hopefully} Phil being the old prick that he is will not be able to stand the stress one more round,plus of course they can blleed him $ wise some more.Pass it on to your killer friend.

Bukowski | 9/26/2007, 11:05 pm EST

Don’t sweat Joyce Yahoo. She’s a dim-witted startstruck loudmouth.
She came around here a few times, but I think a bunch of us scared her off. I wonder if she’ll be back here to shoot off her stupid mouth again. I think it’d be fun.

Rockbutterfly | 9/26/2007, 11:07 pm EST

Yeah. That Joyce woman talks a lot of shit.

Billy | 9/26/2007, 11:10 pm EST

Another of your genius statements:

” I Joyce Danelen, knowing Phil Spector. Can say without a drought Phil did not hurt anyone. …”

No wonder your rallying so hard for Spector,your an idiot as well.

Billy | 9/26/2007, 11:23 pm EST

Joyce-
Shows how honest YOU are.
No wonder Phil is your great friend.
Birds of a feather and all that…

Borderline Retarded | 9/26/2007, 11:44 pm EST

I think Joyce most alot of sense!

Alan Goodin | 9/27/2007, 8:52 am EST

Spector’s trial proves nothing about his guilt. The evidence shows that the Criminal Justice system is guilty of being inept and disfunctional and we, the people, are guilty of letting it get this way. Shame on American, Hoo Ray for Spector.

He Did It... | 9/27/2007, 11:01 am EST

It was 11-1 Guilty but the dumbo floor person swayed juror # 1 to change her vote…He’s the one that had a friend commit suicide….need I say more !! When they retry…i hope that they don’t accept anyone who had a friend commit suicide..they seem to think any depressed person is suicidal…WRONG….I sure wouldn’t go to a weasels house like Spectors and blow my brains out…. I’d have a bit more class than that….

SpectorBURNS! | 9/27/2007, 11:05 am EST

“Let the members of the jury do their job and send Phil Spector home; after all nothing proves he is guilty.”

Nothing proves he’s guilty? Inviting a woman into his home and suddenly she’s shot in the mouth in the home of a man that like putting guns in peoples mouths? What sort of fucking idiot are you?

Kim | 9/27/2007, 1:52 pm EST

“He Did It… | 9/27/2007, 11:01 am EST

It was 11-1 Guilty”

Really? Damn I wasn’t aware of the one sway vote.A friend of mine suggested I watch the flick “12 Angry Men”. It delves into how ‘1′ vote can create a mistrial etc.

I hope that get this prick!

Borderline Retarded | 9/27/2007, 1:55 pm EST

“Alan Goodin | 9/27/2007, 8:52 am EST
Hoo Ray for Spector”

Yeah, what he said.

SpectorFan | 9/27/2007, 2:18 pm EST

Yeah Alright!
Spector’s free! That’s the way it should be folks. He’s never shot anyone before, so obviously she did it herself. All those B-Movies would drive anyone to suicide.

Ron Dadooron | 9/27/2007, 5:43 pm EST

hey jude
dont make it bad
take a sad song and make it better
remember if the skullcap dont fit you must acquit, and set free that –t

Betty | 9/28/2007, 12:42 am EST

HE DID IT
Anybody in there right mind could see that he done it nobody go to someone house that they just met and shoots there self and he had already done it before to more then the five women that was put into evidence he was just luck those time Lana fought back…

Theodore | 9/28/2007, 1:45 am EST

“Joyce danelen@yahoo.com
Miss Danelen i hear your giving Phil messages,i request that you please have him contact me.
I’m rather lonely and would like him to be my pen pal.
I’m down for 25-life.
Thanks so much. Godspeed

Theodore Tulaine
Inmate #157026
C Block #5
C/O Rahway State Prision
Rahway N.J.07065

Borderline Retarded | 9/28/2007, 1:50 am EST

“SpectorFan | 9/27/2007, 2:18 pm EST

Yeah Alright!
Spector’s free! That’s the way it should be folks. He’s never shot anyone before, so obviously she did it herself.”

Makes perfect sense to me

TERESA SPECTORFAN | 9/28/2007, 3:12 am EST

Is this really true; is there going to be another trial? Does Phil Spector has to go through this again? Don’t you think it’s time to finish it and to send Phil Spector home? Phil Spector didn’t kill anyone. Good luck Phil Spector, I love you ou ou !

TERESA SPECTORFAN | 9/28/2007, 3:13 am EST

Is this really true; is there going to be another trial? Does Phil Spector has to go through this again? Don’t you think it’s time to finish it and to send Phil Spector home? Phil Spector didn’t kill anyone. Good luck Phil Spector, I love you ouou !
Teresa

TERESA SPECTORFAN | 9/28/2007, 3:13 am EST

Is this really true; is there going to be another trial? Does Phil Spector has to go through this again? Don’t you think it’s time to finish it and to send Phil Spector home? Phil Spector didn’t kill anyone. Good luck Phil Spector, I love you ou ou !
Teresa

Kim | 9/28/2007, 12:09 pm EST

“Is this really true; is there going to be another trial? ”

Yes!!! It was a “MISTRIAL” meaning no verdict either way could be determined so the prosecution has the option to retry the case {they are} in front of new jury etc.
What do you think happens? They just “forget” the whole thing.
If the case was “dismissed” then that’s what happens.
That’s why it’s a moronic statement by a few of the “dimmer” posters to exclaim “See!I told you he is innocent” {in reference to the mistrial}.Phil Spector was NEVER FOUND guilty/Not guilty in anyway in the eyes of the court.
The other thing thats stupid exclaiming he’s so innocent is that the former jury had a hung jury of TEN who voted GUILTY.
TWO not guilty.
It wasn’t even CLOSE in his favor.
Then as theother poster here informed ,it was at firt ELEVEN voted him GUILTY, ONE not guilty. There was a sway vote that made it Two.

Here’s hoping Spector @ 67 can’t take the strain and drops dead real soon,plus all the legal fees for his defense,bribs etc will bleed him some more.

Resolve people look really stupid proclaiming he’s innocent when they obviously haven’t really read,understood whats going on.

Kim | 9/28/2007, 12:21 pm EST

Yes!!! It was a “MISTRIAL” meaning no verdict either way could be determined so the prosecution has the option to retry the case {they are} in front of new jury etc.
What do you think happens? They just “forget” the whole thing.
If the case was “dismissed” then that’s what happens.
That’s why it’s a moronic statement by a few of the “dimmer” posters to exclaim “See! I told you he is innocent” {in reference to the mistrial}.Phil Spector was NEVER FOUND guilty/Not guilty in anyway in the eyes of the court.
The other thing thats stupid exclaiming he’s so innocent when the former jury had a hung jury of TEN who voted GUILTY.
TWO not guilty.
It wasn’t even CLOSE in his favour.
Then as the other poster here informed,it was at firt ELEVEN voted him GUILTY, ONE not guilty. There was a sway vote that made it Two.

Here’s hoping Spector @ 67 can’t take the strain and drops dead real soon,plus all his legal fees for his defense,bribes etc will bleed him some more.

Resolve people look really stupid proclaiming he’s innocent when they obviously haven’t really read,understood whats going on.

Billy | 9/28/2007, 1:48 pm EST

Just got this from the L.A. Times

“Roger J. Rosen, who had been Spector’s lead counsel for much of the trial, pushed Wednesday for a 60-day delay before a retrial is discussed. But Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler ordered the parties back to court Oct. 3.

On Thursday, Rosen said he would not represent Spector in a retrial.

“I signed on for one tour of duty, not two,” Rosen said.

If Spector — who has been through 10 attorneys since he was accused of murder four years ago — retains new lawyers, they probably would be given several months to prepare.

“It would take at least six months for any lawyer to get ready,” said Christopher J. Plourd, one of Spector’s attorneys. “This is a very complicated, serious homicide case.”

Plourd said he does not yet know if he will continue to represent Spector.

Dennis Riordan, a San Francisco lawyer who led much of the final portion of Spector’s trial, said “as of yet, my future role in the case is undetermined. But in any case, as an appellate lawyer, I would not be serving as lead trial counsel.

“District attorney spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons said that prosecutors “could be up in no time” for a retrial, and that trial prosecutors Alan Jackson, Patrick Dixon and Ricardo Ocampo probably would handle the retrial.”

Umm translation for the LIZZYS,Joyces of the world:

Team Spector has already been through 10 lawyers {lmao}.
A few of the lawyers from this
past don’t want to represent him again.A few aren’t sure yet.

Translation: Spector’s defense team doesn’t seem all that confident about his innocence winning the case a second time do they!

Prosecution- PLEASE prove all of us that are DISILLUSIONED with our justice system WRONG!
At the re-trial TAKE HIM DOWN!!
You came SO CLOSE!!
Show us justice isn’t BLIND…

loadster | 9/28/2007, 2:09 pm EST

His house, his guns, only met her five hours before. And she shoots her mouth off. Reasonably, he can’t be innocent. She died by his sheer negligence and yet the prosecution can’t convince 12 ‘peers’. Its not Phil’s fault the peoples’ attorney suck though he should go to hell. Followed by the overpaid prosecutor staff. and judge skullskinner.

Tony | 9/28/2007, 5:57 pm EST

What the fuck is going on over there?? They can’t get OJ, Wacko Jacko and now Phil Spector. If it was England, they’d give up trying to prosecute famous people and just persecute us motorists for parking on a yellow line.

I still don’t think he was guilty!!

Fidler Fan | 9/28/2007, 6:14 pm EST

Something about Judge Fidler really intrigues me! Is he married?

Karla

A Casual Observer | 9/28/2007, 9:22 pm EST

“Its not Phil’s fault the peoples’ attorney suck though”

Eh,I thoght at first {before hearing the actual jury votes} the same thing.
But to convince 10 out of 12 he was guilty ain’t nothing to sneeze at.
And it was previosly 11 guilty 1 not guilty.
The one juror made the other one sway their vote.
So all in all but still NOT GOOD ENOUGH. Prosecution, TAKE HIM Spector DOWN!

LEANNE-CANADA | 10/3/2007, 9:53 am EST

Ultimatly it easy for us to assume what happened in the castle that night,but,Phil is the only one who REALY knows how it happened.As sad as it is I still think the system worked like its supposed to its not the jurors who were at fault its the prosecutions.Where were all the true friends of Lana’s? They could have done a better job there!Round 2 will be just as interesting as the first!Im curious to see if tits possible to find a jury who doesnt know about this story!I wonder if he finaly persauded her with $$$? Maybe he paid her for a “FAVOUR” and she shot herself knowing how low she had sunk!And maybe her purse was on her shoulder because after she shot herself he took the money back?!and screwed up putting the strap on her shoulder!Why was his DNA on her nipples? and her DNA on him?Vicodin in large quanties combined with alcohol and a broke out of work actress could equal suicide!Only PS knows what happened!My hat is off to the defense they did their job to a T!

Billy | 5/23/2008, 10:45 pm EST

Sep. 29,2008 Let Spector’s troubles come to a fast conclusion.He drops dead or goes to jail.

Borderline Retarded | 5/23/2008, 10:48 pm EST

LEANNE-CANADA | 10/3/2007, 9:53 am EST

“Ultimatly it easy for us to assume what happened in the castle that night,but,Phil is the only one who REALY knows how it happened.As sad as it is I still think the system worked like its supposed to its not the jurors who were at fault its the prosecutions.Where were all the true friends of Lana’s? They could have done a better job there!Round 2 will be just as interesting as the first!Im curious to see if tits possible to find a jury who doesnt know about this story!I wonder if he finaly persauded her with $$$? Maybe he paid her for a “FAVOUR” and she shot herself knowing how low she had sunk!And maybe her purse was on her shoulder because after she shot herself he took the money back?!and screwed up putting the strap on her shoulder!Why was his DNA on her nipples? and her DNA on him?Vicodin in large quanties combined with alcohol and a broke out of work actress could equal suicide!Only PS knows what happened!My hat is off to the defense they did their job to a T!”

Yeah! Us retars have to stuck togeder.

Dimples | 7/27/2008, 11:18 pm EST

If he walks like a murderer and talks like amurderer he is a murderer. Sometimes its so clear of his quilt that some people just
cant crasp it. I wonder what the people who 3work for think of him?
See what happens when you mix drinking with some medicines.

louis | 9/29/2008, 10:42 pm EST

the judge in the last trial helped the proscecution throughout the trialand favored the prosecution and gave them all the breaks and they still couldn’t find him guilty clarkson was a jerk for going with him in the first place with the big tip he gave her she was gonna go to bed with him for more money

Nate | 4/15/2009, 12:02 am EST

I watched every moment of the first trial; Allen Jackson was brillant… regretfully, the jury was a hung jury. Every dog has his day. Spector killed Lana Clarkson and is now accountable… Priceless. Time to rest Lana.

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