Phil Spector found guilty in shooting of actress -- chicagotribune.com
Can't say I'm surprised.
This comment from the forewoman restores my faith in humanity, though. Being a juror is a difficult and weighty duty, indeed.
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After the verdict, the jury forewoman broke into tears at a news conference as she described the "painful" process of convicting someone of murder.
"You are talking about another human being. We all had hearts. We all have people we love," ...
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But as for Spector, he was quite brilliant in his day an' all, but...
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Over the course of the trial, which began in October, the prosecution portrayed Spector as a sadistic misogynist who had a three-decade "history of playing Russian roulette with the lives of women" when he was drunk. A prosecutor told jurors in her summation that "by the grace of God, five other women got the empty chamber and lived to tell. Lana just happened to be the sixth woman, who got the bullet."
Spector's defense contended that Clarkson died by her own hand. They said she was depressed over her flagging career and accompanying financial worries and that she may have committed suicide after hours of late-night drinking with Spector.
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...the man was a nasty, selfish prick any way you look at him. Damned shame.
Phil Sphincter Spector loses that lovin' feelin'
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