Phil Spector case ends in mistrial

The latest L.A. celebrity trial has come to an end...for now. After 12 days of deliberation and ceaseless media speculation, the jury for Phil Spector's murder trial returned to court yesterday to announce that they were deadlocked, with 10 members favoring a guilty verdict and two favoring non-guilty for the famed record producer. Judge Larry Paul Fidler promptly declared a mistrial after the jury reported that a unanimous decision appeared impossible. The jury's split formed around the possibility that Lana Clarkson, the actress whose body was found in Spector's home in 2003, committed suicide. Spector's defense had introduced e-mails from...  read more