Sep 25, 2007 • 1 min read

Jury review videos: Spector trial update

The Phil Spector jury asked for a video recorder to review evidence, likely the police interview with chauffeur Adriano De Souza, as deliberations continue.

The jury in the Phil Spector murder trial continue to deliberate, and yesterday they asked for a video recorder so they could review video evidence presented in the case.

That is most likely the police interview with Spector's former chauffeur Adriano De Souza who, as previously reported, claims that Spector told him "I think I killed someone" shortly after actress Lana Clarkson was shot dead at the legendary producer's Beverly Hills mansion.

As also previously reported, Spector's lawyers claim De Souza was mistaken, and that their client said something along the lines of "I think someone was killed". The defence claim that the Brazilian-born driver was mistaken because of his poor grasp of the English language coupled with the noise of a car radio and the fountain in Spector's drive way. A video of said fountain was also played to the jury.

There is no word whether the further deliberations in the jury room have helped the jury get any closer to forming a unanimous conclusion on how Clarkson died - ie whether she committed suicide or Spector shot her. As previously reported, the jury last week said they were split 7-5 as to Spector's guilt, but Judge Larry Paul Fidler is hoping the deadlock can be overcome having provided new instructions to the jury as to how to assess Spector's guilt or innocence.

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