LA prosecutors are asking the courts to put legendary producer Phil Spector behind bars for at least 19 years following his conviction for the murder of former actress Lana Clarkson. Spector, who is already in jail, is due to be properly sentenced next week.
The prosecution called for a tough sentence in legal papers filed this week. Justifying their claim, prosecutor Alan Jackson recalled the various testimonies he presented during both of Spector's trials recalling previous incidents where the sometimes loopy producer made violent threats against other women. Jackson writes: "Lana Clarkson was the last in a series of victims to suffer homicidal assaults at the hands of Phil Spector. This court heard from six women - each of whom recounted the chilling details of their encounters with Spector in which Spector pulled guns on them and promised that he could and would kill them".
In addition to the recommendation on sentencing, Jackson proposes the producer be forced to pay £11,200 to the Clarkson family, in addition to the £6,500 to cover her funeral and burial costs. This would, presumably, be in addition to any damages awarded in the civil case the family are pursuing against the producer.
As much previously reported, Spector maintains that Clarkson shot herself at his Beverly Hills home back in February 2003. He is expected to appeal the guilty verdict.