Lana Clarkson

Under cross-examination by Alan Jackson, Werner Spitz conceded he should have worded his evidence more carefully, saying he would say Clarkson shot herself rather than committed suicide.…

Forensic expert Werner Spitz told the Phil Spector murder trial that Lana Clarkson most likely shot herself, admitting under cross-examination that the defence is paying him.…

Judge Larry Fidler has sided with prosecutor Alan Jackson and refused the defence motion to drop the murder charge against Phil Spector, ruling the evidence sufficient to imply malice.…

Judge Larry Fidler ordered Hollywood madam Jody Gibson not to mention Lana Clarkson while promoting her book, and the defence seeks to call a former Clarkson boyfriend as witness.…

Lana Clarkson's friend Irene Elizabeth Laughlin told the Phil Spector trial that Clarkson was despondent and wanted to end it days before her death.…

Sara Caplan, formerly on Phil Spector's defence team, testified in court after being held in contempt, confirming she saw forensics expert Henry Lee pick up a white fragment.…

The California Supreme Court has refused to hear Sara Caplan's appeal against contempt, so she may be jailed unless she testifies, while the defence calls witnesses about Lana Clarkson.…

The defence in Phil Spector's trial called witnesses describing actress Lana Clarkson as depressed about her failing career, as they argue she may have taken her own life.…

Former police detective Vincent Tannazzo testified that Phil Spector made threatening remarks about women at parties during the 1990s, after the judge reversed his ruling.…

Phil Spector's lead lawyer Bruce Cutler has been absent from much of the trial while filming a TV show, though he says he will still deliver closing arguments.…

The Phil Spector trial continues as the defence presents forensic evidence, with Dr Vincent DiMaio saying the death was 99% suicide, and the prosecution seeking to recall Sara Caplan.…