Attorney for Convicted Killer Phil Spector Remembers Him As A ‘Musical Genius’ and ‘A Loving Father’

Defendant Phil Spector and Attorney Linda Kenney Baden appear in court in an August 21, 2007 file photo. [Photo by Fred Prouser/Pool/Getty Images] Phil Spector , the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee who in April 2009 was convicted of murdering actress Lana Clarkson , died Saturday night in prison custody, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in a Sunday morning news release.  He was 81, sources indicate, though the official press release said he was 80. The Department of Corrections said Spector died “of natural causes” at 6:35 p.m. Saturday “at an outside hospital” near Stockton, Calif.  A medical examiner will determine the official cause of death. A jury convicted Spector of second-degree murder.  He was serving a sentence of 18 years to life according to contemporary news accounts , or 19 years to life according to the DOC press release , for a shooting his attorneys argued was a suicide. TMZ reported that Spector was diagnosed with COVID-19 four weeks ago.  He was hospitalized, but he was subsequently declared medically fit to return to prison.  He then suffered a “relapse,” TMZ said, and died after returning to the hospital. Officials did not confirm Spector’s COVID-19 status. Phil Spector is seen in a booking photo dated Nov. 19, 2019.  [Image via the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.] Spector’s trial attorney, Linda Kenney Baden , is a host and legal analyst on the Law&Crime Network .  She released the following statement upon learning of her former client’s death: This morning I learned of the passing of Phillip Spector. As most of you may know, Phillip was a musical genius, who was a songwriter, musician and record producer who developed the Wall of Sound. He was also my client. During the time I represented Phillip, I was able to get to know both he and some members of his family. He was a loving father to his daughter Nicole and my heart goes out to her. My sincere hope is that he has reunited with his son, Phillip, in peace. The post Attorney for Convicted Killer Phil Spector Remembers Him As A ‘Musical Genius’ and ‘A Loving Father’ first appeared on Law & Crime .
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