Alhambra, CA | Famed music producer Phil Spector‘s enraged reaction stunned police when they showed up to his castle to find actress Lana Clarkson dead in his foyer. But even more shocking was the story Phil Spector and his defense team told at his murder trial, especially when compared to the forensic evidence.
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--KCAL News. (2021, May 4). Phil Spector’s Alhambra Castle coverage [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RegvmJXXpak
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-Los Angeles Times, December 3, 1939, Fables of Alhambra mystery castle explode
-Los Angeles Times, 1977, There’s a castle for sale in Alhambra
-Los Angeles Times, July 11, 1985, As Sleeping Beauty Was in the Fairy Tale, Alhambra Castle Is Being Awakened by Love, by Mary Barber
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-https://www.wrensmoor.com
-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RegvmJXXpak
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