Famous for his 'wall of sound' and his work with the likes of Tina Turner and The Beatles, Spector spent his final years in prison after being found guilty of shooting dead actress Lana Clarkson. Now, an attempt to exonerate Spector is understood to be under way following his death.
Two years after the death of music producer and convicted killer Phil Spector, a controversial bid to clear his name is understood to be under way.
Nicole Spector agreed to be interviewed for the programme, in which she claims her father was"easy prey" for prosecutors, and that evidence heard at his trial made it"immediately clear that he couldn't have pulled the trigger"."She feels very strongly that Lana took her own life and she believes the forensic evidence supports that," director Sheena Joyce tells Sky News.
Don Argott, who directed the documentary with Joyce, says the pair"kept an open mind" about Spector's conviction as they pored over transcripts, documents and video evidence shown at his trial."I think it's ludicrous to think walked into a stranger's house, rooted around in things, found a gun and shot herself in the face," says Joyce."We did look at the forensic evidence and it does not exonerate Phil Spector.
As well as exploring the murder itself, the documentary looks at the media coverage at the time of Clarkson's death which repeatedly referred to her as a"B-movie actress". "It's hard sometimes for people to see the upside of participating in something like this," she says."And they're setting themselves up for disappointment and ridicule. It's ripping open old wounds.
Spector invited Clarkson to his mansion in Alhambra, California, and the pair were driven there by his driver Adriano De Souza. Some of the media coverage around Spector's death was criticised at the time, with the BBC apologising for a headline which described the convicted killer as"talented but flawed".
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