When hecklerspray was at school we had two types of field trip – the museum and the theme park – and how we wish that there was a third type entitled 'creepy blood-splattered pretend castles where women get shot in the face.'
But since we weren't ever jurors at the Phil Spector murder trial when we were at school, that type of field trip was cruelly denied to us. But, hey, at least we can live vicariously through the real Phil Spector murder trial jury, which yesterday went on a tour of Phil Spector's mock castle in Los Angeles as they try to figure out whether Phil Spector killed Lana Clarkson or Lana Clarkson killed Lana Clarkson. But things didn't go all that well for Phil Spector – not only was a book entitled Men Are From Mars, Women Are Fucking Cunts Who All Deserve To Be Shot In The Head prominently displayed on the bookcase, but Phil Spector didn't even offer the jury any biscuits when they visited. If Phil Spector goes to jail, he'll only have his poor hosting etiquette to blame.
After three months of nothing but listening to hours of women describing how Phil Spector had held a gun to their head once or hearing about how depressed Lana Clarkson was, the poor predominantly male jury of the Phil Spector murder trial needed a change of scenery, so yesterday that's what the judge gave them. Granted, it was a change of scenery to a spooky old castle where Phil Spector is accused of murdering a small-time actress, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be grateful. Besides, like any good field trip location, Phil Spector's house has a wonderful gift shop where jurors could load up on novelty 'Number One With A Bullet' erasers and 'I Was With Stupid But Then Phil Spector Allegedly Murdered Stupid' T-shirts.
But, anyway, the tour of Phil Spector's house. Although on leaving the courtroom the Phil Spector jurors may have experienced the overwhelming euphoria that comes with the knowledge that Michael Bay isn't going to pop up and start yammering on again, they had a serious job to fulfil. The Seattle Times reveals more:
In every room there were blowup photos that have been in evidence at Spector's murder trial. There were several photographs of Clarkson's body slumped in a chair in the foyer. Some jurors sat in a replica of the chair, mimicking the position in which she was found on Feb. 3, 2003, dead of a bullet wound through the mouth… They requested a virtual re-enactment of Clarkson's death, asking whether someone could close the doors and set off a loud noise inside while they waited outside. They also asked if someone could stand in the doorway and speak in a normal voice. After conferring with the lawyers, the judge rejected both requests.
Of course – how could we have forgotten that the only way to determine if a shooting is murder or suicide is to sit on a replica of the chair that the shooting took place and see what sort of feeling you get in your tummy. Although the real reason why the jury went to Phil Spector's house was half to set context in their minds ahead of their forthcoming verdict deliberations and half to get an idea of blood spatter, which either proves that Phil Spector did it or that Phil Spector didn't do it depending on who you listen to, the jury unfortunately weren't allowed to take the ultimate test of Phil Spector's guilt – trying to spend a night sleeping in his home without getting freaked out and running away.
But, whatever was or wasn't learnt during the visit to Phil Spector's home, at least the jury got their field trip. And soon it'll be the last day of testimony at the Phil Spector murder trial. We hear the jury will be allowed to bring in games from home for that.
Read more:
Phil Spector Trial Jury Visits Mansion — Site Of '03 Death – Seattle Times
Sarah says
I met him in high school when his son had his own house on the family compound. It’s weird seeing Phil now. The guy sitting in court is just a shell of a man, nothing like the dynamic guy he was so long ago. I think if the dad I met could come forward in time and see himself, he’d shoot himself out of mercy.