Phil Spector's net worth remains high as he serves a prison conviction for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson; recently, a new photo of the legendary musician in prison was released to the press, where the former music producer looked absolutely terrifying.
Phil Spector's net worth came from years in the music business, in different aspects of the industry. He is one of music's most legendary producers, who is also credited as being the first "auteur" in the industry (as he also wrote music, masterminded all the phases of the recording processes, chose material and supervised musical arrangements, among other things).
However, in recent years Phil Spector's net worth has been under scrutiny, as has his entire persona. He was convicted to 19 years in prison after a guilty sentence for the second-degree murder of actress Lana Clarkson in his Alhambra residence, in a Los Angeles suburb. The verdict came after years of a long judicial process, as the first attempt was called a mistrial in 2007; the second case, for second-degree murder, had him convicted in 2009.
Phil Spector's net worth of $100 million endured high-charging lawyers working on his case, after he was found next to Clarkson's dead body and a pool of the actress' blood in his home's foyer. In a highly publicized court case at the time (among the biggest celebrity trials, like that of OJ Simpson and recently the South African's Oscar Pistorius' case in Pretoria), the producer said he was innocent and that the actress had accidentally killed herself as she was toying with the gun and put it inside her mouth.
However, Spector's former girlfriends testified in court that the musician was obsessed with guns and was prone to toy around with firearms at home, while also ingesting alcohol.
Phil Spector's net worth remains a solid $100 million, as the man remains in prison for murder. His health has been a concern even during his trial, as his lawyers stated that he was starting to suffer from Parkinson's disease and recently the California Department of Corrections released the picture shown above, which shows the man paler and thinner after years in prison.
