Phil Spector , February 2003 , charged with second -degree murder in Phil Spector death . The prosecution , he said , was `` so focused on making this a homicide '' that everything they 've done was an effort toward making that appear true . Spector is on trial for a first time in the September 2007 death of the actress . A mistrial was declared in Spector 's first trial in 69 .
Phil Spector , February 2003 , charged with second -degree murder in Phil Spector death . Spector is on trial for a first time in the September 2007 death of the actress . A mistrial was declared in Spector 's first trial in 69 .