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Apr 2025
49m 28s

Phil Spector: Music, Madness, and Murder

WONDERY | TREEFORT MEDIA
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Retired FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong delves into the case of Phil Spector. Once a legendary music producer known for his unique use of sound, Spector slowly became a figure of mystery – and controversy. Years of erratic behavior and isolation culminated into Spector’s undoing one morning in February of 2003, when actress Lana Clarkson was f ... Show More
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