Mr. Spector had a reputation for high living, drunkenness and a fascination with guns. He reportedly pulled guns on musicians in his studio more than once. But friends had said that before his arrest, he was trying to get his life in order, going back to work in the studio.

In a rare interview with a reporter for the Telegraph newspaper in Britain given just a few weeks before his February arrest, Mr. Spector said he had a "bipolar personality" and was taking drugs for schizophrenia, though he said he did not believe himself to be schizophrenic. "I have devils inside that fight me," he was quoted by the newspaper as saying.

Ms. Clarkson, 40, had starred in B movies such as "Amazon Women on the Moon" and "Barbarian Queen" and had had some guest roles on television. At the time of her death she was working as a hostess in the V.I.P. room of the House of Blues, a Sunset Strip club, where she apparently met Mr. Spector.

She apparently left the club with him early in the morning of Feb. 3, and the two were taken in Mr. Spector's chauffeur-driven car to his home. At around 5 a.m., the chauffeur called the police after hearing gunfire from inside the house.

Mr. Spector has not said much publicly since his arrest. But Esquire magazine in June quoted Mr. Spector as saying that Ms. Clarkson had shot herself and that he barely knew her. "She kissed the gun," he was quoted as saying. "I have no idea why."

But the Los Angeles County coroner's office concluded that she had been shot by someone else. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reached the same conclusion and in September handed the case over to the district attorney's office, which has been doing its own inquiry.

In Court, A Shadow Of His Former Glory/Self With 1/10th of the "Dream Team" Robert Shapiro

WHO WAS LANA CLARKSON?

Born in Southern California but raised in the beautiful hills of the Napa Valley, Lana is one of a rare breed, a California Native. After fate brought her back to Hollywood in her teens, she knew that she had to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a performer.

Here's Lana in Cloverdale, California at age 11 riding bareback on her Strawberry Roan mare, Breeze. Her blond hair and legs already long!

Lana began working and studying at an early age to prepare for her ultimate vocation, that of an entertainer. Though she has studied with some of the best teachers the West Coast has to offer, Lana feels that her "on the job training" has been the most beneficial.

From her early television work in shows such as Three's Company and Happy Days or films such as Scarface and Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Lana was working with the best in the business, gaining invaluable knowledge and discipline.

She then began a long association with producer Roger Corman where she attended what she likes to call the "boot Camp" of filmmaking. She had the opportunity to make several films, working on location in foreign countries, playing her sword wielding character Barbarian Queen in the film series of the same name, a character Roger fondly calls "the original Xena."

Lana has gone on to guest star in over 50 television shows from Knightrider and Wings to Silk Stalkings and Black Scorpion and films such as Amazon Women on the Moon and Blind Date.

She has recently been spending her time doing National Commercials creating comedic characters for companies such as Mercedes Benz, Playtex, Nike, Anheuser Busch and KMART. Working for the KMART Corporation, Lana makes personal appearances as the character she created for the Route 66 clothing campaign, Katie Earline Wilson.

Lana is a vintage movie fan and was inspired by blonde bombshell Marylin Monroe. She surrounds herself with Marylin memorablia. Whether acting, writing, singing or dancing, doing sketch and stand-up comedy or entertaining her clients at Project Angel Food, where she volunteers weekly, Lana has a unique gift for generating laughter wherever she goes. A firm believer that laughter is one of the healing forces of the planet, Lana hopes to bring her comedy to an ever-widening audience.
 

Lana Clarkson Filmography
March (2001) .... Dr. Ellen Taylor
Vice Girls (2000) .... Jan Cooper
Love in Paris (1997) .... Woman at Fashion Show
Haunting of Morella, The (1990) .... Coel
Barbarian Queen II: The Empress Strikes Back (1989) .... Princess Athalia
Wizards of the Lost Kingdom II (1988) .... Amathea
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) .... Alpha Beta (segment "Amazon Women on the Moon"
Barbarian Queen (1985) .... Amethea
Blind Date (1984) .... Rachel
Deathstalker (1984)
Scarface (1983) .... Woman at Babylon Club
Brainstorm (1983) (uncredited) .... Food Fantasy Girl
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) .... Mrs. Vargas