• Actress Rachelle Spector (née Rachelle Short), is a former Playboy model and the wife of renowned rock producer and convicted murderer Phil Spector. Short's marriage to Spector followed Lana Clarkson's 2003 death—of which Spector was later convicted—and publication of a book by Spector's first wife, Ronnie Spector, chronicling years of psychological abuse.The Onion A.V. Club: Ronnie Spector (September 22, 1999)

  Rachelle Spector was present for her husband's sentencing on May 29, 2009. She reportedly wept as he was handed a sentence of 19 years to life for Clarkson's murder.Associated Press: Spector gets 19 years to life in prison for murder (May 29, 2009) According to Rachelle, Phil Spector has asked for a television, iPod and the ability to send and receive e-mail , items that he is allowed to request during his stay in the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1195269/Phil-Spector-moved-sensitive-needs-area-prison-fears-attacked-inmates.html

• Fast Facts

  1. Birth name: Rachelle Short
  2. Born June 9, 1980
  3. Married Phil Spector on September 1, 2006
  4. Forbidden by judge to speak with the press about her husband's murder trial
  5. Appeared in Playboy
  6. Acted in 2001 film Tigerland
  7. Not to be confused with RGX body spray model Rachel Spector
  8. Phil Spector convicted in the 2003 shooting death of Lana Clarkson, on April 13, 2009
  9. Found guilty of 2nd degree murder
  10. Clarkson was found dead at Spector's mansion in February 2003
  11. Clarkson died from a gunshot wound to her mouthBillboard: Defense Rests In Phil Spector Murder Retrial (March 13, 2009)
  12. Jury was deadlocked at Spector's first trial in 2007Los Angeles Times: Defense rests in Spector's retrial on murder charges (March 12, 2009)
  13. Retrial began in 2008
  14. Phil Spector's defense claimed Clarkson had killed herselfBillboard: Defense Rests In Phil Spector Murder Retrial (March 13, 2009)
  15. Phil Spector faces at least 18 years in prisonLA Times: Phil Spector guilty in Lana Clarkson's death (April 13, 2009)

• Controversial Comments

  In November 2007, an angry LA County Superior Court Judge Larry Fidler slapped Rachelle Spector with a gag order, after she made comments to the press he said could affect the trial. The comments, which she had made in two separate interviews to CourtTV.com and the Sunday Mail, included a critique of the jury as "12 people who voted for George Bush" and an assertion that Judge Larry Fidler "doesn't like me."CourtTVNews.com: Irate judge issues gag order in Phil Spector case (September 10, 2007)

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  Phil Spector | Phil Spector Trial | Lana Clarkson | Playboy Magazine

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