Spector prosecution rests

The prosecution rested Thursday in the Los Angeles retrial of music producer Phil Spector for second-degree murder in the death of actress Lana Clarkson.

After presenting nine weeks of forensics evidence and testimony on the human anatomy, blood aerodynamics and microscopic aspects of fabric, prosecutors wrapped up their case with testimony from Clarkson’s mother that the woman Spector is accused of killing went shopping for shoes the day before she died, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday.

The point of the testimony by Donna Clarkson was that a suicidal woman doesn’t buy new shoes, the newspaper said.

Lana Clarkson was shot and killed at Spector’s home outside Los Angeles Feb. 3, 2003. The defense has suggested Lana Clarkson, 40, took her own life.

Spector, 68, and Clarkson met at the House of Blues in Los Angeles and she had gone with him to his home the night she was killed.

Jurors could not reach a verdict in the music producer’s first trial in 2007. Spector faces the possibility of at least 18 years in prison if convicted.