Laugh factory

We won’t know until a verdict is reached how Werner Spitz’s protestations of Spector's innocence are going over with the jury. But it’s clear his jokes have hit their mark.

Under heated cross-examination by Alan Jackson, the prosecutor, for the second day in a row, took a swipe at Spitz’s high fees. “Did you get another $5,000,” Jackson asked, referring to Spitz’s daily rate.

Unruffled, Spitz paused, then said “I’ve got plenty of money, the only thing I don’t have much of is time.” The jury laughed heartily at the septuagenerian pathologist.

Spitz held firm to his position that gunshot residue on Lana Clarkson’s hands, blood and tissue on her clothing and the fact that she was shot in the mouth all point to suicide. Prosecutors say Spector shot the 40-year-old actress when she tried to leave his Alhambra mansion, where she had accompanied him for a nightcap.

Comments

[Lee]

I watched this pathologist testify for the prosecution a few years back...he was very impressive and helps put a killer behind bars. While I hope PS is guilty of something more than being a first class xsshole with little man syndrom this doctor has very impressive credentials and more often than not testifies for the prosecution so I wouldn't write off his conclusions quickly. While you don't make some mistakes doing 60,000 autopsies you also don't get to write the manual for the majority of pathology schools without getting it right more often than not.