New York, Apr 23 : Music legend Phil Spector's adopted son Louis has made a shocking claim in his memoir about one of his dad''''s long-ago girlfriends.

In his proposal for `The Gingerbread House on La Collina Drive: My Life Caged Behind Phil Spector''''s Wall of Sound," Louis writes: "When I was 13, Dad was seeing someone, a woman the kids all liked . . . and hoped for the chance of one day calling her ''''Mom.''''

London, Apr 14 : Music legend Phil Spector has been convicted of shooting actress Lana Clarkson.

Jury took 31 hours to announce that the 69-year-old was guilty of murdering the B-movie star at his mansion near Los Angeles.

As the verdict was read out, the 1960s "wall of sound" pop producer - described in court as a "demonic maniac" - was standing silently.

Deputy District Attorney Alan Jackson said Spector faced a minimum of 18 years in jail, reports The Sun.

It was the second time Spector had been tried for Lana's murder.