Phil Spector’s murder mansion where he shot actress Lara Clarkson dead goes ...

The California mansion where famed and shamed rock producer Phil Spector murdered Lana Clarkson is on the market, seeking a new owner.

Nicknamed the 'Pyrenees Castle', the Southern France-styled gated chateau sits on two-and-a-half acres of land in Alhambra, with a panoramic view of the San Gabriel Valley around it.

The largest property in the area, the price tag is currently set at $5.5 million but it comes with a dark past.

It's owner, Phil Spector, 79, is currently serving a sentence of 19-years to life for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson in 2003.

Known as 'Pyrenees Castle', the Southern France-styled gated chateau sits on two-and-a-half acres of land in Alhambra, California

Known as 'Pyrenees Castle', the Southern France-styled gated chateau sits on two-and-a-half acres of land in Alhambra, California

In 2003, actress Lana Clarkson was found dead, slumped over a chair in the house's foyer (pictured)

In 2003, actress Lana Clarkson was found dead, slumped over a chair in the house's foyer (pictured)

Phil Spector

Lana Clarkson

Lana Clarkson (right) suffered a single gun-shot to the mouth and her teeth were found scattered over the carpet. Spector (right) said he death was an accident but he was eventually found guilty of her murder in 2009

Star of the cult film 'Barbarian Queen', the 40-year-old actress was found slumped in the foyer of the home, on February 3, 2003.

She had suffered a single gun-shot to the mouth and her teeth were found scattered over the floor.

Speaking to Esquire in 2003, Spector claimed Clarkson's death was an 'accidental suicide' and that she had tried to 'kiss the gun' before it inadvertently went off.

In an emergency call from Spector's home, the music virtuoso can be heard saying 'I think I killed someone'.

His driver, Adriano de Souza, says he saw Spector emerge from the back of the home clutching a snub-nosed pistol, shortly after making the call.

In both of his trails - the first ending in a mis-trail - jurors were taken to examine the murder scene.

Spector was eventually convicted of her murder in 2009.

In both of his trails - the first ending in a mis-trail - jurors were taken to examine the murder scene

In both of his trails - the first ending in a mis-trail - jurors were taken to examine the murder scene

The 8,700 square foot home was built in 1925 by Sylvester Dupuy, who modeled the knoll-top structure on a chateau in the South of France

The 8,700 square foot home was

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