Kevin P. Casey Los Angeles Times

Phil Spector’s “Pyrenees castle” 1700 Grand View Drive, Alhambra, 91803 The backstory of the sprawling mansion where Phil Spector murdered actress and model Lana Clarkson in 2003 is a gothic tale befitting a castle with a sad past. Built in1926 by Sylvester Dupuy, a French immigrant who wanted to recreate in California the feel of the castles he saw as a boy in France, the home eventually fell into disrepair as the family’s fortunes waned. In 1946 the manse was divided into apartments before being renovated in the1980s by a Chinese investor whose bankruptcy led to Spector’s purchase of the home. While Spector sits in prison, his wife, Rachelle — from whom he recently filed for divorce — still lives on the property.