The Barbarian Queen - Lana Clarkson

Lana Clarkson was a woman of "big dreams and new shoes." A cult-cinema icon known to fans as the Barbarian Queen, Lana was a fixture of the 1980s Los Angeles scene, appearing in everything from Scarface to Three’s Company. At forty years old, she wasn’t a woman in despair; she was a woman in transition, working as a hostess at the House of Blues to fund her own independent production, Lana Unleashed. She was a daughter and a friend who, on her final day of life, was still shopping for the future. Enter reclusive and volatile music producer Phil Spector, a man accused by many of having "demonic" tendencies when mixing alcohol and firearms. Jamie and John center today's story on Lana’s vibrant life and the chilling circumstances of its end. We examine the early morning of February 3, 2003, when Lana was murdered in cold blood. We look at the evidence that painted a picture of a woman who was held captive in a "Pyrenees Castle" she never intended to stay in, and the brave testimony of the women who came before her to reveal Spector’s long-standing pattern of violence. This is an episode dedicated to reclaiming Lana’s memory from the shadow of her killer’s fame and ensuring she is remembered as the hero of her own story. -- For early, ad free episodes and monthly exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon ! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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The Barbarian Queen - Lana Clarkson is an episode from True Crimecast by Stove Leg Media.

This episode is 00:40:14 long.

This episode was published on Apr 7, 2026.

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