The murder case against legendary record producer Phil Spector, a saga that has spanned more than four years, five months in court, and countless hairstyles, ended today in a mistrial, which set the stage for a retrial in the 2003 fatal shooting of B-movie actress Lana Clarkson.

Following 12 days of deliberations, the jury in the case notified Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler that they were unable to come to a unanimous decision. Fidler asked the jurors if there was anything the court could do to assist them in reaching a unanimous decision, and each of the 12 members of the jury declined, according to the Associated Press.

The jury took six ballots, with the final split at 10-2, although it is unclear which way the majority was leaning.

Fidler declared a mistrial, and immediately scheduled a hearing for next Wednesday to begin discussing a retrial.

Spector, 67, did not visibly react to the jury's announcement.

"We will try Phil Spector again," Sandi Gibbons, a spokeswoman for Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Steve Cooley, told reporters outside the courtroom. Gibbons said her office was disappointed.

Spector, who went through three sets of attorneys during the trial, will remain free on $1 million bail.

After numerous delays, the trial began April 25 in downtown Los Angeles, with the prosecution bringing in several women who claimed to have been threatened with guns by Spector. The prosecution hoped to convince the jury that Spector killed Clarkson after she declined to spend the night with him.

Spector's chauffeur, Adriano DeSouza, testified that immediately after the sound of a gunshot, Spector emerged from the house with a gun in his bloody hand and stated, "I think I killed somebody."

The defense responded with the theory that Clarkson took her own life because she was depressed about her career, and showed forensic evidence intended to show that she shot herself in the mouth.

The defense also proffered the theory that Spector was too short to have shot Clarkson in the mouth at the angle at which she was struck.