AM news: wigs, laundry, chill out and kimchi

Behind the Wall of Sound - Turns out legendary record producer Phil Spector has been quietly filing civil suits as he awaits trial for murder. The civil suits, which include a suit and countersuit with his former assistant, can proceed before the murder trial, a judge has just ruled. The best part: in court documents, the assistant says Spector is visited by only handful of people. One of the chosen few? A wigmaker.

when laundry kills 28-year-old Rodolfo Gutierrez was shot and killed in a laundry room in a Tujunga apartment building yesterday.

from laundry to deep freeze After a report on overcrowding that showed bodies crammed into hallways, the LA County Coroner's Office has announced it's acquired a refridgerated container to expand capacity.

the kimchi cure The most e-mailed story at the LA Times is on the possible health benefits of the Korean dish kimchi, a spicy fermented cabbage. But you know what kimchi is — you have a bunch every time you feel a cold coming on.