Phil Spector: Killer Producer’s Romance With Prison Pen Pal

Wig-wearing maniac Phil Spector hid a secret prison lover — until an investigation by The National ENQUIRER uncovered the cheating killer’s squeeze behind bars!

Whip-smart businesswoman Julie Johnson — who has owned an environmental design company in Salinas, Calif. — fell for the creepy "Wall of Sound" producer’s way with words. “They started as pen pals, and then she became romantically involved with Phil,” spilled a snitch.

“Phil and Julie met in late 2015 when she became vocal on Facebook, protesting his innocence,” added a Spector family insider. “Julie was on his visitors’ list, seeing him weekly, taking collect calls from him every night. It got to be so serious, there was talk of marriage!”

However, the jailhouse dalliance died when a vicious Spector family feud over his $35 million fortune turned toxic. Spector, 77, was still married to former waitress Rachelle Short (left) as he and Julie grew closer, and the love triangle continued as the disgraced producer began divorce proceedings in 2016.

Spector charged that 37-year-old Rachelle — whom he wed in 2006 — was blowing through his cash while he serves 19 years to life in a California prison for the 2003 shooting death of starlet Lana Clarkson.

Then Spector’s kids entered the battle, with twin sons Gary and Louis — who he adopted with his first wife, singer Ronnie Spector (left) — charging “natural” daughter Nicole, whose mom is Phil's former assistant Janice Zavala, isn’t really Spector’s kid!

“It’s a well-known fact that Phil was incapable of having children of his own,” declared an associate of the imprisoned killer, whose clients ran the gamut from Ike & Tina Turner (left) to The Beach Boys, John Lennon, and The Ramones.

Meanwhile, the murderous monster has given Nicole control of his money — while Gary and Louis have been virtually cut off. “If she fails a DNA test, she’ll wish she was adopted!”