John Lennon's murderer denied parole for 14th time
John Lennon in 1971

John Lennon's murderer denied parole for 14th time

Nic Huber

A New York parole board denied the release of the man who killed John Lennon outside of his Manhattan apartment building in 1980 for a 14th time, according to prison records.

Mark David Chapman, 70, reappeared before the 16-member board August 27, and the hearing's decision recently surfaced on a parole calendar on New York's Department of Corrections and Community Supervision website.

Chapman, who planned the murder for several months, fatally shot the 40-year-old Beatles legend December 8, 1980, one day after Lennon signed an autograph for him. Chapman was arrested at the scene, sitting on nearby steps with a copy of J.D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye.

Mark David Chapman in 2018

A transcript for the August parole hearing was not immediately available, but Chapman previously expressed remorse for the senseless murder.

“I knew what I was doing, and I knew it was evil, I knew it was wrong, but I wanted the fame so much that I was willing to give everything and take a human life,” he told a parole board three years ago, according to The Guardian.

Chapman is serving 20-to-life at Green Haven Correctional Facility, a maximum security prison in Beekman, New York, according to prison records.

His next parole hearing is not until February 2027.

Nic Huber

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