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- During the hearing, Chapman said he killed the 40-year-old rock star for "glory" and that he deserved the death penalty. He added that he thinks about the "despicable act" all the time, and accepts he may spend the rest of his life in prison.
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Chapman refused requests for press interviews during his first six years in prison; he later said that he regretted the murder and that he did not want to give the impression that he killed Lennon for fame and notoriety.
Dec 8, 2020 · Chapman was sentenced to life in prison, where he remains today. His 12th parole hearing is scheduled for 2022. What was Mark David Chapman's motive for killing John Lennon?
Chapman said that he does not remember calling out to Lennon before he fired, [27] [28] and that Lennon did not turn around. [29] He claimed to have taken a combat stance in a 1992 interview with Barbara Walters .
Dec 5, 2023 · Asked by his legal team why he shot Lennon, Chapman refers to the Beatles song when he says, “’All You Need Is Love’, have you ever heard that? Well, this is what I say to that: all you...
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Dec 4, 2023 · John Lennon’s murderer Mark David Chapman’s deranged confessions are being heard for the first time, revealing how he gunned down the Beatle when a voice in his head said “Do it! Do it!”
Dec 8, 2015 · Chapman, a devout Christian, destroyed Beatles record albums and “even said he changed the words to ‘Imagine’ to ‘Imagine if John were dead,’” McManus recalled. After graduating from high school...
Oct 3, 2000 · Chapman called himself "the catcher in the rye for this generation," explaining that each generation has its own catcher, and compared himself to Moses and Jesus. Just before his sentencing, Chapman read the "catcher in the rye" passage from the book aloud in the courtroom.
