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Mark David Chapman (born May 10, 1955) is an American man who murdered English musician John Lennon in New York City on December 8, 1980. As Lennon walked into the archway of The Dakota, his apartment building on the Upper West Side, Chapman fired five shots at the musician from a few yards away with a Charter Arms Undercover .38 Special revolver.
The killer, Mark David Chapman, was an American Beatles fan who was envious and enraged by Lennon's lifestyle, alongside his 1966 comment that the Beatles were "more popular than Jesus".
May 9, 2024 · Mark David Chapman (born May 10, 1955, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.) is an American criminal who fatally shot John Lennon on December 8, 1980. He received a sentence of 20 years to life and was repeatedly denied parole.
Sep 13, 2022 · Mark David Chapman, the man who fatally shot John Lennon in 1980, has been denied parole for the 12th time, New York corrections officials told CNN.
Jul 1, 2020 · Who Is Mark David Chapman? Mark David Chapman endured a troubled childhood before becoming a born-again Christian. He shot and killed John Lennon outside of the iconic...
Dec 8, 2020 · The Beatles icon was murdered by Mark David Chapman on December 8, 1980, in a death that shocked the world and continues to inspire grief, anger and wonder. Upon returning home from a recording...
Dec 6, 2023 · The tragic act, committed by an obsessive Beatles fan named Mark David Chapman, hasn't moved far from the headlines ever since.
