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Post by Gary on Aug 15, 2018 15:34:17 GMT -5
John Lennon's Killer Up for Parole for 10th Time
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By Associated Press | August 15, 2018 3:39 PM EDT
The man who killed John Lennon is up for parole again.
Mark David Chapman is scheduled to go before New York’s parole board next week, in what will be his 10th attempt to win release. A decision is expected within two weeks of the parole hearing.
The now 63-year-old Chapman is serving 20 years to life in the Wende Correctional Facility in western New York. He shot and killed the former Beatle outside his Manhattan apartment on Dec. 8, 1980.
The state Board of Parole last denied parole to Chapman two years ago.
In that decision, the board noted that Chapman has since described the murder as “selfish and evil.” It determined that Chapman should remain behind bars, in part because of the premeditated and “celebrity-seeking” nature of the crime.
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Post by Gary on Aug 23, 2018 18:26:27 GMT -5
EXCLUSIVE: Imagine! John Lennon's killer denied parole a 10th time; will remain in prison at least another two years
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ALBANY – In a case of Instant Karma, John Lennon’s killer on Thursday was denied parole for a 10th time, the Daily News has learned.
Mark David Chapman was told the news after appearing before a three-member parole panel this week, a source told The News.
Chapman will be watching the wheels from behind bars for at least another two years, when he is next eligible for parole.
The source did not know the reason for the denial.
But in the past, the Parole Board — even while citing Chapman's clean prison record since 1994 — has routinely said that releasing him would "undermine respect for the law."
Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono declined comment through her lawyer, Jonas Herbsman.
Herbsman did say Ono again sent the parole board a letter asking that Chapman be kept locked up not only for her safety and that of Lennon’s two sons — Julian and Sean — but also for Chapman himself. Ono says he could be in danger from still-angry Beatles fans looking for revenge.
Chapman, now 63, shot Lennon on Dec. 8, 1980, as the famed ex-Beatle and Ono returned to their Dakota building home across from Central Park after a late-night recording session.
Sentenced to 20 years to life in prison, Chapman currently resides at upstate Wende
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