Mark David Chapman became one of history’s most hated creeps on December 8, 1980 — after gunning down John Lennon at the Dakota Apartments in the ex-Beatle’s beloved New York City. Since then, Chapman has boasted about his happy life in prison spent playing Lennon’s legendary music. That still hasn’t kept Chapman from applying for parole ever two years since becoming eligible in 2000. Now he hoping that a 10th appeal set for August will be the charm, allowing him to join would-be Presidential assassin John Hinckley, Jr. and ex-Charles Manson disciple Squeaky Fromme as bloodthirsty relics finally allowed to walk free!
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The killer approached the musician outside The Dakota after patiently waiting until Lennon had returned home from a recording studio after 11 pm — accompanied by his wife and musical partner
Yoko Ono. The 25-year-old killer dropped into a combat stance and fired multiple shots aimed at Lennon's back. In a bizarre confession, Chapman would later admit that he had "extremely selfish motives" for killing Lennon.
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In a bizarre twist, The ENQUIRER later revealed how those "motives" included
Chapman believing he was motivated by Satan to gun down Lennon — even claiming to have and heard a voice in his head telling him: "Do it! Do it!" Chapman, 63, has been in the Wende Correctional Facility in Alden, New York, since 1980 — with The National ENQUIRER reporting when the board rejected his release in 1980 because of the “premeditated and celebrity-seeking nature of the crime.”
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The parole board has also reportedly said that authorities fear that releasing Chapman could "undermine respect for the law." Ono has previously written a letter opposing Chapman's release. Chapman still receives conjugal visits from his wife Gloria Hiroko Chapman, who he married over a year before the murder.
The killer approached the musician outside The Dakota after patiently waiting until Lennon had returned home from a recording studio after 11 pm — accompanied by his wife and musical partner
Yoko Ono. The 25-year-old killer dropped into a combat stance and fired multiple shots aimed at Lennon's back. In a bizarre confession, Chapman would later admit that he had "extremely selfish motives" for killing Lennon.
In a bizarre twist, The ENQUIRER later revealed how those "motives" included
Chapman believing he was motivated by Satan to gun down Lennon — even claiming to have and heard a voice in his head telling him: "Do it! Do it!" Chapman, 63, has been in the Wende Correctional Facility in Alden, New York, since 1980 — with The National ENQUIRER reporting when the board rejected his release in 1980 because of the “premeditated and celebrity-seeking nature of the crime.”
The parole board has also reportedly said that authorities fear that releasing Chapman could "undermine respect for the law." Ono has previously written a letter opposing Chapman's release. Chapman still receives conjugal visits from his wife Gloria Hiroko Chapman, who he married over a year before the murder.
