Mark David Chapman, who killed John Lennon in 1980, denied parole for an 11th time
The 65-year-old killer is serving a 20-years-to-life sentence at Wende Correctional Facility.
By PTI |
Reuters
File photo of 2005: The .38 calibre handgun used by Mark David Chapman to kill John Lennon, seen on the 25th anniversary of Lennon's death, is stored by the NYPD in New York.
ALBANY (US): The man who gunned down John Lennon outside his Manhattan apartment in 1980 was denied parole for an 11th time, state corrections officials said Wednesday. Mark David Chapman was denied after being interviewed by a parole board Aug. 19, according to corrections officials. Chapman, 65, is serving a 20-years-to-life sentence at Wende Correctional Facility, east of Buffalo.
Chapman shot and killed the former Beatle on the night of Dec. 8, 1980, hours after Lennon autographed an album for him. He has said previously that he feels "more and more shame" every year for the crime.
File photo of 2018: Image provided by the New York State Department of Corrections shows Mark David Chapman, the man who killed John Lennon.
"I was too far in," Chapman told a parole board in 2018. "I do remember having the thought of, 'Hey, you have got the album now. Look at this, he signed it, just go home.' But there was no way I was just going to go home."
Chapman's next parole hearing is scheduled for August 2022.
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