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On 15 March 1817 the convict ship the Chapman departed from Cork with 200 male prisoners on board. When it dropped anchor off Sydney Cove four months later, its prison doors opened to reveal 160 gaunt and brutalised men. Twelve were dead and twenty-eight lay wounded in the hospital below deck.
- Conor Reidy
Chapman worked in the prison as a legal clerk and kitchen helper. He was barred from participating in the Cephas Attica workshops, a charitable organization helping inmates adjust to life outside prison. He was also prohibited from attending the prison's violence and anger management classes due to concern for his safety. He told a parole board ...
Chapman was charged with second-degree murder and underwent psychiatric testing. Although it appeared that he would pursue an insanity defense—one doctor diagnosed him as schizophrenic—he pled guilty in June 1981, claiming it was what the Lord wanted. Chapman received a sentence of 20 years to life.
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Oct 3, 2000 · Mark David Chapman, The Catcher In The Rye, And The Killing of John Lennon. John Lennon would have been 60 years old next week if he hadn't been gunned down by Mark David Chapman in December of 1980. This week, Chapman made his first bid for parole from his New York prison.
Dec 24, 2021 · After pleading guilty to murdering Lennon in January 1981, Chapman was given a sentence of 20 years to life. And while he currently remains in prison, it's hardly the end of the story.
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Nov 19, 2005 · In the bowels of Attica prison in upstate New York, 350 miles from the scene of the crime, Mark Chapman describes on audio tape the frenzied nights leading up to murder’s door— How did a...
