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  1. 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.

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    • Early Life
    • Murder of John Lennon
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    Chapman grew up in Georgia, and was a fan of British band the Beatles when they first became famous. He learned to play guitar and wanted to become a musician. He later became a fundamentalist Christian, and his values changed. He came to believe the Beatles were a bad influence on people, John Lennon in particular, because of Lennon's views on God...

    In 1980, after years of retirement, Lennon made a new album, Double Fantasy, with his wife Yoko Ono. Chapman learned from a book where Lennon lived in New York City, and that it was not hard to find him around town. Chapman flew to New York a few times that fall, thinking about what he wanted to do. He thought about committing suicide, before decid...

    Chapman did not try to get away, and was reading a book, The Catcher in the Rye, when policecame to the scene. They arrested Chapman, who later pled guilty to Lennon's murder, telling the court God had told him to do so. He was sentenced to twenty-five years to life in prison in 1981. He later wrote to Yoko Ono, trying to apologize to her and expla...

  2. Jul 1, 2020 · Chapman was found guilty of murder, sentenced to 20 years to life in prison and ordered to undergo psychiatric treatment. Recent Years

  3. Chapman is a 31-year-old White Anglo-Saxon Protestant who is sentenced to 15 months in prison for carrying a bag of drug-money ($50,000) to Belgium for her girlfriend, Alex Vause. [5] Prior to prison, Chapman owned an artisanal bath soap business in Brooklyn.

  4. Mar 23, 2013 · Mark David Chapman Fast Facts. CNN Editorial Research. Updated 1353 GMT (2153 HKT) April 30, 2024. (CNN) Here's a look at the life of Mark David Chapman, who was convicted of murdering musician...

  5. 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.

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  7. 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.

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