John Lennon’s killer denied parole for 12th time

The person who shot and killed John Lennon outdoors his Manhattan residence constructing in 1980 has been denied parole for a 12th time, New York corrections officers mentioned Monday.

Mark David Chapman, 67, appeared earlier than a parole board on the finish of August, based on the state Division of Corrections and Group Supervision.

Chapman shot and killed Lennon on the evening of Dec. 8, 1980, as Lennon and Yoko Ono have been returning to their Higher West Aspect residence. Lennon had signed an autograph for Chapman on a duplicate of his recently released album, “Double Fantasy,” earlier that day.

State officers have but to make transcripts of Chapman’s newest board interview out there, however he has repeatedly expressed remorse

 in earlier parole hearings. Chapman referred to as his actions “despicable” throughout his listening to in 2020, and mentioned he would have “no complaint whatsoever” in the event that they selected to depart him in jail for the remainder of his life.

“I assassinated him … because he was very, very, very famous and that’s the only reason and I was very, very, very, very much seeking self-glory. Very selfish,” Chapman mentioned then.

Chapman is serving a 20-years-to-life sentence at Inexperienced Haven Correctional Facility, north of New York Metropolis, based on on-line state corrections information.

He’s subsequent attributable to seem earlier than the parole board in February 2024.