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On the 40th anniversary of the murder: John Lennon’s memory in New York
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On the 40th anniversary of the murder of John Lennon, numerous people gathered at the memorial for the former Beatles singer in Central Park in New York on Tuesday. At the “Imagine” mosaic on the floor of the “Strawberry Fields” memorial set up by Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono, many people laid flowers and pictures, and musicians played Beatles songs.
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Photos, flowers and candles stand on the Strawberry Fields Memorial in Central Park in memory of John Lennon. Exactly 40 years ago, the Beatles musician was shot in New York. The murderer is still in prison today. Photo: Mark Lennihan / AP / dpa
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Right around the corner on Manhattan’s Upper West Side is the Dakota apartment complex, in front of which Lennon was shot on December 8, 1980 at the age of only 40 – and where Yoko Ono still lives today.
The news of the death of Lennon – a cult music figure and avowed pacifist – caused shock and horror worldwide in 1980. His killer, then 25-year-old Mark David Chapman, was sentenced to “20 years to life” in prison for the act and has been in custody ever since.
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