The man convicted of John Lennon’s murder outside his Manhattan home in 1980 saw his parole application denied for the twelfth time, the Associated Press reported.
Mark David Chapman, who is 67, appeared before a probation council in late August, New York authorities said.
Chapman shot Lennon to death on the night of December 8, 1980, as Lennon and Yoko Ono were returning to their Upper West Side apartment. Earlier in the day, Lennon had signed Chapman’s copy of his new Double Fantasy album.
The transcript of the committee meeting has not yet been published, but in previous hearings Chapman has always expressed regret for his actions. In 2020, he called his actions “repugnant” and added that he wouldn’t complain if he was put behind bars for the rest of his life.
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“I killed him … because he was very, very, very famous and that’s the only reason and I really, really, really wanted to be famous. Very selfish,” Chapman said at the time.
He is serving a 20-year life sentence at the Green Haven maximum security penitentiary, north of New York, BTA recalls. Since 2000 you have the right to apply for exemption every two years. He will appear again before a commission in February 2024.
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