The guy who shot and killed John Lennon outside his Manhattan apartment building in 1980 was denied parole for the twelfth time on Monday, according to New York correctional officials.
The California Department of Corrections and Community Supervision reports that Mark David Chapman, 67, came before a parole board at the end of August.
Chapman shot and killed Lennon as he and Yoko Ono returned to their Upper West Side apartment on the evening of December 8, 1980. Earlier that day, Lennon had signed a copy of his just released album “Double Fantasy” for Chapman.
State officials have not yet made accessible transcripts of Chapman’s most recent board interview, although he has frequently shown regret at his earlier parole hearings. During his hearing in 2020, Chapman described his conduct as “despicable” and stated that he would have “no complaints whatsoever” if he was sentenced to life in prison.
Chapman stated at the time, “I assassinated him… because he was very, very, very famous, and that was the only reason; I was very, very, very, very self-centered.”
According to online state corrections records, Chapman is serving a 20-years-to-life sentence at Green Haven Correctional Facility, north of New York City.
In February 2024, he is next scheduled to appear before the parole board.
Chapman told a parole hearing in 2018 that he felt “more and more shame” each year for shooting the former Beatle outside his 1980 Manhattan apartment.