John Lennon’s Killer Is Denied Parole 2nd Time
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The killer of former Beatle John Lennon was denied parole for a second time, state officials said.
Releasing Mark David Chapman after 22 years in prison would “deprecate the seriousness” of the crime, the parole board said in a statement in Albany. The board said Chapman had “acceptable” behavior in prison but that didn’t guarantee he wouldn’t pose a threat to society.
State parole division spokesman Thomas Grant said the timing of the notice on what would have been Lennon’s 62nd birthday wasn’t intentional.
Chapman, 47, is serving 20 years to life for shooting Lennon outside his Manhattan apartment in 1980.
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