Mark David Chapman, 2012 (© NYS Department of Corrections/Reuters)

Parole board gives peace a chance, but not John Lennon's killer

8/23/2012

In what will surely be the least surprising news of the day, the man who murdered Beatle John Lennon was denied parole for the seventh time, according to the New York Department of Corrections. Chapman, who murdered Lennon in 1980 outside his apartment in New York City, was last eligible for parole in 2010, when he was told his "discretionary release remains inappropriate at this time and incompatible with the welfare of the community." He was also denied parole in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008. We're going out on a limb here and predicting he'll also be rejected in 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020 ... [Source]

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