John Lennon’s killer Mark David Chapman admits there’s ‘evil’ in his ‘heart’
The man who shot John Lennon outside his New York City apartment building in 1980 told an amnesty panel he knew it was wrong to kill the beloved Beatle’s ex – but was looking seek fame and have “evil” in his heart.
David Chapman made comments to a panel that refused to pardon him for the 12th time, citing his “selfish disregard for human life leading to global consequences”. “.
Chapman, in a memo released by state officials Monday in response to a freedom of information request, said the decision to kill Lennon was “my big answer to everything. I won’t be anyone anymore.”
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Chapman after his arrest (PA)
“I wouldn’t blame anything else or anyone else for getting me there,” Chapman told the board.
“I know what I’m doing and I know it’s evil. I know it’s wrong but I want to be so famous that I’m willing to give it all away and take a life.”
Chapman killed Lennon on the night of December 8, 1980 as he and Yoko Ono were returning to their Upper West Side apartment.
Earlier that same day, Lennon autographed Chapman to a copy of his recently released Double Fantasy album.
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Last known photograph of Lennon before his assassination (Tracks Ltd/PA)
Chapman, 67, told the board: “This is evil in my heart. I want to be someone and nothing will stop that.”
Chapman is serving a sentence of 20 years to life at the Green Haven Correctional Facility in Hudson Valley, New York.
He has repeatedly expressed regret during his amnesty hearings over the years.
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“I’ve hurt a lot of people everywhere and if someone wants to hate me, I get it,” he said at the Aug.
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Beatles Sir Paul McCartney (left) and John Lennon (Time Inc. UK / TV Times Wire / PA)
In refusing to release him, the board said Chapman’s actions caused “the world to recover from the void you have created”.
Chapman’s next appearance is scheduled for February 2024.
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