John Lennon's killer has been denied release from prison in his seventh appearance before a parole board.
Mark David Chapman, 57, was denied parole after a hearing Wednesday, the state department of corrections said Thursday. The transcript of his latest hearing wasn't immediately released.
Chapman shot Lennon in December 1980 outside the Manhattan apartment building where Lennon lived. Chapman was sentenced in 1981 to 20 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder. Lennon was 40.
"Despite your positive efforts while incarcerated, your release at this time would greatly undermine respect for the law and tend to trivialize the tragic loss of life which you caused as a result of this heinous, unprovoked, violent, cold and calculated crime," board member Sally Thompson wrote.
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Mark David Chapman, 57, was denied parole after a hearing Wednesday, the state department of corrections said Thursday. The transcript of his latest hearing wasn't immediately released.
Chapman shot Lennon in December 1980 outside the Manhattan apartment building where Lennon lived. Chapman was sentenced in 1981 to 20 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder. Lennon was 40.
"Despite your positive efforts while incarcerated, your release at this time would greatly undermine respect for the law and tend to trivialize the tragic loss of life which you caused as a result of this heinous, unprovoked, violent, cold and calculated crime," board member Sally Thompson wrote.
Chapman can try again for parole in two years. Full story...
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