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Mark David Chapman (born May 10, 1955) is an American man who murdered English musician John Lennon in New York City on December 8, 1980. As Lennon walked into the archway of The Dakota, his apartment building on the Upper West Side, Chapman fired five shots at the musician from a few yards away with a Charter Arms Undercover.38 Special revolver.
The killer, Mark David Chapman, was an American Beatles fan who was envious and enraged by Lennon's lifestyle, alongside his 1966 comment that the Beatles were "more popular than Jesus". Chapman said he was inspired by the fictional character Holden Caulfield from J. D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye, a "phony-killer" who loathes ...
Mark David Chapman, 67, remains at the Green Haven Correctional Facility in New York State for the murder of John Lennon, whose death continues to reverberate within the rock music industry. On ...
Chapter 27 is a 2007 biographical drama film depicting the murder of John Lennon by Mark David Chapman.It was written and directed by Jarrett Schaefer, based on the 1992 book Let Me Take You Down by Jack Jones, produced by Robert Salerno, and stars Jared Leto as Chapman.
Mark David Chapman shot and killed Lennon on the night of Dec. 8, 1980. ... Chapman is serving a 20-years-to-life sentence at Green Haven Correctional Facility, north of New York City, according ...
Chapman has been denied release every two years since first becoming eligible for parole in 2000. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
The best-known event associated with The Catcher in the Rye is arguably Mark David Chapman's murder of John Lennon in 1980. [14] Chapman identified with the novel's narrator to the extent that he wanted to change his name to Holden Caulfield.
The film follows Mark David Chapman three months prior to the Lennon assassination and contains flashbacks to Chapman's earlier life and upbringing, while also exploring his infatuation with J.D. Salinger's 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye and the links between this and his motivation for the killing.