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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.
Freddie Mercury wrote "Life Is Real (Song For Lennon)" as a tribute to John Lennon. The song appeared on the Queen album Hot Space (1982). [105] The Bellamy Brothers mentioned Lennon's death in their 1985 single "Old Hippie". The Cranberries' 1996 album To the Faithful Departed includes a song about the murder, "I Just Shot John Lennon". [106]
John Lennon: Mark Chapman.38 Special Charter Arms snubnosed revolver Purchased at J&S Sales in Honolulu, Hawaii for $169 [36] 1981 Cairo, Egypt: President Anwar El Sadat: Khalid Islambouli and co-conspirators Egyptian-issue AK-47 rifles One of the guns used in the killing had "In the name of Allah the avenger" inscribed on its barrel. [37] 1983
John Lennon’s last words have been revealed by the concierge working on the front desk of the building where the Beatles star was shot and killed.. A new Apple TV+ documentary series, John ...
FILE - This photo provided by the New York State Department of Corrections shows Mark David Chapman, the man who shot and killed John Lennon outside his Manhattan apartment building in 1980, Jan ...
The man who killed John Lennon in 1980 says he was seeking glory and deserved the death penalty for a "despicable” act.
Many musicians have been murdered during their active career. Most of the musicians had been shot or stabbed to death. Some of them have received extensive media attention, including the murder of John Lennon in 1980, the killing of Marvin Gaye in 1984, the murder of Selena in 1995, the murder of Tupac Shakur in 1996, the murder of the Notorious B.I.G. in 1997, the murder of XXXTentacion in ...
John Lennon: Murder Without A Trial will also follow the police investigation and conviction of Chapman, who shot the legendary Liverpudlian musician on 8 December, 1980.