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  2. Mark David Chapman - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Murder of John Lennon - Wikipedia

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    Mark David Chapman, a 25-year-old former security guard from Honolulu, Hawaii, with no prior criminal convictions, was a fan of the Beatles. [5] J. D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye (1951) had taken on great personal significance for Chapman, to the extent that he wished to model his life after the novel's protagonist, Holden Caulfield.

  4. December 1980 - Wikipedia

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    Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, had stepped out of a limousine and walked toward the building's entrance when Mark David Chapman shot him four times in the back. Six hours earlier, Lennon had autographed a copy of his new album, Double Fantasy at Chapman's request. Chapman remained at the scene and let police take him into custody.

  5. John Lennon’s haunting final words revealed in new ... - AOL

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    A new Apple TV+ documentary series, John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial, is narrated by Kiefer Sutherland and investigates the shooting by obsessed fan Mark David Chapman on 8 December 1980, along ...

  6. Mark David Chapman Admits He Gunned Down John Lennon ... - AOL

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    The man behind the death of music legend John Lennon told a parole board that he believed murdering the former Beatle would be his ticket to infamy. Mark David Chapman, 67, remains at the Green ...

  7. 35 years ago today, John Lennon was killed - AOL

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    Four bullets took John Lennon's life on December 8, 1980 right outside of his New York City apartment. Although he was taken from us 35 years ago, John Lennon's legacy lives on through his memory ...

  8. List of assassinations by firearm - Wikipedia

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    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

  9. Lennon's killer says he sought glory, deserved death penalty

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    The man who killed John Lennon in 1980 says he was seeking glory and deserved the death penalty for a "despicable” act.