John Lennon’s killer denied parole
— 24th August 2018
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John Lennon’s killer will stay behind bars for at least two more years after his parole was denied, a spokesman for New York’s parole board said on Friday.
John Lennon was an English singer, songwriter and peace activist who co-founded the Beatles, the most commercially-successful band in the history of popular music.
Mark Chapman, 63, shot the Beatles singer in front of his apartment by New York’s Central Park in December, 19 and was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison.
Chapman’s release would be “incompatible with the welfare and safety of society,’’ the parole panel wrote in its decision.
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