Earlier this year Mark Chapman —the man who shot The Beatles’ John Lennon outside his apartment in 1980— was denied parole for the 10th time. Now Associated Press has shared the statement he brought before his parole board at Wende Correctional Facility.
Mark Chapman, now 63, told the board he feels “more and more shame” every year. He has expressed “Thirty years ago I couldn’t say I felt shame and I know what shame is now. It’s where you cover your face, you don’t want to, you know, ask for anything.” Chapman is currently serving a 20-years-to-life sentence.
Chapman went into explicit detail about the incident, describing it as “senseless”. He has divulged that he felt no “animosity” towards Lennon and committed the crime in order to gain notoriety.
Chapman detailed the trepidation he felt before he committed the crime, describing Lennon as being “incredible” to him when signing an autograph hours before the murder. He explains “I do remember having the thought of, ‘Hey, you have got the album now. Look at this, he signed it, just go home.’
Mark Chapman’s tenth attempt at parole was revoked in August this year. The Board of Parole told Chapman “The panel has determined that your release would be incompatible with the welfare and safety of society.” Chapman is up for parole again in August 2020.
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