John Lennon's Killer Gets New Mugshot Ahead of Parole Hearing

John Lennon's Killer Gets New Mugshot Ahead of Parole Hearing

The man who murdered John Lennon is up for parole for the 10th time. 

Mark David Chapman has been serving 20 years to life after pleading guilty to 2nd degree murder for shooting and killing the former Beatle outside Lennon's Manhattan apartment in 1980. 

Chapman, now 63, has been in prison since 1981. He will appear before the New York parole board in a closed hearing this week. A decision on whether he will finally walk free will be announced in the coming weeks.

The killer, who shot Lennon four times in front of his wife, Yoko Ono, on December 8, 1980, later admitted to committing the murder in order to get famous.

He has been denied parole nine times since December of 2000.


Photos: Getty Images / New York State Department of Corrections

Photo: NY State Department of Corrections

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