Good observation, Devon.
Linda G.
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I think that perhaps he's sorry he got caught, rather than being sincerely
remorseful for having done it. Devon.
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I hope he is truly sorry for his crime. But I agree that he should stay behind
bars.
Vic
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Horray for the board!
Nance
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John Lennon's Killer Denied Parole
ALBANY, N.Y. John Lennon's killer will remain behind bars after being
denied parole for the ninth time. The New York state Board of Parole
on Monday announced that it has again denied parole to Mark David
Chapman, who on Dec. 8, 1980, shot and killed the former Beatle
outside his luxury Manhattan apartment.
The
61-year-old Chapman pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and is
serving a sentence of 20 years to life in Wende Correctional Facility
in western New York. In a description of its decision, the parole
board noted that Chapman has since described the murder as "selfish
and evil. The board concluded that the factors supporting Chapman's
parole were outweighed by the premeditated and "celebrity-seeking"
nature of the crime. "Your release would be incompatible with the
welfare of society and would so deprecate that seriousness of the
crime as to undermine respect for the law," the board wrote. Chapman
was notified of the board's decision last week. He was last denied
parole in 2014, and will be eligible to seek parole again in 2018. In
his 2014 parole hearing, Chapman told the board that he still gets
letters about the pain he caused in his pursuit of notoriety. "I am
sorry for causing that type of pain," he said.
"I
am sorry for being such an idiot and choosing the wrong way for glory.
At a
2010 hearing, Chapman recalled that he had considered shooting Johnny
Carson or Elizabeth Taylor instead, and said again that he chose
Lennon because the ex-Beatle was more accessible, that his century-old
apartment building by Central Park "wasn't quite as cloistered. The
transcript of his latest hearing wasn't immediately released.
