Parole denied for the 9th time for John Lennon’s killer

IN BRIEF

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-yearold Chapman pleaded guilty 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.”