NEW YORK – New York prison authorities have denied parole for the twelfth time to John Lennon’s killer, Mark David Chapman, who has been seeking parole every two years since 2000.
Chapman, who is 67, shot dead the former member of the legendary band The Beatles in 1980, at the gates of his residence in the Dakota building in Manhattan, and was sentenced to a minimum of 20 for that offense. years and a maximum of life imprisonment.
Detained in Wende, New York State Maximum Security Prison, the singer’s killer appeared in late August before the New York State Parole Board, which rejected his request, so he won’t be able to submit another application. until 2024.
Although the reasons for the rejection of his request have not yet been published, it has been argued on previous occasions that his freedom is “incompatible with the welfare and safety of society” and that it would mean “minimizing the seriousness of his crime, undermining so the respect of the laws “.
The council previously acknowledged that Chapman has “clean” prison records dating back to 1994, but also that he acted deliberately and in search of “celebrity,” the same thing he pointed out on Tuesday.
Prison authorities have also argued on previous occasions that the release of Lennon’s killer would pose a public safety concern, as someone could attack Chapman “out of anger or revenge.”
Lennon’s widow, the artist Yoko Ono, writes every two years to the council that must decide on his release to ask him to stay in prison.
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