New York State Dept. of Correcti
Mark
David Chapman is seen in this handout photo taken May 15, 2012, from
the New York State Department of Corrections and released to Reuters
August 23, 2012.
John Lennon's killer, Mark David Chapman, was denied release from prison
in his seventh appearance before a parole board, New York corrections
officials said Thursday.Chapman, 57, was denied parole by a three-member panel after a hearing Wednesday, the state Department of Corrections said.
Chapman shot Lennon in December 1980 outside the Manhattan apartment building where the former Beatle lived. He was sentenced in 1981 to 20 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder. The musician, singer and songwriter was 40.
Chapman was transferred in May from the Attica Correctional Facility in western New York to the nearby Wende Correctional Facility. Both are maximum security. The prison system doesn't disclose why inmates are transferred.In its denial, the panel called Lennon's killing a "callous disregard for the sanctity of human life." It told Chapman in a written statement:
Chapman shot Lennon in December 1980 outside the Manhattan apartment building where the former Beatle lived. He was sentenced in 1981 to 20 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder. The musician, singer and songwriter was 40.
Chapman was transferred in May from the Attica Correctional Facility in western New York to the nearby Wende Correctional Facility. Both are maximum security. The prison system doesn't disclose why inmates are transferred.In its denial, the panel called Lennon's killing a "callous disregard for the sanctity of human life." It told Chapman in a written statement:
