According to New York correctional officials, Mark David Chapman, the man who killed Beatles musician John Lennon, has been refused parole for the 12th time.
According to the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, Chapman, 67, was informed after appearing before a parole board at the end of August that he will stay incarcerated.
He was found guilty in 1981 and sentenced to anywhere from 20 years to life in prison for shooting John Lennon five times on December 8, 1980, outside his Manhattan apartment building.
The renowned musician was shot and killed while strolling with his wife, Yoko Ono, to their Central Park apartment building in New York.
On a copy of his freshly released album, “Double Fantasy,” Lennon had earlier that day autographed a copy for Chapman.
According to the AP, state officials have not yet made the transcripts of Chapman’s most recent board interview public, despite the fact that he frequently showed regret during earlier parole hearings.
During his hearing in 2020, Chapman called his deeds “despicable” and declared he would have “no complaint whatsoever” if they decided to keep him behind bars forever.
“I assassinated him … because he was very, very, very famous and that’s the only reason and I was very, very, very, very much seeking self-glory. Very selfish,” Chapman continued.
Lennon’s spouse has consistently urged against Chapman’s release from custody.