John Lennon Killer 'Ashamed' About Killing Beatles Star

He tells parole officers...

by Jason Gregory
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
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John Lennon Killer 'Ashamed' About Killing Beatles Star

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Mark Chapman has told parole officials that he is ashamed about killing the former Beatle John Lennon.

Chapman shot Lennon when he was returning to his apartment in New York with his wife, Yoko Ono, in December 1980.

He was denied parole at the fifth attempt of trying earlier this month because of "concern for the public safety and welfare".

It has now emerged that Chapman told officials at the hearing that he now realises the significance of the life he took.

"I feel now at 53 I have grown into a deeper understanding of what a human life is. I have changed a lot,” he said.

Chapman has been imprisoned for the last 28 years over the killing. He will be allowed to apply for release again in 2010.

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I think he is a dangerous loonie and should not be released.
~ by The Yak 8/20/2008
if he gets released i will hunt him down and see how he likes it
~ by steve 8/20/2008
- good to see lennons message of peace got through to you you fucking retard
  ~ by ono oyes 8/20/2008
I would think if he was released then he himself may get killed or injured, as there are still so many angry people who hate this man for what he did.
~ by John Lennon 8/20/2008
Release him.... He wont last long on the streets...
~ by Grant 8/20/2008
John Lennon went up to heaven. St Peter said to him Can I have your autograph? Lennon said "Sod off - I got caught like that last time!"
~ by hahahahaha 8/20/2008
The problem with a psychopathic killer like Chapman is that now realizes the evil of his actions because it benefits him to do so and opens the possibility of gaining his release. He is not fooling anyone. He still relishes in the media attention focusing on him - a nobody. Let him rot in jail in annonymity. Justice for John!!!
~ by Mina 8/20/2008
i love the heaven quote that made my day lol ,,btw keep that wanker behind bars where he belongs, 28 yrs is nothing compared to losing a beatle, think of what lennon could have achieved in 28 years if we still had him here
~ by DoncasterLad 8/20/2008
I think for his own safety he sould stay locked up! He robbed us of a great man!
~ by Martin 8/21/2008

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