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Mark David Chapman
Mark David Chapman is an American prison inmate who murdered former Beatles member John Lennon on December 8, 1980. He committed the crime as Lennon and Yoko Ono were outside of The Dakota apartment building in New York City. Chapman aimed five shots at Lennon, hitting him four times in his back...
Timeline of Events
1980
10.29.1980
Mark David Chapman, John Lennon's murderer, leaves for New York from his home in Hawaii.
12.8.1980
John Lennon, an English musician and peace activist, is assassinated by Mark David Chapman, a mentally unstable fan, in front of the Dakota apartment building in New York City.
1981
8.24.1981
Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for murdering John Lennon.