For Fans Fanatic The Beatles, The Bullet That John Lennon Killed Was Auctioned This Week
JAKARTA - Fourteen years later, the bullet used by Mark David Chapman to kill John Lennon will be auctioned off. The plan, the auction will be held this week in Newcastle, England.
Meanwhile, the Anderson & Garland auction hall has announced that the schedule for the bullet auction will be held on February 29.
"There is a fanatical Beatles fan base and is a market for anything related to the Beatles," the auction hall representative said, launching the BBC, Tuesday, February 27.
But very rarely you get something unusual and unique. It's hard to know how much it is worth and whether there's a market for it or not. This is a very interesting Beatles memorabilia and may not be emulated," he continued.
Meanwhile, Brian Taylor of the New York Police Department is the person who has been keeping the bullet that killed Lennon. However, he had just died.
Taylor has kept the bullets in frame for the rest of his life, and the director of the auction house described them as one of the horrific items you get occasionally that catches everyone's attention.
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For information, John Lennon died after the shooting incident in New York, United States on December 8, 1980. Mark David Chapman as the perpetrator has been sentenced to twenty years in prison for life.
Chapman has applied for 12 paroles, but was denied. In an interview with one of the parole councils, he acknowledged his actions.
"I know what I did, and I know it was evil. I know it was wrong, but I really wanted fame so much that I was willing to give everything and take human lives. I wouldn't blame anyone else or anyone for taking me there," Chapman said.
This is a evil thing in my heart. I want to be someone and nothing can stop it.