The Conditional Release Of Killer John Lennon Was Again Rejected For The 14th Time

JAKARTA - Mark Chapman, the killer John Lennon, who was sentenced to life in prison, had to accept the fact that his 14th conditional release application was again rejected.

As is known, Chapman, who is currently 70 years old, is still serving his sentence after being proven to have shot Lennon dead at the entrance to an apartment in New York City in December 1980.

At that time, Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, were on their way back to the Upper West Side building after a recording session. Lennon, then 40, signed a signature for Chapman on the same day.

Meanwhile, Chapman filed a conditional release again on August 27, and a decision has been uploaded online by the state's prison and community oversight department.

Previously, Chapman filed an appeal for parole in August 2020, but failed, and then had to wait another two years before he qualified for the next trial.

The transcript of the latest parole board hearing isn't yet available, but Chapman has previously expressed regret for his crimes.

"I will not blame anything or anyone who took me there," Chapman told the council in a previous hearing, quoted by NME, Thursday, September 11.

"I know what I'm doing, and I know it's evil, I know it's wrong, but I really want fame so much that I'm willing to give everything and take human lives," he added.

Currently, Chapman is serving a life imprisonment at the Green Haven Penitentiary, located north of New York City, after pleading guilty to second-degree murder.

His next parole trial will take place in February 2027.