JOHN LENNON'S KILLER DENIED PAROLE AGAIN

Yoko Ono And John Lennon

Beatles legend John Lennon's killer Mark Chapman has been denied parole for the fifth time following a hearing today. The 53 year old is expected to serve at least two more years at New York’s Attica Correctional Facility before he can make another appeal for his release. He was originally sentenced to a 20-year-to-life sentence for shooting the singer outside his New York City apartment at the Dakota's in December 1980. According to media reports, Chapman’s parole officers denied his most recent attempt at freedom because it "would not be in the best interest of the community," despite confirming he has maintained a clean disciplinary record since 1994. Yesterday Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono, lobbied against Chapman’s release, insisting he would be hunted down and killed by Lennon’s loyal fans if he was ever set free from prison. To this day, fans still gather in Central Park's Strawberry Fields daily, singing Lennon's songs.

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