John Lennon's killer denied release for the 14th time

Mark David Chapman, who killed musician John Lennon in 1980, has been denied parole for the 14th time. This was reported by The Guardian, citing the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.

According to the publication, 70-year-old Chapman appeared before the parole board on August 27. The transcript of the hearing has not yet been published, but he has previously expressed remorse for his actions.

"I understood what I was doing, I knew it was evil and wrong, but the thirst for fame was so strong that I was willing to do anything, even take someone's life," Chapman told the commission three years ago.

His next hearing is scheduled for February 2027.

Chapman is currently serving his sentence at Green Haven Correctional Facility, located north of New York. His sentence is 20 years to life imprisonment.

The crime occurred on the night of December 8, 1980: Chapman shot Lennon when he was returning to his apartment in the Upper West Side with Yoko Ono. A few hours earlier, Lennon had signed a copy of the Double Fantasy album for him.

Chapman was arrested within minutes. He was near the murder scene and was holding J.D. Salinger's book "The Catcher in the Rye."

John Lennon was 40 years old at the time.