Parole denied again to John Lennon's killer
Mark David Chapman is seen at Fort Chaffee near Fort Smith, Ark. in this 1975 file photo. Credit: AP
BUFFALO - John Lennon's killer was again denied parole, nearly 30 years after gunning down the ex-Beatle outside the musician's Manhattan apartment building.
A parole board decided not to release Mark David Chapman after interviewing him yesterday by teleconference at Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York.
It was Chapman's sixth appearance before the board since becoming eligible for parole in 2000. He had his last parole hearing in 2008. He will be eligible again in 2012.
Chapman, 55, had been scheduled to appear last month, but the hearing was postponed by parole officials, who said at the time they were awaiting additional information. They did not elaborate.
A call seeking comment from a spokesman for Lennon's widow, 77-year-old Yoko Ono, was not immediately returned. - AP
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