Some people will not likely ever be released from prison as a result of heinous nature of the crime they committed. Charles Manson is certainly one, and Chapman is one more. On December 7, 1980, Lennon was returning to the Dakota, the high rise luxury apartment building he lived at in New York. Chapman shot him five times within the back. Chapman was a candidate for parole again this year. It is his sixth time up for parole. His request for parole was denied. Few people want to determine him go free.
Mark David Chapman parole declined
Mark David Chapman was sentenced to 20 years to life, as outlined by ABC. His sentence began in 1981. He plead guilty to second degree murder, within the death of John Lennon. He was first eligible for parole in 2000, but it was rejected. He has been eligible each and every two years since, and he was able to request parole again this year. The parole board was not satisfied that the community would be well served by his release, and denied his parole for the sixth time. There has always been vociferous opposition to him being given early release, especially by Yoko Ono, the late John Lennon’s wife.
Nutcase in the rye
One of the disturbing things about Chapman is his obsession with “The Catcher in the Rye,” by J.D. Salinger. The book, and the primary character Holden Caulfield, were claimed by Chapman to be the prime motivations for why he murdered one of the Beatles, and one of the greatest popular music figures of all time. The character is an angry teenager, who resists the “phony” nature of the adult world and social institutions. The book is associated with more than one murderer, though it has always been a popular work that is nevertheless required reading in some schools. The attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan which was carried out by John Hinckley Jr., an additional rabid fan of the book. However, that could not be the only reason. Court appointed psychologists have repeatedly described Chapman as having dangerous mental health issues.
He’s far better off right behind bars
Mark David Chapman’s crime was one of the most notorious incidents of the last 30 years. As outlined by CNN, the parole board was not happy with Chapman’s state of mind. That is certainly a good reason not to parole him. He is up for parole again in August of 2012.
CNN
cnn.com/2010/CRIME/09/07/new.york.chapman.early release.hearing/index.html
ABC News
abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=11580349
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