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In this 1975 file photo, Mark David Chapman is seen at Fort Chaffee near Fort Smith, Ark. New York Department of Corrections spokeswoman Linda Foglia says Chapman, who shot former Beatle John Lennon to death in 1980, is scheduled to be interviewed by members of the parole board during the week of Aug. 20, 2012. This will be the seventh time Chapman will seek parole. (AP Photo/Greg Lyuan, File)

John Lennon killer Mark David Chapman gets a chance at parole

BY Josh Kerns  on August 19, 2012 @ 12:00 pm (Updated: 1:18 pm - 8/19/12 )

John Lennon's killer is up for parole again this week.

Though the specific date has not been made public, New York State's Department of Corrections confirms that Mark David Chapman will have his seventh parole hearing in the next few days. A decision on whether to release him will likely be announced by the end of the week.

The 57-year-old Chapman has been denied parole repeatedly since he was convicted of shooting Lennon four times in the back outside the musician's New York City apartment building on December 8, 1980.

Chapman's fifth parole hearing was in 2005. Though he said he was sorry and ashamed of his crimes, his parole request was denied immediately.

Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, has been among the many who have argued against Chapman's release.

Josh Kerns, MyNorthwest.com Reporter
Josh Kerns is co-host of KIRO Radio's Seattle Sounds (Saturday nights 7-8) and a digital content producer for MyNorthwest.com.
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  • Newton wrote...
    The Conspiracy is the security gaurd shot John.
    August 19, 2012 6:13 pm
    Read the book "The Lennon prophecy". By Joseph Niezgoda. If your a Beatle fan its quite the read.
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  • fartforce1 wrote...
    Nope
    August 19, 2012 7:59 pm
    John was killed by David Chapman, but I would bet a pound full that John would set this guy free for humanity's sake. I would not, because John's death was to kill a mocking bird.
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  • soo purletiv wrote...
    Nope, you are both wrong
    August 20, 2012 6:08 pm
    I saw him in Hawaii back in '09 with Elvis. Both looked a bit weathered, but still very aware....
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