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Crime history – John Lennon’s killer sentenced to 20 years

By Scott McCabe
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On this day, Aug. 24, in 1981, Mark David Chapman was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for murdering John Lennon.

Chapman had several obsessions, including Lennon and “The Catcher in the Rye.” On Dec. 8., 1980, Chapman shot Lennon five times outside the legendary Beatle’s New York apartment, then remained at the scene reading “The Catcher in the Rye” until the police arrived.

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