John Lennon's killer gets parole hearing this week

John Lennon's killer gets parole hearing this week

The Associated Press, Saturday, August 18, 2012, 9:04am (PDT)

ALDEN, N.Y. (AP) -- Officials say John Lennon's killer, who is up for parole for the seventh time, could go before the parole board as early as Tuesday.

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John Lennon's killer denied parole, says he was an 'idiot' for killing Beatle
By Alan Duke, CNN  Updated 5:15 PM ET, Thu August 28, 2014

...Chapman's testimony last week was his eighth request for freedom since he became eligible for release under the 20-years-to-life sentence for his second-degree murder conviction.

The commissioners denied parole as they've done seven times before -- in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012.

The decision said the board found a "reasonable probability that (Chapman) would not live and remain at liberty without again violating the law" and that his release "would be incompatible with the welfare of society and would so deprecate the serious nature of the crime as to undermine respect for the law."

Read more:  http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/28/showbiz/mark-chapman-parole-denied/