Parole denied for the 9th time for John Lennon’s killer

Chapman, 61, is an inmate at the Wende Correctional Facility, a maximum security prison in Alden, New York. According to the Daily News report, he told the board at his previous parole hearing that he’s been in contact with a minister who’s offered to take him in if he’s released, and has apparently learned how to fix wheelchairs while serving his sentence.

Chapman gunned down Lennon on December 8, 1980 outside The Dakota in the Upper West Side. He received a sentence of 20 years in prison to life for the murder of the legendary singer and composer.

Gary Graff is an award-winning music journalist who not only covers music but has written books on Bob Seger, Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen.

In the panel’s decision released formally Monday, the members commended Chapman for “your acceptance of responsibility and vivid characterization of your crime as premeditated, selfish and evil”.

The parole board also explained that in denying Chapman’s request, it considered such factors as his efforts to rehabilitate and educate himself, his disciplinary record, his accomplishments while incarcerated, and his lack of prior criminal history.

Chapman will next be eligible for parole in August 2018.

One of those letters opposing parole came from Ono, her lawyer, Jonas Herbsman, had previously confirmed.

Ono is on record as being fiercely opposed to Chapman’s release.

Chapman in previous parole hearings said he’s willing to pay for his crime in prison “however long it takes, forever”.

In his 2014 parole hearing, Chapman told the board that he still gets letters about the pain he caused in his pursuit of notoriety.

In past parole hearings, the once pudgy killer has claimed to have found Jesus while behind bars.