Killer reveals thinking behind Lennon's murder

The man who killed Ex-Beatle John Lennon almost 25 years ago considered himself a “white knight” on an unstoppable crusade, it emerged today.

The man who killed Ex-Beatle John Lennon almost 25 years ago considered himself a “white knight” on an unstoppable crusade, it emerged today.

Mark Chapman hoped that murdering the music legend in a hail of bullets would cement his identity in the eyes of the world.

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