John Lennon’s killer Mark David Chapman admits there was ‘evil’ in his ‘heart’

Mark David Chapman, the man who shot and killed John Lennon outside his Manhattan apartment building in 1980, pictured in 2018 (New York State Department of Corrections/AP)

The man who shot John Lennon outside his New York City apartment building in 1980 told a parole board he knew it was wrong to kill the beloved former Beatle – but was seeking fame and had “evil” in his “heart”.

Mark David Chapman made the comments to a board which denied him parole for a 12th time, citing his “selfish disregard for human life of global consequence”.