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  Additional material for Court TV's documentary,
"Mark David Chapman: Death of a Beatle"
Key Manhattan sites in the Lennon murder.  Click on images for larger pictures.
The Olcott Hotel The Dakota
Cafe La Fortuna
Strawberry Fields
The West Side YMCA
The Sheraton Center Hotel
The Vanderbilt YMCA
The Hit Factory
 
     
 
 
Chapman's Mugshot
 
Police photo of Chapman's hotel room.
 
 
Chapman's significant belongings.
 
Police photo of Chapman's gun and five bullet shells.
 
 
 
     
 
       
   Beatles historian Eddie Porter shows John Lennon's childhood home in Liverpool and the original Strawberry Field.  
       
   Chapman describes how he prepared for the murder and his efforts to buy ammunition.  
       
   Chapman describes his encounter with Lennon only hours before the murder.  
       
   Dr. Stephen Lynn describes Roosevelt Hospital the night Lennon was shot.  
       
   Chapman talks about his time in police custody.  
       
   People who knew Lennon recall the moment they learned of his death.  
       
 
 
     
 

 Transcript of separate interview of Chapman by Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reporter Jack Jones. Chapman talks about his time in police custody.

 The New York State Parole Board acknowledges Chapman's exemplary behavior in jail, but determines that releasing him would "deprecate the seriousness" of the murder.

 Lennon's widow argues against Chapman's release, saying that letting him go free would be be both unjust and dangerous.

 Parole Transcript: Speaking with the parole board, Chapman candidly describes in detail why and how he killed Lennon.

 Chat Transcript: Journalist Jack Jones talks about his exclusive interviews with Mark David Chapman, the man who killed John Lennon, and Chapman's parole hearing.

 
 
     
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