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Apple TV+ Explores John Lennon’s Murder and Motives

11/25/2025

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Apple TV+'s December 2023 program John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial revisits Lennon's 1980 murder and examines Mark David Chapman's motives via witness testimony.
John Lennon was shot and killed outside his Manhattan apartment by Mark David Chapman on December 8, 1980.
Chapman traveled from Hawaii with intent to kill Lennon.
He was sentenced to 20 years to life, denied parole 14 times, and his next hearing is February 2027.

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Apple TV+'s December 2023 program John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial revisits Lennon's 1980 murder and examines Mark David Chapman's motives via witness testimony.
John Lennon was shot and killed outside his Manhattan apartment by Mark David Chapman on December 8, 1980.
Chapman traveled from Hawaii with intent to kill Lennon.
He was sentenced to 20 years to life, denied parole 14 times, and his next hearing is February 2027.