Earlier that evening, Lennon had autographed a copy of "Double Fantasy" for Chapman.
=== 8. december 1980: smrt ===8. decembra 1980 okoli 22:50, ko sta se Lennon in Ono vračala proti svojem stanovanju v newyorški zgradbi "The Dakota", je Mark David Chapman pri vhodu štirikrat ustrelil Lennona v hrbet.