 URL tuesday NUMBER october NUMBER NUMBER NUMBER gmt NUMBER NUMBER uk lennon killer seeks parole again the man who shot dead former beatle john lennon is making another bid for early release from prison the day before what would have been lennon s NUMBERnd birthday mark david chapman NUMBER was jailed for life after he admitted killing the superstar outside his new york apartment building in NUMBER it is the second time in two years that chapman has sought parole from attica state prison at a NUMBER hearing he argued that he was no longer a danger to society and had overcome the psychological problems which led him to shoot the ex beatle chapman had said that a voice in his head told him to shoot the star shot dead lennon was shot four times as he emerged from a limousine outside his new york city apartment on NUMBER december NUMBER he and his wife yoko ono were returning from a late night recording session during which time they had been working on walking on thin ice only hours before the shooting chapman who had come to new york from hawaii was photographed with the singer outside the same building as lennon signed a copy of his album double fantasy for him the killer said lennon had been just a picture on an album cover to him before the shooting deserved death chapman has said that he should have received the death penalty for his crime lennon s widow told the NUMBER parole hearing that she would not feel safe if chapman were released lennon s songwriting partnership with paul mccartney propelled the liverpool based pop group to international stardom and unparalleled commercial success the beatles front man peace campaigner and all round iconoclast would have been NUMBER on wednesday yahoo groups sponsor plan to sell a home URL to unsubscribe from this group send an email to forteana unsubscribe URL your use of yahoo groups is subject to URL 