Mark Chapman is due another parole hearing soon. Some sources in America think it could be as early as this Tuesday. He was sentenced to anything between twenty years to life for the crime and he's served just over thirty years. This will be his seventh parole hearing. The last was in in September 2010.
I was thirteen when this happened and thinking back, this was probably the first major worldwide event I can remember happening outside of sport. I can vividly remember the commotion going on as the news broke. I can remember going to the event outside ST Georges Hall. TBH, although from Liverpool I was to young to really understood much about Lennon or the influence the Beatles had on peoples lives.
Anyway, Chapman has not long been transferred from one maximum security prison in New York to another maximum security prison near by.
Just be interested to hear other peoples recollections of this as it was one of those 'where were you moments'. Does anyone think he'll ever be released ?