On Dec. 8, 1980, former Beatle John Lennon was shot and killed by outside the Dakota apartment building in New York. The shooter, Mark David Chapman, was sentenced to 20 years-to life in prison. He was most recently denied parole in August 2012. Lennon's wife, Yoko Ono, still has an apartment in the building on Central Park.
Author: Crimesider Staff
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