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Ärende: parole for Chapman?
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3711774.stm

   Lennon's killer in new parole bid

   Mark Chapman
   Chapman claims voices in his head told him to kill Lennon

   Mark  Chapman,  the man who shot dead Beatle John Lennon, is due to go
   before a parole board next week in the hope of securing his freedom.

   Chapman,  49,  who  shot  the  singer in the back outside his New York
   apartment on 8 December, 1980, was originally sentenced to 20 years to
   life.

   It  will  be  the  third  parole  hearing  for Chapman, whose previous
   requests to be set free were rejected.

   Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, is among those opposing his release.

   Safety fears

   Ono,  who  was  with  the  musician  when  he was assassinated, claims
   Chapman  remains a threat to the safety of her and Lennon's sons, Sean
   and Julian.

   In  a  letter  to  the  parole  board she said Chapman's release would
   "bring back the nightmare, the chaos and the confusion once again".

   An  online  petition  calling  for Chapman to remain in prison for the
   rest  of  his  natural life has been signed by nearly 2,000 fans - and
   includes angry threats to Chapman's life should he be freed.

   John Lennon
   Chapman shot Lennon as he returned from a recording session

   Throughout  his sentence, Chapman has been held at a separate facility
   in a maximum-security prison in Attica, in New York state.

   A  spokeswoman  for  the  State  of  New  York  Division of Parole has
   confirmed  that  Chapman  is among a number of prisoners scheduled for
   parole hearings on Tuesday and Wednesday.

   In  2000,  Lennon's  widow  told the parole hearing that she would not
   feel safe if Chapman were released.

   Two  years  ago, at Chapman's second parole hearing in 2002, the board
   noted Chapman's "very positive" behavioural record.

   However,  the  board  added  that  progress  in  such a controlled and
   structured  environment  "cannot  predict your community behaviour" if
   released.

   Chapman  was  denied  parole on the grounds that it would diminish the
   seriousness of his crime.


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