IMPORTANT DATES & CRIME DETAILS
Birthday: 5/10/1955Date Crime Was Committed: 12/8/1980
Sentencing Date: 8/24/1981
About the Crime: Mark Chapman is an American convict who shot and killed the Beatles co-founder John Lennon, six hours after having John sign a copy of latest record, Double Fantasy. Mark claimed to have been told by God to kill John Lennon, due to Lennon claiming the Beatles were "more popular than Jesus". To this day, the Beatles remain the most commercially successful band in the history of popular music.