Editing Mark David Chapman (section)

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{{Villain_Infobox|Box title= Mark David Chapman
|Image = Mark David Chapman, NYPD mugshot.jpg
|fullname = Mark David Chapman
|alias = Nemo<br>Holden Caulfield
|origin = Fort Worth, Texas, United States
|occupation = Security guard (formerly)<br>Summer camp counselor (formerly)
|type of villain = Obsessive Murderer
|goals = Kill John Lennon (succeeded)<br> Be released from prison (ongoing, failed multiple times)
|crimes = [[Murder]]<br>[[Stalking]]<br>[[Assault]]
|hobby = Reading ''The Catcher in the Rye''<br>Listening to Beatles music|name=Evil-doer|skills=Marksmanship<br>Gunmanship}}
{{Quote|I’m sure the big part of me is Holden Caulfield, who is the main person in the book. The small part of me must be the Devil.|Mark David Chapman}}
'''Mark David Chapman''' (May 10<sup>th</sup>, 1955 - ) is an American prison inmate who was the man who murdered beloved singer and songwriter [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon John Lennon] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles The Beatles], on December 8<sup>th</sup>, 1980. Chapman was obsessed with the book "''The Catcher in the Rye''" by J.D. Salinger and seemingly imagined himself to be that book's main character, Holden Caulfield.

Mark Chapman came to New York City in October of 1980, where he spent weeks stalking John Lennon and talking about he was going to "meet" him and have him sign a copy of his new album. Late at night on December 8, when John Lennon was getting out of his limo in front of the Dakota Hotel where he was staying, Chapman shot at him five times in the back, four bullets hitting Lennon.

Chapman was carrying a copy of ''Catcher in the Rye'' with him at the time, and after the assassination stood there reading the book until he was found and arrested without resistance. Lennon died while on his way to hospital.

Mark Chapman openly pleaded guilty to the murder, reading from the book during his trial, and was sentenced to twenty years to life in prison. For killing such a beloved icon, Chapman has since been denied parole on ten separate occasions ever since he became eligible for parole in 2000. He remains imprisoned to this day, and is currently incarcerated at Wende Correctional Facility in Erie County, New York. He will most likely never be released.
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