Mark David Chapman, who murdered John Lennon on December 8th, 1980, has been denied paroled for the 12th time, according to Rolling Stone. Although none of the board review transcripts have been released, a statement released by the New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said, “Following an interview with the Board of Parole on August 31, 2022, Mr. Chapman was denied release with a hold of 18 months. His next appearance date is scheduled for February 2024.”
Chapman has now been turned down for parole every two years since his eligibility began back in 2000.
Back on May 15th, 2012 Chapman was transferred to a new prison after spending over 30 years at New York's Attica Correctional Facility. Lennon's killer is now incarcerated at Alden, New York's Wende Correctional Facility, 20 miles east of Buffalo. At the time, a spokesman for the state prison system went on record as saying “the agency doesn't disclose why inmates are transferred to a new facility.”