John Lennon killer Mark David Chapman is denied parole for the sixth time 
 
 
 
 By Daily Mail Reporter 
 
 Last updated at 8:15 AM on 8th September 2010 
 
 The man who shot and killed Beatles star John Lennon almost thirty years ago has been denied parole - for the sixth time. 
 
 Mark David Chapman shot Lennon outside the musician's apartment in Manhattan, New York on December 8, 1980. 
 
 The now 55-year-old Chapman was interviewed at the maximum-security Attica Correctional Facility in New York, where he is currently in prison. 
 
 
 
 Happiness Is A Warm Gun: Mark David Chapman was convicted of murdering John Lennon in December 1980 in New York 
 
 Forever Young: Chapman shown in 1975, five years before he murdered Lennon outside of the Beatles star's apartment 
 
 Chapman sent shockwaves around the world when he murdered Lennon, the English singer-songwriter who, with Paul McCartney, formed one of the most successful songwriting partnerships of the 20th century. 
 
 Lennon was only 40 years old when Chapman, then 25, initially asked him for his autograph - only to later fatally shoot him four times in the back. 
 
 The former maintanance man, who is serving a sentence of 20 years to life, has been denied parole every two years since becoming eligible in 2000. 
 
 Jealous Guy: Mark David Chapman had gained John Lennon's autograph on December 8, 1980, before shooting him four times in the back in New York 
 
 Chapman was originally scheduled to appear at a parole hearing last month, but the hearing was postponed. 
 
 The last time Chapman was up for parole, in 2008, the New York State Division of Parole issued a release saying his request was denied 'due to concern for the public safety and welfare'. 
 
 
 
 He has served 29 years of his sentence at the Attica Correctional Facility, where he is held in a building with other prisoners who are not considered to pose a threat to him, according to officials. 
 
 Texan-born Chapman has his own prison cell but spends most of his day working on housekeeping and in the library, the officials said. 
 
 For the past 20 years he has been allowed conjugal visits with his wife, Gloria. 
 
 The visits are part of a state program called 'family reunion' that allows inmates to spend up to 44 hours at a time with family members in a special setting. 
 
 Inmates must meet certain criteria to receive the privilege. 
 
 Chapman has not had an infraction since 1994, said Erik Kriss, spokesman for the Department of Corrections said last month. 
 
 'He goes about his business, doing his prison job and without any fanfare,' Kriss said. 
 
 Yoko Ono, Lennon's widow, in previous years has submitted a letter requesting that parole be denied. ||||| John Lennon of the Beatles is shown in this December 1980 file photo taken days before his death. (Photo: AP/File) 
 
 ALBANY Mark David Chapman apologized for being "an idiot" when he killed John Lennon nearly 34 years ago, expressing remorse last week during an unsuccessful attempt to receive parole. 
 
 The state Parole Board denied Chapman's eighth attempt at receiving a release after a hearing on Aug. 20, a transcript of which was released Wednesday. 
 
 Much like his previous parole attempts, Chapman, 59, laid out the details of the night of Dec. 8, 1980, when he struck the famed member of The Beatles with four bullets outside of Lennon's Manhattan apartment building. 
 
 Chapman said he had been suicidal and depressed at the time, and thought killing Lennon may bring him notoriety. He recalled Lennon being cordial earlier in the day, when Lennon signed a copy of an album for Chapman. 
 
 "At that time, I wasn't thinking about anybody else, just me," Chapman said, according to the transcript. "But now, you know, obviously through people's letters and through things I hear a lot of people were affected here. I am sorry for causing that type of pain. I am sorry for being such an idiot and choosing the wrong way for glory." 
 
 Chapman is serving 20 years to life in the Wende Correctional Facility in Alden, Erie County, after serving the first 32 years of his sentence at the Attica Correctional Facility in Wyoming County. 
 
 The three-member Parole Board unanimously ruled against granting him parole, saying Chapman's release would be "incompatible with the welfare of society" and would "deprecate the serious nature of the crime." 
 
 Chapman's served the entirety of his sentence in protective custody, though he said he does get to interact with prisoners at work each day. 
 
 He and his wife remain married recently celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary, Chapman said. He spoke extensively about his religious beliefs, apologizing at one point for being "preachy." 
 
 "For our anniversary, I have got her a gold cross with a ruby heart in the center and it's not, you know, just to say thank you honey," Chapman said, according to the transcript. "It's to tell God thank you for his love for us, for sticking with us." 
 
 Chapman will next be eligible for a parole hearing in August 2016. 
 
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– The man who murdered John Lennon will remain behind bars after his 10th unsuccessful parole hearing, reports the Daily News. Mark David Chapman, now 63, was turned down again this week. No reasons have yet been made public, but the newspaper reports that Yoko Ono sent the parole board a letter asking that Chapman remain in the Wende Correctional Facility in upstate New York—not only for the safety of her and her family, but for his own safety. Chapman, who shot Lennon in New York City in 1980, is up again for parole in about two years. Chapman's wife recently told the UK Mirror that he talked of killing Lennon two months before actually doing so.