John Lennon killer denied parole

John Lennon's killer, Mark Chapman, will stay in prison after a parole board in New York refused his release.
The board said Tuesday's decision was based on the "extreme malicious intent" Chapman had shown in shooting the former Beatle in Manhattan in 1980.

It is the third time Chapman, 49, has tried and failed to secure his freedom.

The board told Chapman he had "a clear lack of respect for life" and subjected Lennon's widow Yoko Ono to "monumental suffering by her witnessing the crime".

The decision to keep him behind bars was based on an interview, a review of records and deliberation, the board said.

To release you on parole at this time would significantly undermine respect for the law.

Mark Chapman profiled
"During the interview, your statements for motivation acknowledges the attention you felt this murder would generate," they told him.

"Although proven true, such rationale is bizarre and morally corrupt."

The statement said Chapman's "positive disciplinary record" in jail was taken into account.

But it added: "To release you on parole at this time would significantly undermine respect for the law."
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