The man who murdered John Lennon was denied parole for the 14th time, according to the decision posted online by the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.

Mark David Chapman, 70, first became eligible for parole in 2000, 20 years after he fatally shooting the former Beatle outside of his Upper West Side apartment. He appeared before a parole board on. Aug 27, according to the Associated Press .

Chapman pleaded guilty to killing Lennon outside of the Dakota apartment complex on Dec. 8, 1980, shortly after Lennon had autographed an album for him. Lennon died at the age of 40. Chapman was found waiting for authorities outside the building with a copy of J.D. Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye , and was sentenced to 20 years to life in 1981.

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