ALBANY, N.Y., Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Mark David Chapman, the U.S. assassin of legendary rocker John Lennon, says he's ashamed of the slaying and, at age 53, has repented.
Chapman made the comments to a New York State parole board in Albany before it denied him release for the fifth time last week, the New York Daily News reported Tuesday. At the hearing, Chapman explained his state of mind before the Dec. 8, 1980, attack in front of Lennon's New York City apartment building, saying he shot the former Beatle in the back without making his presence known.