John Lennon’s assassination was unnecessary and completely out of cold blood since he was a worldwide success and a renowned peace activist; his murderer has no clear motive to this day. On December 8, 1980, the former Beatles member was walking back to his Manhattan apartment with his wife, Yoko Ono. Before he could even reach his front door, he was shot four times in the back by the infamous Mark David Chapman (Crime and Investigation, 17). He was rushed to the Roosevelt Hospital and was dead on arrival. Chapman had no reason to kill John Lennon. Lennon was a role model to millions of people worldwide, including Chapman. “Chapman appeared a normal, well adjusted boy, with a passion for the Beatles, and John Lennon in particular” (Crime and Investigation, 2). Chapman’s fascination with Lennon ended abruptly when John said, “We’re more popular than Jesus
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One man actually wrote a book explaining his conspiracy theory. He claims that there are government codes that exploit the true killers: Stephen King, Richard Nixon, and Ronald Reagan (Lightfoot, 1). This is one of many conspiracy theories pertaining to Lennon’s assassination, but all of them are absurd. Chapman was found at the scene of the murder with the weapon in hand. He confessed to the murder, and there is no way to contradict that. John Lennon’s assassination was completely unwarranted and Mark David Chapman deserves to be in that jail cell. He killed a man who lived and died for peace and justice simply for fame. Sure, he had his own battles, but none of those can justify taking another man’s life. This tragedy will remain forever in the minds and hearts of Lennon’s loved ones and admirers. Hopefully, when people look at Lennon’s life they find the impact he made on the world, not the impact the world made on
One man actually wrote a book explaining his conspiracy theory. He claims that there are government codes that exploit the true killers: Stephen King, Richard Nixon, and Ronald Reagan (Lightfoot, 1). This is one of many conspiracy theories pertaining to Lennon’s assassination, but all of them are absurd. Chapman was found at the scene of the murder with the weapon in hand. He confessed to the murder, and there is no way to contradict that. John Lennon’s assassination was completely unwarranted and Mark David Chapman deserves to be in that jail cell. He killed a man who lived and died for peace and justice simply for fame. Sure, he had his own battles, but none of those can justify taking another man’s life. This tragedy will remain forever in the minds and hearts of Lennon’s loved ones and admirers. Hopefully, when people look at Lennon’s life they find the impact he made on the world, not the impact the world made on