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Mark David Chapman was denied parole for a 14th time in August

The convicted killer shot and killed John Lennon in December 1980

Lennon's widow Yoko Ono has opposed his release for many years

Mark David Chapman has been denied parole for the 14th time, nearly 45 years after he shot and killed John Lennon outside his home in New York City.

Chapman, 70, sat for a parole board interview on Aug. 27, but was denied release from the Green Haven Correctional Facility in Beekman, N.Y., the New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision posted in online records.

Per the calendar, the convicted murder was first eligible for parole in December 2000, 20 years after he murdered the 40-year-old Lennon as he arrived at his New York City apartment building with his wi

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