Mark David Chapman

John Lennon's killer

Mark David Chapman (born May 10, 1955) is the American man who notoriously shot and killed musician John Lennon on December 8, 1980.

Mark David Chapman's NYPD mug shot

Quotes

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  • There was no emotion in my blood. There was no anger. There was nothing. It was dead silence in my brain.
    • Mark Chapman explaining how he felt when he committed murder [1]
  • Dead, cold quiet, until he walked up. He looked at me... he walked past me and then I heard in my head. It said, 'Do it, do it, do it,' over and over again.
    • Mark Chapman on his motive. [2]
  • I aimed at his back and pulled the trigger five times and all hell broke loose in my mind.
    • Mark Chapman [3]
  • I don't know how easy that would be but I'd try just to lead an ordinary life again. Stay out of the papers.
    • Mark Chapman [4]
  • There are not many places to go once you've killed someone like John Lennon.
    • Mark Chapman [5]
  • I just sought a way to be someone I wasn't. To be loved.
    • Mark Chapman [6]

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