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Mark Chapman pleads guilty to killing ex Beatle John Lennon

A stock photo of a road sign for 'Penny Lane', the name of which, is a popular song by the English rock band The Beatles
Image: Shutterstock.com | Above: A stock photo of a road sign for 'Penny Lane', the name of which, is a popular song by the English rock band The Beatles

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He nearly abandoned the assassination attempt after viewing Robert Redford’s directorial debut, ‘Ordinary People’, and again considered dropping his plan after John Lennon autographed his album, ‘Double Fantasy’ for him.

On this day, the retired security guard admitted to killing his former idol using bullets borrowed from a deputy sheriff…