John Lennon's killer, Mark David Chapman, denied parole for the 12th time

Mark David Chapman, the man who shot and killed John Lennon outside his Manhattan apartment building in 1980 was denied parole for the 12th time, New York corrections officials said Monday.

Chapman, 67, appeared before a parole board in late August, according to the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.

Chapman shot and killed Lennon on the night of Dec. 8, 1980, as Lennon and Yoko Ono were returning to his Upper West Side apartment. Lennon had signed an autograph for Chapman on a copy of his recently released album, "Double Fantasy," earlier that day.

State officials have yet to make transcripts of Chapman's last board interview available but he has repeatedly expressed remorse at previous parole hearings.

Chapman called his actions "despicable" during his 2020 hearing and said he would have "no complaints" if they decided to leave him in prison for the rest of his life.

"I murdered him... because he was very, very, very famous and that's the only reason, and I was very, very, very, very, very [engrossed in seeking] my own glory. Very selfish," Chapman said at the time.

Chapman is serving a sentence of 20 years to life in prison at Green Haven Correctional Center north of New York City, according to state correctional records online.

The next hearing he will appear before the parole board will be in February 2024.