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Chapman Mark David: Biography

To become famous by killing someone is not a new idea at all, and it has not brought anyone happiness. Mark Chapman, the murderer of John Lennon, who has been in jail for more than 35 years, is not an exception, and he is despised and hated by thousands of people in the world.

Childhood

Chapman Mark David was born May 10, 1955 in the family of a sergeant of the US Armed Forces and a nurse in Texas. The family was not well-off, the boy's parents often quarreled, did not pay attention to the child and did not engage in his upbringing. Wanting to hide from scandals and noise, Mark always sought refuge. After getting a little older, he began to run away from home, just not to hear abuse. Already in his childhood he creates his fictional world, in which there is no fear, understanding and love reign. Throughout his later life, Mark spoke with great dislike of his parents, especially his father.

Becoming a person

Chapman Mark David, whose biography began quite unremarkably, led the ordinary life of a child from a poor American family. At about 10 years he had the first significant passion: he learned and loved the music of The Beatles. Now, in moments of peace in his soul, he set their music for the inhabitants of his fictional world, if war was in the house, then in the world of Chapman there were explosions of an atomic bomb, and the people were killed by millions.

Such an autistic type did not have the opportunity to easily converge with peers, but to avoid persecution and ridicule in school, Mark aspired to "be like everyone else." Already at the age of 14 he began to smoke marijuana, began to play truant, sought freedom and self-realization. At this time he leaves the house for a whole week. The guy is looking for his way, he passionately wants to be loved and admired by him, and for this he is ready for much.

The Beatles in the life of Chapman

Mark was peculiar to look for idols. In his transition period came the heyday of the Beatles' fame, and he found the desired landmark in Lennon. All the walls of Chapman's room were covered with portraits of the group and posters. In appearance, he tried to imitate the idol, let his hair go, even began wearing round glasses. Lennon admired him just as a hero, he sank with ecstasy into the philosophy of a rock musician, and imitation became his form of touching fame. It was the glory that most admired Mark. He secretly passionately dreamed of becoming famous by any means. A young man in imitation of an idol even tries to study music, writes songs and plays in a group, but it all ends quickly.

When Chapman turned 15 years old, the Beatles broke up, and Mark began to look for a new idol. But Lennon will not disappear from his life, gradually from the object of love he turns into an object of hatred, although everything in this relationship was not easy. Lennon became for Chapman a fatal figure in all senses. The ideas of love and equality that Lennon preached are becoming part of Mark's worldview, but gradually they acquire a pathological interpretation.

New Horizons

Mark Chapman, whose history makes a sharp turn, is changing a lot. He disappears from his native city for almost a year, and nothing is known about this period of his life. After the return, Mark changes a lot: he shaved his hair, changed jeans and a T-shirt to a white shirt and tie, and began selling his collection of Beatles records.

The changes are related to his new fascination, this time the idol was Jesus Christ. Chapman joined the Association of Young Christians, imbued with their ideas, now he reads the Bible and becomes a passionate activist of the movement. He again wants glory, but now through the way to God. His worldview gets reinforcements in the faith, he associates himself with his idols, and, as he once wanted to be like Lennon, now he craves the way, like the Christian activists, and perhaps even like Christ himself.

The young man had a void in his soul, which he was trying hard to fill with something. Mark wanted to become a respectable citizen, an activist of the AMH, perhaps even its leader.

Finding a goal

At the end of the school, Chapman does not find any employment. He passes the exams to college, but AMX sends him to Beirut with a humanitarian mission. For five years he travels around the world, helps Vietnamese refugees, visits various countries, including Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Great Britain, Lebanon, Hong Kong. Officially, he worked as a watchman, he even had a girl named Gloria Abe, on which he married. Life is getting better.

In his spare time Chapman dreams and again rereads Salinger's novel "The Catcher in the Rye," in which he draws his strength and reinforces his new philosophy. He again listens to The Beatles, beginning to associate himself with Lennon. Salinger's book gives rise to an obscure need to save "children playing in the rye". But his subconscious mind treats this noble idea extremely oddly. He feels an insult to Lennon for being "more popular than Christ." In the head of Chapman there is a strange symbiosis: the views of Lennon and Salinger blend with the desire for fame and love. All this leads to the fact that Mark begins to imagine John Lennon and Holden Colfield at the same time.

In the fall of 1980, Chapman resigned from the company, where he worked as a security guard. In the registration journal, he signs: "John Lennon." Later Mark will say that at that time he was overwhelmed by ideas generated by the influence of Salinger and Lennon. He wanted something passionately, but did not understand what. And the "little men" in his head told him what to do: kill Lennon and become him.

Subsequently, psychiatrists assessing the state of Chapman will not find evidence of psychopathology, and will find that stories about "little men in my head" - is a fiction in order to get the court's condescension. The most passionate desire is to be famous, that's what motivates a young man. In it, the feeling of hatred for the idol is growing stronger. He sees a contradiction between what Lennon preaches and how he lives. Several apartments, houses, even their own island against the background of the idea of generosity and equality seem to Chapman insulting. Especially when he remembers that he has no money, no work, no future prospects. He is madly envious of the idol, and this feeling leads to the destruction of the personality and the removal of any moral limitations. Mark believes that he, who is no worse than Lennon, is worthy of what his idol has - money, fame, worship. So, the goal is set, it remains to achieve it.

The Murder of John Lennon

In October 1980, Chapman Mark David buys a gun and comes to New York to be closer to the object of desire - John Lennon. He wanders around the city, removes a prostitute, but he does not have the courage to act yet. Within three months, Chapman carefully plans to kill, and on the morning of December 8, with Salinger's book "Above the Catcher in the Rye," he appears at the house of Lennon. Chapman is hanging around all day, at 16 hours Lennon leaves the house to go to the recording studio. Mark asks for his autograph and submits an album on which an unsuspecting idol signs. This moment is captured by photographer Paul Goresh. The photograph was the last lifetime photograph of Lennon, in the corner one can see Chapman's contented face. But while he does nothing, the musician leaves, and Mark remains at the house under the pretense of waiting: he was promised to print this photo. In the evening, when Lennon and his wife were returning home, Chapman called him and at point-blank sent five bullets into the idol. After that, he quietly sat down under a lantern and plunged into reading Salinger's book. Lennon died at 23.15 from a large loss of blood. Chapman did not resist detention.

The event caused a storm of demonstrations, on the protesters' placards one can see the inscriptions "Mark David Chapman - the death of the assassin!", They demanded the death of the murderer of an idol.

The court found Chapman sane, all his stories about "men in the head" did not make any impression on psychiatrists. The motive for the murder was a desire for fame, and the verdict was severe: a life sentence with the right to petition for clemency in 20 years.

Years of imprisonment

Chapman Mark David was sent to a strict regime prison near Buffalo. Thirty years later he was transferred to Erie County. He works in the prison library, reads a lot, says he truly believes in Christ.

Possibility of liberation

In 2000, Chapman Mark David took advantage of the right to file a petition for release. But the court did not consider his arguments convincing. He has the right to submit a request every two years, which he does regularly. The court refused him six times, and while his dreams of freedom did not come true. Yoko Ono is the most fierce opponent of his release, and this is understandable.

Chapman Mark David, whose history today is becoming less famous, continues to serve his punishment and live. While the idol of millions - John Lennon - is not present more than 35 years, but its history and a life continue to admire and inspire people. The day will come, and someone will ask: "Chapman Mark David ... Who is this?". And the name of Lennon will continue to live in the memory of many generations, no matter what.

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