Mark Chapman, the man who killed former Beatle John Lennon, has been denied parole for a fifth time.
The 53-year-old was told yesterday that he moldiness remain in prison for at least two more years because of "concern for the public safety and welfare".
Chapman shot Lennon when he was reversive to his apartment in New York with his wife, Yoko Ono, in December 1980.
He told the parole board that he had plotted Lennon's killing "with an essentially clear mind".
But they discharged his attempt, saying his conduct had "precipitated a horrendously tragic event which has wedged many individuals".
Chapman volition be allowed to utilize for release again in 2010.
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