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On the evening of December 8th, 1980, John Lennon of The Beatles was fatally shot in the archway of the Dakota, his residence in New York City. Though Beatlemania had abated following the band’s dissolution in 1970, the Fab Four were still among the most admired pop stars worldwide thanks to successful solo careers and an immortal influence on subsequent artists. Tragically, Lennon was shot by a deranged “super-fan” named Mark Chapman. The troubled 25-year-old was a huge Beatles follower and became obsessed with Lennon and jealous of his popularity and lavish lifestyle. In a 2022 parole hearing, Chapman admitted that he had “evil in my heart” and said that killing Lennon was “my big answer to everything. I wasn’t going to be a nobody anymore”.

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