John Lennon's killer has been denied parole for a fourth time because of the "bizarre nature" of his crime.
Mark Chapman, 51, must remain at the Attica Correctional Facility in New York for at least two more years, for gunning down the former Beatle outside his Manhattan apartment building in December 1980.
"The panel remains concerned about the bizarre nature of this premeditated and violent crime," the New York board wrote in a one-page decision issued yesterday shortly after Chapman’s appearance before the three-member panel at Attica.
The decision comes just one day after what would have been Lennon's 66th birthday.
Chapman has been in prison for 25 years - he became eligible for release after serving 20 years of a maximum life sentence.
