The man who shot John Lennon told a parole board he knew it was wrong to kill the beloved former beetle but that he was seeking fame and had evil in his heart John Lennon whose music lives on was gunned down outside his New York City apartment in December 1980 convicted killer Mark David Chapman was up for his 12th parole hearing in August in a transcript AP God under a freedom of information request Chapman said the decision to kill Lennon was my big answer to everything I wasn't going to be a nobody anymore He also told the board I knew what I was doing and I knew it was evil I knew it was wrong but I wanted the fame so much that I was willing to give everything and