John Lennon's killer nearly committed suicide after shooting

ALBANY — In gunning down Beatles' legend John Lennon in cold blood, murderer Mark David Chapman said he almost left one bullet to use on himself. But while he was able to kill Lennon as he returned to his Dakota building home across from Central Park with his wife, Yoko Ono, from a late night recording session on Dec. 8, 1980, Chapman during a recent parole hearing said he was too much of a coward to end it for himself. His description of the murder during an August 24 interview with a thr...

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