Legendary Beatles member John Lennon was killed on Dec. 8, 1980, at age 40. Here are 15 photos reflecting the singer's most ...

Lennon was clutching the tape of the final mix from this session as he and Ono stepped into a limo on the street outside the ...

News of John Lennon’s death shocked the world back on Dec. 8, 1980. Here’s a look from KSAZ FOX 10 on the day after his death ...

Former Beatle John Lennon, the 40-year-old lead singer of the most popular rock group in history, was shot to death last ...

EXCLUSIVE: John Lennon had finally achieved a life of personal and creative bliss shortly before the former Beatle was gunned down outside his Manhattan apartment. It’s been 40 years since the singer ...

Longtime Beatles fan Mark David Chapman, an out-of-work security guard living in Hawaii, pleaded guilty to shooting Lennon in ...

John Lennon couldn't have known he'd only live to be 40 years old. And had he not been shot outside his home — New York City's famous Dakota Apartments — on Dec. 8, 1980, he might've lived to see his ...

Jack Douglas shared his belief that John Lennon appeared to be "happy" in the days before his death. He told PEOPLE Magazine, ...

NEW YORK - AUGUST 1980: Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono pose for a portrait outside of the Times Square recording studio 'The Hit Factory' before a recording session of his final album ...

NEW YORK - CIRCA 1973: Former Beatle John Lennon poses for a photo circa 1973 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images) John Lennon recorded “Nobody Told Me” on August 7, ...

John Lennon couldn't have known he'd only live to be 40 years old. And had he not been shot outside his home — New York City's famous Dakota Apartments — on Dec. 8, 1980, he might've lived to see his ...