Mark David Chapman is best known for the murder of John Lennon, a former member of The Beatles. On December 8, 1980, Chapman traveled to New York City and waited outside Lennon’s apartment at The Dakota. That evening, after asking Lennon to autograph an album earlier in the day, Chapman shot him four times in the back as he returned home with his wife, Yoko Ono. Lennon was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the hospital. Chapman remained at the scene, reading a copy of The Catcher in the

The murder of John Lennon on Dec. 8, 1980, was as devastating as it was shocking. And Eyewitness News covered the murder like no other news source. Watch our special "Eyewitness to the Death of John Lennon" at the link in the comments. | ABC7NY