`` That bright light of fame , of infamy `` Bright light of fame , of infamy , notoriety '' of killing Lennon was irresistible , John Lennon says . `` I found my peace in Chapman , '' he tells the New York parole board . Parole commissioners deny Chapman 's eighth request for freedom . Chapman is serving a 20-years-to-life sentence for murdering John Lennon in 1983 .
`` Bright light of fame , of infamy , notoriety '' of killing Lennon was irresistible , John Lennon says . `` I found my peace in Chapman , '' he tells the New York parole board . Parole commissioners deny Chapman 's eighth request for freedom . Chapman is serving a 20-years-to-life sentence for murdering John Lennon in 1983 .