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hIn this Dec. 9. 1980, file photo, police lead suspect Mark David Chapman, with his head covered, from the 20th Precinct on New York's Upper West Side. Chapman shot and killed John Lennon, a former Beatles member.
In this Dec. 14, 1980, file photo, people jam the street at Central Park West and 72nd Street in New York, just outside the Dakota apartment house where John Lennon lived, after leaving a memorial service held at the bandshell in Central Park.
In this Dec. 10, 1980 file photo, a man adjusts one of the wreaths that cover the wrought iron front gate to the Dakota apartment building where John Lennon lived.
In this Dec. 14, 1980, file photo, a crowd gathers during a tribute to John Lennon in New York's Central Park. The death of Lennon, more than shot 35 years ago, still reverberates as a defining moment for a generation and for the music world.
In this Dec. 14, 1980, file photo, a woman weeps during a ten minute silent vigil for John Lennon held in front of Trinity Church in Boston. An estimated crowd of 2,000 people came to honor the former Beatle who was murdered in New York.
In this Dec. 14, 1980, file photo, people participating in tribute to the slain musician John Lennon wave the peace sign and sing "Give Peace A Chance" at New York's Central Park.
In this Dec. 14, 1980, file photo, people participating in tribute to the slain musician John Lennon wave the peace sign and sing "Give Peace A Chance" at New York's Central Park.
In this Dec. 13, 1980, file photo, the American flag flies at half mast atop the Dakota apartment building in New York in a tribute to John Lennon, who was a resident of the building.
In this Dec. 10, 1980, file photo, people participate in a candlelight vigil on Boston Common in Boston, Mass., in memory of musician John Lennon.
In this Dec. 14, 1980, file photo, a helicopter flies over Central Park in New York where an estimated crowd of between 50,000 to 100,000 people gathered to pay tribute to the late John Lennon.
In this 1975 file photo, Mark David Chapman is seen at Fort Chaffee near Fort Smith, Ark. The man who shot John Lennon said he considered killing Johnny Carson and Elizabeth Taylor, but the ex-Beatle was more accessible.
In this 1980 file photo, a woman leaves flowers at a make shift memorial outside the Dakota apartment house where John Lennon was shot and killed on Monday, Dec. 8, 1980 in New York.
In this Dec. 9, 1980, file photo, a crowd gathers outside the Dakota apartment building after John Lennon, who lived there, was shot hours earlier in front of the building when returning home on the evening of Dec. 8.
In this Dec. 9, 1980, file photo, Yoko Ono and record producer David Geffen leave Roosevelt Hospital in New York after the death of her husband, John Lennon.
Kathy WillensFlowers and a homemade tribute left by fans of the legendary musician adorn a memorial to John Lennon at Strawberry Fields in Central Park, one day before the 35th anniversary of his death.
December 08, 2017 at 9:25 am PST
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