The man who killed John Lennon has been denied parole for a ninth time.
Mark David Chapman, now 61, shot Lennon outside his New York City apartment on December 8, 1980.
He appeared before a three-member panel last week, which denied him freedom yet again - despite several letters of support and his "rehabilitative efforts".
"In spite of many favourable factors, we find all to be outweighed by the premeditated and celebrity seeking nature of the crime," the board told Chapman, in documents released to media.
"From our interview and review of your records, we find that your release would be incompatible with the welfare of society and would so deprecate that seriousness of the crime as to undermine respect for the law."
Lennon's widow Yoko Ono wrote one of two letters opposing Chapman's release.
Chapman has previously said even if granted parole, he might choose to stay in prison. He has expressed remorse for his actions, saying he had nothing against Lennon - he was just a celebrity in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Chapman reportedly has a good behaviour record behind bars, and has learned to fix wheelchairs. He will have to wait another two years before applying for parole again.
Lennon was 40 when he died, and had just released his first album in five years, Double Fantasy.
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