The Man Who Shot John Lennon (True Crime Documentary) | Real Stories

The Man Who Shot John Lennon (True Crime Documentary) | Real Stories

This historical true-crime documentary tries to unravel the reasoning behind Mark Chapman's shooting of John Lennon. Between 1988 and 1993 "First Tuesday" firmly established itself as a major showcase for documentaries on British television, achieving consistent praise from critics, warm appreciation from viewers, and a number of awards.

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[billyb]

I wish documentaries were still made like this. No sensationalism. No polarization.

[JacksonPierce]

It's pretty terrifying someone in the world, who you have no affiliation or relationship with, can target you and take your life at any moment.

[mbaratucci]

We can not blame a book, it's mental illness not a book. So sad a beautiful song writer and musician had his life cut short. I imagine how much more he could have given to the world.

[mind-numbingtasks]

Now he is "The catcher in the cell".

[sngray]

Rest in peace John Lennon. Gone but never forgotten. 💗

[ldujpve]

I was utterly devasted when John was murdered.

[trishmccarthydavis]

Premeditated murder, he should never be released!!

[stephendacey]

I remember reading the book, "Catcher In The Rye", way back in 9th grade (1978), in English glass in America. I really liked the book, and my teacher thought every student would benefit from reading the book - except people like Chapman who took the book to a different level - murder.

[raymondlucero]

I remember when this happened. Howard Cossell paused from Monday Night football to announce that he had been killed. People were not to thrilled about him like they once were. However after he was killed he became very popular once again.

[countrybunk]

Pathetic the extremes people go thinking they'll be a legend, , , in his own mind!!!!

[josearranaga]

All you need is love, this song says alot about his thoughts

[pedenmk]

I was about to finish up my enlistment in the marine corps when we lost a musical genius. I'll never forget. R.I.P John

[cassadyblue]

why are there people in these comments trying to point out john's flaws? god, read the room. most lennon/beatles fans don't think of him as a perfect person, he definitely wasn't, but bringing up someone's mistakes and shortcomings in the comment section of a video about their murderer is maybe not appropriate? john dedicated much of his life to peace and love after realizing his problems. what more could you ask of someone who has made mistakes in their past? if someone does something wrong, do you want them to just disappear? or die? because, again - what more could someone do than change their ways and become a better person? this negative point of view about lennon is especially unfair because a lot of anti-john folks are extremely supportive of modern artists and musicians who have done MUCH worse things in their life than john ever did. i'm so tired of this dialogue surrounding him, please stop trying to ruin his image and make him out to be something that he wasn't.

[Aluminata]

At the heart of all such attacks is a person unable to form a personal identity, feeling themselves a "no one", desparately, frantically determined to be a "someone".

[ReturnOfTheJ.D.]

The bigger tragedy is what didn't happen:
In 1977, Chapman moved to Hawaii, where he attempted suicide by carbon monoxide asphyxiation. He connected a hose to his car's exhaust pipe, but the hose melted and the attempt failed.

[jackiereynolds]

I remember this all too well. I remember thinking to myself: "All I know is -
'I'm sure glad that I'm not an American in London right now''; this whole thing brought about a profound social depression. There was something about John's loss that signified a turning point - a cultural turning point, - like saying goodbye to an old friend -
and registering an anxiety about where the world was going, at the same time.

I read The Catcher... when
I was young.
It affected me more than I feel comfortable exposing.

[BassGirlSusan]

And yet, nearly 41 years later, it still doesn't seem real. I had bought a copy of Double Fantasy only two days prior. It has been on my wall in a frame for many years. John's grand finale. x

[thomascox]

This is a good documentary. After I finished watching it I realized just how lucky I was to have venerated the stories of brave, tough, fiercely independent, resilient frontiersmen who took an extremely realistic approach to life, one reinforced every hour of the day by the enormously exhilarating business of outdoor survival. You can't be crazy and live off the land at the same time. I found great role models in the books I read. Mark David Chapman had been unstable and delusional for most of his life (before the murder). These problems were intensified by repeated failure and a terrible role model; Holden Caufield. I read The Catcher In The Rye. I recognized the book's literary value by I was disgusted by Holden Caufield's emotional instability and weakness. John David Chapman emulated Caufield because he was just as crazy as he was.

[katecreate]

“What is a drug for many people is a drug for others, Chapman is one of those others.” Boy, this quote certainly still resonates today.

[Cinemaphile]

"No, let's go home because I want to see Sean before he goes to sleep." - John 😔