John Lennon assasination by Wynn

Interview of Mark David Chapman(John Lennon's assasin) 2012 Primary source A

elliotahn10 — 2025-03-24 20:41:30 UTC

Interview of Mark David Chapman in 2012. Primary source because it is straight from Mark David Chapman. It shows the words spoken between the interviewer and Mark David Chapman, the murderer of John Lennon. (Wynn)

Story of John Lennon's death secondary source F

elliotahn10 — 2025-03-24 20:41:44 UTC

This source is a secondary source of John Lennon's death. It tells the story of how and who killed John Lennon. It explains how John Lennon of the Beatles was killed in New York, 1980. (Wynn)

John Lennon's Death Story (YouTube video analyzing event), Secondary Source G

masonreth03 — 2025-03-26 20:13:10 UTC

This YouTube video tells us the full story on the assassination. It gives us background information on John's killer, what motivated him, and the timeline of the events.

Let Me Take You Down, Primary Source B

220828_5 — 2025-03-26 20:17:27 UTC

This book was written based on audio recordings from interviews with Mark David Chapman on why he killed John Lennon. In this book, it states that He killed John Lennon because of his religious comments.

Artifact, Primary Source, C

masonreth03 — 2025-03-26 20:21:37 UTC

This was the Gun used to Kill John Lennon. Mark David Chapman fired this weapon 5 times, hitting John 4 times in the back on the night of December 8th 1980.

John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial (Documentary), Secondary Source H

masonreth03 — 2025-03-26 20:34:22 UTC

This recent Apple TV documentary series covers the events around John Lennon's assassination. It features interviews with key figures, and includes "never seen before" footage.

Newspaper from time period. Primary source D

wynnyang99 — 2025-03-26 20:35:56 UTC

Newspaper from the time of John Lennon's death, containing the incident of 1980. Has John Lennon's wife reaction to the assasination. (Wynn)

ABC news report shortly after his death, Primary Source E

masonreth03 — 2025-03-26 20:51:37 UTC

Shortly after the assassination ABC news reporter Howard Cosell released the news about John Lennon's death to the public. The news was released on a Monday Night Football broadcast, Cosell was hesitant to spread the news at first but was ultimately convinced.

New York Post (from this time period), Secondary Source I

masonreth03 — 2025-03-26 20:59:14 UTC

This New York Post was on the 44th anniversary of John Lennon's assassination. It covered how fans gathered in Central Park to remember the legend.