Mark David Chapman: The Fractured Mind Behind Lennon's Murder

In December 1980, Mark David Chapman fatally shot a world-famous musician outside his New York apartment, then calmly stood reading a novel as police arrived.This episode traces the psychological breadcrumbs of a fracturing mind, from an abused childhood and imaginary worlds to a delusion built on a work of fiction.A frightening childhood and rule over imaginary little peopleAn award-winning YMCA counselor and refugee-aid humanitarian phaseA failed Hawaii suicide attempt and creeping isolationMerging his identity with a novel's alienated narratorA hit list, hollow-point bullets, and 14 parole denials