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John Lennon’s killer admits he was ‘such an idiot’

August 29, 2014 By Kathy Shaidle

Hey, don’t be too hard on yourself…

Seriously, though, do note that Chapman points to the amount of booze he was drinking.

When you’re drunk enough, for long enough, scenarios like “Catcher in the Rye is telling me to kill John Lennon — after I get his autograph” make 100% sense to you.

 

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