Who Killed John Lennon Author:Fenton Bresler In 1980, 25-year-old Mark Chapman shot to death music star John Lennon outside Lennon's New York City residence. Despite the many doubts about his sanity, Chapman pleaded guilty and is serving a long prison term. Bresler, a British lawyer and author, speculates that Chapman may have been hypnotically programmed--possibly by the CIA--to assassina... more »te Lennon to prevent the ex-Beatle from returning to political activism. There is not a jot of evidence to support this outlandish hypothesis. Laying aside the "conspiracy theory," this is a deficient effort which suffers from the author's lack of access to Chapman and others. Not recommended, although sensation-seeking publicity may result in some demand.« less