murder of John Lennon
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The murder of John Lennon was the 1980 shooting and killing of the former Beatle outside his New York City residence, an event that shocked the world and cemented his legacy as a cultural icon.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
assassination
ⓘ
crime ⓘ murder ⓘ |
| albumAutographed | "Double Fantasy" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
John Lennon's solo career
ⓘ
The Beatles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wounds ⓘ |
| cityOfHospital | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance | cemented John Lennon as a cultural icon ⓘ |
| date | 1980-12-08 ⓘ |
| day | 8 ⓘ |
| declaredDeadAt | Roosevelt Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| immediateAftermathLocation | Roosevelt Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
global media coverage
ⓘ
increased security concerns for celebrities ⓘ mass public mourning ⓘ renewed debates on gun control in the United States ⓘ |
| inspiredByWork | novel "The Catcher in the Rye" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ The Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| mediaType | widely televised news event ⓘ |
| memorialEvent | public vigil in Central Park ⓘ |
| memorialSite | Strawberry Fields memorial in Central Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method | shooting ⓘ |
| month | December ⓘ |
| motive |
desire for notoriety
ⓘ
disillusionment with Lennon's public image ⓘ obsession with John Lennon ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Upper West Side NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWitness |
Yoko Ono
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
doorman of The Dakota ⓘ |
| numberOfHits | 4 GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfShotsFired | 5 ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Mark David Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratorArrestedAtScene | true ⓘ |
| perpetratorConviction | second-degree murder ⓘ |
| perpetratorIncarcerationState | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetratorPlea | guilty ⓘ |
| perpetratorSentence | 20 years to life in prison ⓘ |
| policeResponseTime | within minutes ⓘ |
| precededBy | John Lennon autographing an album for Mark David Chapman ⓘ |
| relatedLegalProcess | parole hearings for Mark David Chapman ⓘ |
| time | approximately 22:50 EST ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | night ⓘ |
| victim | John Lennon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weapon | .38 caliber revolver ⓘ |
| year | 1980 ⓘ |
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