Mark Chapman on a "Crusade" when killing Lennon
MARK CHAPMAN claims he was on a "Crusade" when he pulled the trigger on Ex-Beatle John Lennon 25 years ago. Chapman described himself as a "White Knight" who hoped to define himself by killing Lennon. John Lennon was killed 25 years ago while he entered his apartment near Central Park in New York. Chapman claims it was "Like a train, there was no stopping it." on tapes set to air on U.S television this week. Chapman, 50, says "I was sitting cross-legged on the carpet... and I remember opening up the Sergeant Pepper album. The Catcher and the Rye was very prominent," he said (Referring to the J.D Salinger classic) "And i remember saying in my mind, 'What if I killed him?'. "I remember thinking my identity would be found in the killing of John Lennon." Chapman claimed something inside him "Just broke". It's a little bit cold and there's a little wind, and somehow I knew that this was it, that this was the day. "And all of a sudden from way across Central Park West I see the limo. And I know that, that it's him. "I have this incredible feeling. And John Lennon's car pulled up. I heard a voice in my head saying, `Do it ! Do it ! Do it !'. "And as he passed me, I pulled out the gun, aimed at his back and pulled the trigger five times in succession." Chapman said he was "under total compulsion" and remained thoroughly convinced there was nothing he could do to help himself. "You have to understand, I don't think I truly thought I was doing anything evil. I thought I was good." The tapes, recorded in 1991 and 1992, form part of a Channel 4 documentary, "I Killed John Lennon," to be broadcast in the UK on the anniversary of his death. They will be aired for the first time on NBC's Dateline this Friday. (SOURCE: Yahoo News UK) 

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