John Lennon’s killer told a parole board that he was immediately filled with remorse after shooting the Beatle – and begged God to turn back time, transcripts revealed yesterday. Mark David Chapman, who was denied parole this month, said he had "regrets right away." "I would like to say I felt horrible," Chapman, 51, said during the 16-minute hearing on Oct. 10 – a day after what would have been Lennon’s 66th birthday. "I was asking God to change back time and try to find some way out of it." Chapman, who is serving a 20-years-to-life sentence, shot Lennon four times outside The Dakota on W. 72nd St. on Dec. 8, 1980. "I believe that if I really wanted to, I could have changed my mind," Chapman said. "I had ample opportunity to do it and I didn’t do it and I regret that deeply." The loner said he carried out the killing in a twisted bid for attention. "The result would be that I would be famous," he said. "I was looking for reasons to vent all that anger and confusion and low self-esteem."
NY Daily News
I hope he never gets out.
