This whole article you are about to read was written by Klint Finley and was blatantly copied by me. For the whole story please follow the link on the botom on the page for his entire article, links and more.
On December 8, 1980 former Beatle John Lennon was murdered by Mark Chapman outside his apartment.
But was Chapman working alone? Lennon's son, Sean Lennon, says no. "Anybody who thinks that Mark Chapman was just some crazy guy who killed my dad for his personal interests, is insane. Or very naive. Or hasn't thought about it clearly. It was in the best interests of the United States to have my dad killed. Definitely," he said.
And why should a conspiracy come as a surprise? Lennon, a radical revolutionist, had just started recording again and a new president, Ronald Reagan, had just taken office.
Fenton Bresler suggests in his book Who Killed John Lennon that Mark Chapman had been brainwashed to serve as a "Manchurian Candidate" to kill the prolific counter-culture leader.
But David Pryke suggests that the "lone nut" theory may not be so nutty after all. On his web site he explores the synchronicity between the lives of Chapman, Lennon, Todd Rundgren, and Holden Caulfield and how they may have led Chapman to murder.
Is this site an attempt to throw conspiracy theorists off track, or a legit theory on workings of a bizarre mind? Or perhaps the government selected Chapman as their "Manchurian Candidate" because of his unique obsessions and worked towards deranging him further. Check out the info and draw your own conclusions.( the links are located on the site I got this from click on Other Ideas)
The ideas above do not necessarily reflect my own opinion but hey it gives me more to think about doesn't it do that for you??
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