On John Lennon's Death Anniversary, Where Is Mark David Chapman?

Mark David Chapman, serving a life sentence for the 1980 shooting death of John Lennon, will be eligible for another parole hearing in 2022.

Chapman is serving a 20-years-to-life sentence at a correctional facility near Buffalo, N.Y. He was denied parole for the eleventh time in August.

A transcript of the August parole hearing, obtained by ABC News, found Chapman admitting to shooting Lennon out of envy and for the notoriety.

"At the time my thinking was he has all of this money, lives in this beautiful apartment and he is into music representing a more cautious lifestyle, a more giving lifestyle," the 65-year-old Chapman said to the parole commissioners. "It made me angry and jealous compared to the way I was living at the time. There was jealousy in there."

The judge handing down the original sentence said Chapman should receive treatment for mental health issues while incarcerated. At the time, Chapman was delusional, saying there were demons motivating his action. He also felt he was Holden Caulfield, the fictional teenage rebel in J.D. Salinger’s 1951 novel, “The Catcher in the Rye.”

According to legend, Lennon’s last words were, “I’m shot. I’m shot,” which he told the receptionist at The Dakota apartment complex on Central Park West after Chapman fired five shots at him from a .38 revolver.

Lennon signed autographs for Chapman a few hours before the fatal shooting.

Chapman, in previous appearances before the parole board, stated he discovered Christianity and felt shame for killing Lennon. A report from Rolling Stone magazine about the August parole hearing quotes Chapman as saying he’s willing to pay for his crime, “however long it takes.”

Yoko Ono, Lennon’s widow, wrote in 2000 that Chapman should never be released. If he were, Ono felt others would be inspired to commit similar murders.

“Myself and John's two sons (Sean and Julian), would not feel safe for the rest of our lives,” she added. “People who are in positions of high visibility and outspokenness such as John, would also feel unsafe.”

Lennon was 40 when he died. Chapman is eligible for another parole hearing in August 2022.