On the night of December 8th, 1980 Mark David Chapman shot Lennon in the back four times (the fifth shot missed) in the entrance hallway of the Dakota. Lennon had autographed a copy of Double Fantasy for Chapman earlier that same night. Lennon was pronounced dead on arrival in the Emergency Room at the RooseveltHospital at 11:15 p.m. On the following day, 9 December 1980, Ono issued a statement: "There is no funeral for John. John loved and prayed for the human race. Please pray the same for him. Love, Yoko and Sean.” Chapman pleaded guilty to second degree murder and was sentenced to 20 years to life. He is still in prison, having been denied parole five times. Two days after his death, Lennon's body was cremated at FerncliffCemetery in Hartsdale, New York. The whereabouts of Lennon's ashes are not definitively known.
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