On 8 December 1980, former Beatle John Lennon was shot and killed outside his home at the Dakota in New York City by Mark David Chapman, a fan who had previously approached him for an autograph. Chapman’s fixation on The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger became a central part of the case, as he later described identifying with the novel’s protagonist and attached personal significance to the book, though its role in his motive remains complex.
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