Dec. 8, 1980

Posted December 5, 2007, 3:43 pm
Credit Growing Bolder

An obsessed fan shoots and kills John Lennon outside of his Manhattan apartment building, hours after receiving an autograph from the former Beatle. Hundreds of mourning fans descend on the Dakota apartment building and hold a vigil for more than a week.

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