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Starting on Wednesday, Dec. 6, Apple TV+ will dive into one of the most famous crimes in American history. The new docuseries ““John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial” will take the closest look yet at what really happened the night John Lennon was killed. With interviews with key figures from the Beatle’s life and death — including friends, doctors, and investigators — as well as information garnered via the Freedom of Information Act, this deeply researched docuseries, which is narrated by Kiefer Sutherland, will shine a light on John Lennon’s 1980 murder like never before. You can watch John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial with a 7-Day Free Trial of Apple TV+.

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Here’s the thing: I have an interest in people who kill famous people. What I mean is that I am always curious about what exactly goes on inside the heads of these people, before or after committing the crime. And surely, many of you share the same area of interest as me. This essentially qualifies Apple TV’s John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial as one of the most anticipated docuseries of the year. Lennon, as we all know, was brutally shot to death by one Mark Chapman on the 8th of December 1980, outside his residence, the famous Dakota Apartments in NYC. The three-part documentary attempts to look into the nitty gritties of the fateful day, as well as the murder investigation, along with the most important aspect of the whole thing, i.e., “why did Mark Chapman do it?”

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The elusive motives behind Mark David Chapman fatally shooting John Lennon are now finally being explained in a boundary-breaking Apple TV+ docuseries.

“John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial” interrogates why Chapman, a photographer from Hawaii, set out to murder Beatle Lennon. Interviews with Chapman’s defense lawyer David Suggs and Dr Naomi Goldstein, the psychiatrist who first assessed Chapman, give new insights into his state of mind at the time of the 1980 killing. A witness to Lennon’s murder, taxi driver Richard Peterson, and Jay Hastings, a doorman at The Dakota who heard Lennon’s last words before he was shot outside of the infamous building, also speculate what compelled Chapman to kill.

Lennon and wife Yoko Ono’s shared confidante Elliot Mintz is further interviewed as the docuseries questions whether Chapman had religious motives or was part of a larger conspiracy to kill celebrities.

Per the series tagline, “Murder Without a Trial...

On November 28th, Apple TV+ released the official trailer for the new three-part documentary series, John Lennon: Murder Without A Trial, narrated by Emmy Award winner Kiefer Sutherland and set to premiere globally on December 6. The docuseries features exclusive eyewitness interviews and previously unseen crime scene photos, shedding new light on the life and murder of music and cultural icon John Lennon, and the investigation and conviction of Mark David Chapman, his confessed killer.

John Lennon: Murder Without A Trial is a deeply researched examination of John Lennon’s 1980 murder, which shocked and saddened the world. The production was granted extensive Freedom of Information Act requests from the New York City Police Department, the Board of Parole and the District Attorney’s office; and the series includes exclusive interviews including Richard Peterson, a taxi driver who was witness to the shooting; Jay Hastings, a doorman at The Dakota who heard...

Kiefer Sutherland narrates the new three-part documentary series “John Lennon: Murder Without A Trial,” set to premiere globally on December 6, 2023 on Apple TV+. Apple TV+ has released the official trailer for the new three-part documentary series, “John Lennon: Murder Without A Trial,” narrated by Emmy Award winner Kiefer Sutherland and set to premiere globally on December 6. The docuseries features exclusive eyewitness interviews and previously unseen crime scene photos, shedding new light on the life and murder of music and cultural icon John Lennon, and the investigation and conviction of Mark David Chapman, his confessed killer. “John Lennon: Murder Without A Trial” is a deeply researched examination of John Lennon’s 1980 murder, which shocked and saddened the world. The production was granted extensive Freedom of Information Act requests from the New York City Police Department, the Board of Parole and the District Attorney’s office; and the series includes exclusive interviews including Richard Peterson,...

The murder of John Lennon might be the most publicized homicide in history to have never gone to court. Those who were present that fateful day in 1980 will give their de facto testimonies in the upcoming Apple TV+ docuseries John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial, which has debuted its official trailer.

Directed by Nick Holt and Rob Coldstream, Murder Without a Trial culls from material granted by NYPD via numerous Freedom of Information Act requests. The result is a “deeply researched examination” of the former Beatle‘s assassination outside his Manhattan home, from killer Mark David Chapman’s months of planning to the devastating aftermath.

Along with previously unseen crime scene photos, the three-part series will compile new interviews with first-hand accounts. Those featured include Richard Peterson, a taxi driver who witnessed the shooting; Jay Hastings, a doorman at Lennon’s apartment building who heard his last words; David Suggs,...

Apple TV+ has released the official trailer for the new three-part documentary series, ‘John Lennon: Murder Without A Trial,’ narrated by Emmy Award winner Kiefer Sutherland.

Set to premiere globally on December 6. The docuseries features exclusive eyewitness interviews and previously unseen crime scene photos, shedding new light on the life and murder of music and cultural icon John Lennon, and the investigation and conviction of Mark David Chapman, his confessed killer.

The docu-series is a deeply researched examination of John Lennon’s 1980 murder, which shocked and saddened the world. The production was granted extensive Freedom of Information Act requests from the New York City Police Department, the Board of Parole and the District Attorney’s office; and the series includes exclusive interviews including Richard Peterson, a taxi driver who was witness to the shooting; Jay Hastings, a doorman at The Dakota who heard Lennon’s last words; David Suggs, Mark...

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