— "The Catcher in the Rye" Except for kids and carousels, about everything annoyed the hell out of Holden Caulfield. Made him want to puke. Killed him. The only life worth living for the 16-year ...

Mark David Chapman, who was carrying “The Catcher in the Rye” when he killed John Lennon, said he turned into a real-life, hypocrisy-hating Holden Caulfield – and shot the former … ...

‘John Lennon: Murder Without a ... that he never read “The Catcher in the Rye,” the book Mark David Chapman had with him on the night Chapman shot and killed John Lennon in front of Lennon ...

john lennon's murderer was obsessed with it. When the police arrived at the scene of John Lennon's murder, they found 25-year-old Mark David Chapman reading aloud from The Catcher in the Rye .

Letters from John Lennon’s killer to be sold Adam Reiss and Dana Ford, CNN 4 minute read Updated 11:15 AM EST, Tue February 19, 2013 Link ... "The Catcher in the Rye" ...

On this day, Aug. 24, in 1981, Mark David Chapman was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for murdering John Lennon. ... including Lennon and “The Catcher in the Rye.” On Dec. 8., 1980, ...

John Lennon was fatally shot 43 years ago in New York City and his ... He was allegedly inspired by the 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye and hoped murdering Lennon would turn him into the ...

From an August 2020 parole hearing for Mark David Chapman, who was sentenced to twenty years to life in prison in 1981 for killing John Lennon. Chapman was denied parole. commissioner joseph crangle: ...

Call me a late bloomer. Or rather, someone still in the process of blooming. At age 39, I just finished reading “Catcher in the Rye” for the first time. It was one of those books on my list ...

In fact, The Catcher in the Rye has been linked to at least two murders, a number of suicides and the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley in 1981.

As the centenary of celebrated author JD Salinger rolls around, Martin Chilton explains why the literary hermit behind 'Catcher in the Rye' would reject such a celebration ...

John Lennon was killed outside his New York City apartment 43 years ago today. Here's what the killer has said about his motivation.