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Sane. they seemed to be playing on whatever team that had hired him. they even brought copies of the books "catch mer the rye" for chapman to sign. >> unbelievable. >> unethical, really. >> and as he waited to stand trial -- >> i am wait foing for the tria and i feel great sadness for his wife yoko and his son, shawn. >> his wife, xwlor -- gloria stood by her husband. >> yes, very much. >> june 1981, chapman went on trial in new york city. did you think that you were going to win? >> we thought that we were ready and we were going to win. >> mark david chapman had

Insane and the psychiatrists for the prosecution all said that he was sane. they seemed to be playing on whatever team that had hired him. one even brought books for him to sign. even brought copies of the book "catcher in the rye" for chapman to sign. >> totally unethical. >> unbelievable, really. >> at chapman waited to stand trial -- >> i mourn the death of john lennon and feel great saturdayness for his wife yoko and his son sean. >> his wife, gloria stood by her husband. >> yes, very much. >> june 1981, chapman went on trial for second degree murder in new york city. did you think that yo...

>> he's the local expert. at the paper they called him the monstrologer. >> because he knew so much about it. >> every killing he covered it, that's right. >> the two men met and struck up an instant friendship. soon they were discussing writing a book together about the case. but there was something else, too. >> i saw the obsession in mario when i first met him. >> obsession. it's a word that will come up again and again, but spezi says it was pure chance that plunged him into the abyss. it was june 1981, a sunday, when he got word of a double murder in the hills outside florence. >> a small...

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