United Kingdom, Sept. 11 -- John Lennon's killer has been denied parole for the 14th time.

Mark David Chapman fatally shot the Beatles singer outside his Manhattan apartment building in December 1980 and was sentenced to 20 years to life behind bars the following August, and he recently made a fresh bid for release.

The state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision revealed the 70-year-old killer appeared before a parole board on 27 August but his submission was denied.

The transcript for the latest hearing is not yet available.

However, at a 2022 hearing, Chapman admitted he knew his actions were "evil".

He said: "I am not going to blame anything else or anybody else for bringing me there.

"I knew what I was doing, and ...