Album of the legendary «beatle» John Lennon «Double Fantasy,» which he signed his killer a few hours before death, sell.
Moments in Time — the Agency for the sale of personal belongings of the celebrities said about the sale of the album unknown by the seller for a fixed price — $ 1.5 million.
8 December 1980, mark Chapman approached John Lennon at his home in Manhattan and asked for an autograph. Lennon signed the album «Double Fantasy». Just a few hours Chapman shot and killed John Lennon.
During the arrest of the murderer, the album fell out of his jacket, where he found the mistress of the house where Lennon lived. He handed it over to the police, and the album became one of the evidence against Chapman. Later, the district attorney returned the album, working with gratitude from the police. After that he was sold several times at auction.
On the cover of the album «Double Fantasy» John Lennon kisses his wife Yoko Ono.
Mark David Chapman is serving a life sentence for murder. He nine times filed a petition for early release, but each time was refused.
