Plot Synopsis

Narrated by Kiefer Sutherland and directed by Nick Holt, JOHN LENNON: MURDER WITHOUT A TRIAL is a three-part documentary series that sheds 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. Featuring exclusive eyewitness interviews and previously unseen crime scene photos, the three parter examines 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 David Chapman's defense lawyer; Elliot Mintz, a confidant to Lennon and Yoko Ono; and Dr Naomi Goldstein, the psychiatrist who first assessed Chapman. All three episodes of JOHN LENNON: MURDER WITHOUT A TRIAL dropped on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 on Apple TV+:

"The Last Day": On December 8, 1980, tragedy unfolds at New York City's Dakota building -- and an icon's close friends try to make sense of the senseless crime.

"The Investigation": As the media descends upon the Upper West Side, detectives and doctors dissect the mind of Mark David Chapman and share their findings.

"The Trial": In never-before-heard recordings, Chapman's legal team coach their client and prepare to defend the most hated man in America.