The Assassination of Mark Chapman – Part One
Jim Gaines
Journalist Jim Gaines first interviewed Mark Chapman in prison back in 1984. For the next two years, Gaines conducted numerous lengthy recorded audio interviews with Chapman. Then in a 1987 People article, Gaines revealed a name to the world for the first time - Jose Perdomo. The mythical Dakota doorman on the night John Lennon was assassinated. Up unti…