Who was John Lennon's murderer?

Question: Who was John Lennon's murderer?

Answer: John's widow, Yoko Ono, has asked John fans to not mention the name of his murderer, so as to deny him the notoriety that he was, in part, looking for by murdering the ex-Beatle. However, if you need it, his name can be found at rotten.com.

As for what kind of person he was, that seems to be a point of debate. Those who knew him at various times in his life have almost contradictory stories to relate about him: born-again Christian, habitual drug user, YMCA camp counselor, college dropout, suicidal mama's boy, likable security guard. Born May 10, 1955 in Fort Worth, Texas, the murderer obviously had a troubled childhood, as evidenced by his fake model city of "little people" -- toy soldiers -- whom he saw himself ruling over like a benevolent, and sometimes not-so-benevolent, god.

When he entered college, he was exposed to the novel The Catcher In The Rye, by J.D. Salinger, a classic tale of a troubled youth who disdains "phonies" and, by the end of the novel, has become so unraveled that he is put away in a mental institution. The killer identified strongly with the novel and the iconic image of John Lennon (he'd always been, like many of his peers, a big Beatles fan). During his college years, however, he suffered a mental breakdown and began to obsess over John far more than was healthy, going so far as to take a Japanese wife in honor of Yoko Ono. When he left his last job as a security guard, on October 23rd, 1980, he signed out using John's name. Then he crossed the name out.