December 8, 1980: John Lennon Assassinated
Today in True Crime
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🗓️ 8 December 2020
⏱️ 14 minutes
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| 0:34.0 | Today is Tuesday, December 8th, 2020. On this day in 1980, John Lennon was assassinated. As one of the most influential musicians of all time, Lenin's death shocked the world. Welcome to Today in True Crime, a Spotify original from Parcast. Due to the graphic nature of today's crime, listener discretion is advised. This episode includes dramatizations and discussions of suicide and murder that some people may find |
| 1:12.6 | offensive. We advise extreme caution for children under 13. Today we're covering the assassination |
| 1:19.3 | of John Lennon. Let's go back to Manhattan on December 8th, 1980. |
| 1:40.7 | On a mild winter's day in New York City's Upper West Side, John Lennon opened his apartment door to welcome reporters from RKO Radio. |
| 1:46.8 | The famous San Francisco radio personality, |
| 1:52.8 | Dave Sholin, had requested an interview with John about his latest album, Double Fantasy, |
| 2:00.1 | which John had recorded with his wife, Yoko Ono. In a little under a month, double fantasy had already gone gold. |
| 2:01.6 | John was eager to share all the juicy details from its production, and the interview flew by with electric energy. |
| 2:08.6 | By the end of the conversation, the focus had turned to Lenin's decades-long battle for world peace. |
| 2:16.6 | The flower-power hippie movement of the 60s had long since faded, |
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