Former Beatle John Lennon, who catapulted to stardom with the long-haired British rock group in the 1960s, was shot to death late last night outside his luxury apartment building on Manhattan’s ...

Alan Weiss describes the day surrounding John Lennon's death at his home in Stamford, Conn., on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014. Weiss was allegedly the first to break the news of the death of John Lennon.

John Lennon, who rose to unimaginable fame first as one of the Beatles, then as a solo songwriter and activist, was shot and killed outside of his home in New York City on Dec. 8, 1980.

John Lennon, who rose to unimaginable fame first as one of the Beatles, then as a solo songwriter and activist, was shot and killed outside of his home in New York City on Dec. 8, 1980.

On the 30th anniversary of Lennon's death, Chris Connelly looks back. Dec. 8, 2010 — -- Thirty years ago today, John Lennon was shot and killed outside his home at the Dakota on Manhattan's ...

John Lennon, who rose to unimaginable fame first as one of the Beatles, then as a solo songwriter and activist, was shot and killed outside of his home in New York City on Dec. 8, 1980.

Paul McCartney, left, recently revealed that John Lennon was worried about how he would be remembered after death. The singer-songwriter was shot and killed at the age of 40. (Getty Images) ...

John Lennon didn’t have a funeral after his death After John Lennon’s death, his wife, Yoko Ono, had his remains cremated. The day after Lennon died , he was cremated at Ferncliff Cemetery in ...

John Lennon seemed concerned about his death, said a friend Douglas was one of the last people to see Lennon alive. He worked as a producer on Lennon’s final album, Double Fantasy , and they ...

On what would have been John Lennon's 70th birthday, CBS News correspondent Richard Schlesinger took a look back on the life of rocker, poet, and activist, whose music and legend never seem to get ...

The New York Daily News. Former Beatle John Lennon, the 40-year-old lead singer of the most popular rock group in history, was shot to death last night as he stepped from a limousine outside his ...