New
York
(ANI):
An
album
that
John
Lennon
signed
for
his
killer
David
Chapman
hours
before
he
killed
the
former
Beatle
is
back
up
for
sale
for
an
astonishing
850,000
dollars.
The
'Double
Fantasy'
LP
was
signed
by
Lennon
as
he
left
his
home
at
the
Dakota
on
Dec.
8,
1980.
He
was
murdered
by
Chapman
when
he
returned
five
hours
later.
A
maintenance
man
found
the
record
at
the
Dakota
entrance
and
handed
it
over
as
evidence.
It
was
finally
returned
by
authorities
and
is
being
sold
through
autograph
dealer
Gary
Zimet's
momentsintime.com,
reports
The
New
York
Post.
"The
album
is
the
most
extraordinary
artifact
in
rock
and
roll
history.
It
has
Lennon's
signature
on
the
cover
and
Chapman's
forensically
enhanced
finger
prints
on
the
sleeve," said
Zimet.
“There
are
evidence
markings
from
the
NYPD.
I
originally
sold
it
in
1999,
but
it
has
come
back
up
for
resale.
The
current
owner
doesn't
want
to
be
named
because
he
received
death
threats."