Back Stories: John Lennon's Killer On Trial

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A month after the murder of John Lennon, his accused killer walked into a Manhattan courtroom and pleaded not guilty. WCBS veteran court reporter Irene Cornell covered all of Mark David Chapman's court proceedings.