The Murder of John Lennon

The murder of John Lennon (AKA the assassination of John Lennon) was a hate crime caused by musical genius Todd Rundgren.

History of the murder
One day in 1974, a magazine told Rundgren to give his opinion of John Lennon, in which he said

“John Lennon ain’t no revolutionary. He’s a f——- idiot, man. Shouting about revolution and acting like an a__. It just makes people feel uncomfortable.”

“All he really wants to do is get attention for himself, and if revolution gets him that attention, he’ll get attention through revolution. Hitting a waitress in the Troubador. What kind of revolution is that?”

“He’s an important figure, sure. But so was Richard Nixon. Nixon was just like another generation’s John Lennon. Someone who represented all sorts of ideals, but was out for himself underneath it all.”

John Lennon, who saw the magazine and the things Rundgren said about him, made him furious with rage.

Lennon made a response to Rundgren named "AN OPENED LETTUCE TO SODD RUNTLESTUNTLE"

which in one of his statements said

"I never hit a waitress in the Troubador, I did act like an ***, I was too drunk. So shoot me!"

Rundgren saw that last sentence and took it as a challenge.

Night of the shooting, 1980
Rundgren bought a revolver weeks before, and decided to head up to the building where he would end this dude's whole career. He shot Lennon once in the back of the head, then ran for it.

Rundgren's friend, Mark David Chapman, asked where he bought the gun, and Rundgren just gave him the gun. Rundgren was never caught, and Chapman took the blame for it.