chapman stays in hawaii. over the next three years, he is hospitalized at least once, gets married, tak a job in a print shop, then quits. and goes to work as an unarmed security guard at a luxury, high-rise condo. he's obsessed with j.z. salinger's "catcher in the rye." chapman identifies closely with the book's protagonist halden caufield, and one who rails against the phonies he encounters. chapman claims that by the summer of 1980, he was coming unhinged. >> j.d. salinger who has been reclusive for years wrote "the catcher in the rye" and read by and admired by millions, and wonders what he must be thinking watching this? >> in 1992, larry king interviewed mark henry chapman via remote feed in attica. >> mark, why are you blaming a book? >> i am blaming myself for crawling inside of the book. i want to say that j.d. salinger and "catcher in the rye" did not cause me to kill john lennon. in fact, i wrote j.d. salinger i got his box number from someone, and i apologized to him for this. >> in october 1980,

shirley corrections officer says she spoke to chapman in the fall and chapman talked about playing santa claus. >> and i had asked him oh, so you're getting out soon? and he said that there was a potential for him to be out before christmas. so i said oh, so this would be a very merry christmas for you. he said yes, i might even get to play santa. >> reporter: and another m.c.i. shirley employee testified that chapman talked about changes in the state sex offender laws a conversation she said that made her nervous. >> he recently heard from his attorney that there were no longer city ordinances for sex offenders that there was month longer a law where they could tell you needed to be a certain time. so i had heard about that. i said i had. he said so therefore, i would need to be very careful of where i went, very sure of where i went so there would be no temptations to go into some of those areas. >> reporter: the state is still calling witnesses but experts lined up to try to argue that wayne chapman is no longer sexually dangerous but in the end this will be up to a jury to decide. at

over the years wayne chapman has emerged as a prime suspect in andy's disappearance. and today a jury after seven hours of deliberation ruled that wayne chapman today remains sexually dangerous.>> i am relieved more than anything else. i'm relieved that he's not going to get out and hurt another child. melanie perkins was with andy puglisi on the day in 1976 when her friend banished from a lawrence to the swimming pool. her to produce the award-winning hbo documentary you seen andy? that's why perkins was inside courtroom 914 as the third jury found wayne chapman still sexually dangerous and he must remain locked up. >> i don't. i don't think that wayne chapman will ever come clean about andy puglisi because i think he has it in his mind that he did not do anything wrong. by his own count chapman's victims number up to 100 and his crimes back to the 1960s. his lawyer tried to convince the jury that at 68 years old, chapman is too old and too sick to be a danger to kids anymore. the jury did not buy it. the state presented evidence that chapman still things about his c

chapman is try to win his release. on this final day of his trial chapman's attorney told the wayne chapman is no longer sexually dangerous because he victimize children. and he should be released.>> is just too old and too sick his life will create the circumstances that would allow him to offend even if you wanted to. i'm not saying that he does want to or will want to but regardless it is even feasible to think he could picnics but the state is fighting to keep chapman in custody even though he is fully served as prison time. chapman's sex crimes against boys date back to the 1960s. he is a suspect in the 1976 disappearance of an andy puglisi from a lawrence swimming pool and has never been found. in 2007 the state had chapman declared a sexually dangerous person. he has been civilly committed ever since. other juries have refused to release him. wayne chapman today is just as dangerous to children as he ever was. >> 100 boys eight states to countries. the depth and breadth of that dvt and he's had what i suggest to

chapman's family says the video will prove he was not armed. the release of this first video comes after the city dropped its opposition to making video public overnight. let's turn to nbc's john yang out in chicago. as i understand it, this is the first of several cameras and vantage points that we will see. >> we have in hand three videos, three angles of this, kate, two from security cameras, one from a city observation camera, those globes you see hanging over street intersections. the third one, which i believe is being reviewed now by standards here at nbc is the clearest. and we'll show it to you as soon as we can. this is the first angle. it misses some crucial points. you can see on the right side of your screen there an officer, then it turns to go up another street and that, by the arrow in that lane, the right turn lane, you can see what is, i believe, an officer standing over the body of cedric chapman. now, you can't see in this angle the crucial moments. the question is whether or not chapman turned or made a move to turn toward

all chapman had in his hand was a box for an iphone. the chapman family is suing for wrongful death, a claim the city denies. in december, city lawyers attempted to block the release of the video. while that same week mayor rahm emanuel was being asked why it took so long to release another video. the police shooting of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald. the mayor promised change. >> a reinvigorated city that has accountability, discipline as well as transparency in place. >> reporter: the city didn't drop its objection to the release of the chapman video until yesterday just before the judge's ruling. at a public event wasn't planning on answering our question, but ultimately explained the about-face. >> justice is with the u.s. attorney, fbi and state's attorney. >> reporter: since november, the mayor's office has come under fire for how it handled the mcdonald case a few even calling for his resignation. >> we ask for transparency from the mayor. be transparent in your conversation because many of us believe that the withholding of these t

chapman who fell and was killed.sn't simply what did the officers think or what was the potential danger. the legal question is what you see on this video and other information we're obtaining in our newsroom as we speak, do you see the justification for deadly force as presented by a threat by this individual. you can chime in. as a policing subject, what else could police have done short of using that deadly force? >> well, listen, they're out on the street, you're out in the open. you're going to have to chase this guy down. this is what the police do every day. we're taught we have a variety of weapons that are at our disposal. when you're in broad daylight and on a street like this, it's a commercial area. you have to be very careful about firing your gun because what happens is you can hit innocent people, too. so here's where some hesitation, here's where they had a chance to be able to take some cover and be able to assess the situation me might be better off. >> and in this situation, too, the excuse given f

so chapman was essentially running away from police. . video back up to walk through it. so what do we see right here? is that the police officer going after him with the gun drawn. >> so what you see -- i can take you back through this. chapman is a carjacking suspect. these two police officers arrive next to him at that stoplight. that light is red. chapman is in a vehicle. so these police officers get out of the vehicle with their guns drawn. chapman see this is and get out of the car, out of his vehicle and starts running away from police officers. you see him kind of squeeze in between two vehicles and there's a police officer right behind him. that police officer is still following him as chapman continues running on the sidewalk. he's going to turn the corner there. a part of this we don't quite see because the framing of that shot changes. but you do see the shooting police officer and he is with his gun drawn following chapman. then you see that officer at the intersection and then once the angle of that camera changing, you do s

chapman's lawyer tried to make the case that chapman is too old and too sick to reoffend. releasing chapman now is too dangerous. >> i'm relieved that he's not going to get out. >> filmmaker melanie perkins was childhood friends with andy puglisi a 10-year-old lords body disappeared in 1976. perkins is hbo documentary have you seen and has been viewed across the country.wayne chapman is a suspect in andy's case. >> a statement the massachusetts department of correction said we are grateful that the jury appreciated the compelling evidence that wayne chapman remains driven the same pedophilia and sadistic sexual impulses that drove him to sexually assault up to 100 boys in the community. that he remains a serious threat to public safety. >> melanie perkins is on awful lot of work on the andy gracie case she still trying to find her friend she's learned a lot about wayne chapman but more of my conversation with melanie >> cause of a deadly fire in scituate remains under investigation tonight. that bar began just before 8 o'clock last night on holmes road in scituate. first told you this far o

the state is trying to keep chapman locked up. chapman is also the prime suspect in the disappearance of andy puglisi from lawrence in 1976. puglisi has never been found. forensic psychologist told the jury that just over year ago while chapman watched a tv sitcom at bridgewater he was reminded of one of his victims a boy who chapman said was eager to have sex with him. >> the thought that in december 2014, a little over year ago, still saying that he thought the children is willing participants in the assaults. seem quite as severe >> the jury also heard today that chapman is told people that if he wins if he gets out of prison, he wants to move to the state of maine and that's what he believes there are fewer restrictions on sex offenders. the jury expected to get this case on tuesday. >> 16 overdoses yesterday in brockton nearly 8 times the normal amount of the overdoses were fatal city officials say that normally have between two and three calls per day but as of this one police say there did not appear any connections between

all chapman had in his hand was a box for an iphone. family is suing for wrongful death a claim the city denies. in december, city lawyers attempted to block the release of the video. while that same week mayor rahm emanuel was being asked why it took so long to release another video. the police shooting of 17-year-old laquan mcdonald. the mayor promised change. >> a reinvigorated city that has accountability, discipline as well as transparency in place. >> reporter: the city didn't drop its objection to the release of the chapman video until yesterday just before the judge's ruling. at a public event today, the mayor wasn't planning on answering our question, but ultimately explained the about-face. >> justice is with the u.s. attorney, fbi and november, the mayor's office has come under fire for how it handled the mcdonald case a few even calling for his resignation. >> we ask for transparency from the mayor. be transparent in your conversation because many of us believe that the withholding of these tapes is for political gain. >> re

chapman to offend remains just about exactly what it was 40 years ago. >> reporter: wayne chapman's also the suspect of the disappearance of 10-year-old andy from lawrence in 1976. andy's body has never been found. but chapman's defense believes he is fit for release now. >> despite all of this, these offenses that happened 40 plus years ago at the present time he is not that same person. >> reporter: in the end, it'll be up to a jury to decide if wayne chapman is still sexually dangerous or if it's okay to release him. the jury may get this case on tuesday. in boston, bob ward, fox 25 news. >>> the average mother in massachusetts has her first ahead at 10:00, the major battle being won that is contributing to the high number. >> but first the driver of a deadly hit and run has her day in court. the reason police say she decided not to call 911. i' ve been blind since birth. i go through periods where it' s hard to sleep at night, and stay awake during the day. learn about non-24 by calling 844-844-2424. is hazmat crews are working in and out of a home on sandy pond road where police pul

tonight fox 25 bob ward tells us chapman's fate rests with the jury. wayne chapman are highly disturbing but this trial is not about guilt or innocence. this is about whether wayne chapman is still sexually dangerous weather he should be set free. you heard that he admits an attraction to children that the lifelong thing. >> but rbc that's says nothing about whether he can or should be released today but in his closing argument to the jury wayne chapman's lawyer said that the frail man sitting in the courtroom today is not the same man who was admitted to sexually molesting up to 100 voiceovers lifetime. >> he argued that time itself is rented chapman safe and that after decades in prison it is time to release him. >> he's just too old and too sick and then his life will create the circumstances that would allow him to offend. he should be at the treatment center need to be confined way does not have access to the state contends wayne chapman is the same man who was sexually attractive young boys that he's always been. just last fall chapman told a corrections officer he might play santa

chapman is on the ground dying as the officer handcuffs him.icer freye told investigators he thought chapman was holding a dark object and possibly turning towards him. >> at no time did either of these officers communicate to each other. >> reporter: the shooting was ultimately ruled within police department policy, and freye never faced discipline. at the time the lead investigator for the investigation authority said he would have recommended against freye. but davis was overruled by his boss, and later he was fired. we talked to davis about the video's release. >> i do feel vindicated every time a video comes out. i do feel like vindicated that there is more transparency now. >> reporter: davis's boss was himself fired after the release of the laquan mcdonald video. in that officer is now facing a murder charge. >> if we truly can believe that ipra is independent, and what they are telling us is truthful, that is great. but as of now no one can trust them. >> reporter: the department is working on coming up with new guidelines for when offi

towards the right you see the officer trying to grab cedric chapman. as he gets out of a career allegedly stole. he is unarmed, he was holding something. a box for a smartphone. within 7 seconds the officer shoots from behind. he is on the ground, dying as the officer hand cuffs him. officer fry told investigators, he thought chapman was holding a dark object. at no time did the officers communicate. >> the shooting was ultimately ruled within police department policy, and fry never faced discipline. at the time, the lead investigator for the city's independent police review authority, or i.p.r.a. was lorenzo davis. he found the shooting not justified and would have recommend the charges. davis was overruled by his boss and later was fired. we talked to davis about the video's release. >> i do feel syndicated every timar video comes out. i do feel like - vindicated that there's more transparency. >> davis's boss was fired after the release of the la can mcdonald video. that was ruled is justifiable shooting. that officer is facing a hurter charge. >> i

but chapman's defense team believes he is fit for release now. the point i'm making as that despite all of this offense is that happened 40+ years ago at the present time he is not that same person. in the end it will be up to a jury to decide if wayne chapman is still sexually dangerous or if it's okay to release him. the jury may get this case on tuesday. policing have to try to track down a suspicious white band spotted yesterday and amos talk road home that ban was reportedly seeing pulling down the driveway on that road got stuck while turning around when a homeowner saw them this image was taken on home surveillance camera if you know anything police. >> thousands of dollars in cash and colorful bags containing some that marijuana taken of the street in worcester. police a 32-year-old joshua evans was determining the drugs and open on the city hall common. evans and another man were arraigned today on drug charges. worcester child who may have been poisoned is now in dcf custody 50-month-old was taken to the hospital on tuesday the boy was

mc actually corrections officer said she spoke to chapman in the fall chapman talked about playing santa claus. >> he said there was a potential for him to be out before christmas. so i said oh so this could possibly very make christmas for you and he said yes i might even get to play santa. >> another mci shirley employee testified chapman recently talked about changes a conversation she said that made her nervous. >> sex offenders no longer a law that they could tell you they need to be at a certain time he was questioning about that if i heard about that i said i had. and he said so therefore i would need to be very careful of where i went. very sure of where i went. so they would be no temptations. to go into some of those areas. >> the state is still calling witnesses but the defense does have experts lined up to try to argue that wayne chapman is no longer sexually dangerous but in the end this is going to be up to a jury to decide. superior court boston. most powerful prosecutor in the country paying a visit to boston today. this morning atty. gen. letter lynch book about civic ho

chapman is then on the ground, dying, as the officer handcuffs him. officer fry told investigators he thought chapman was holding a dark object and possibly turning towards him. >> at no time did either of the officers communicate. they never said i think he has something in his hand, i think he has a gun. >> the shooting was ultimately ruled within police department policy and fry never faced discipline. >> at the time, the lead investigators for the city said independent police review authority was lorenzo davis. he said he found the shooting not justified and would have recommended charges against fry, but davis was overruled by his boss and later, davis was fired. we talked to davis about the video's release. >> i do feel vindicated every time a video comes out. i do feel like vindicated that there's more transparency now. >> davis' boss was himself fired after the release of the laquan mcdonald video. that case was also initially ruled a justifiable shooting, but that officer now faces a murder charge. >> if we truly can believe ipra is independe

chapman was traded to the yankees last month. the heroin epidemic is taking center stage tonight as leaders from across the buckeye state meet in columbus to talk about what can be done to stop the use of the deadly drug. the meeting comes as one family still feels heartache months after they lost their son to an overdose.kim sefton called her 21-year old son, jake, the perfect child.he was a registered nurse.. an honors student and a former athlete. they had no idea he was using heroin.last february-- when his family went to check on him-- and found him dead of an overdose at his apartment. (sot) kim sefton (16 sec) 03;01;45;01-03;02;01;51"there is no way i thought he would ever use heroin. i mean we had talked about it. because there was an epidemic. i watch the news. i know that. i watch the news like every day like most people do. but i had no idea." idea."she advises parents to consistently talk to their kids about hard drugs like heroin.we have resources to help get that conversation started at wcpo dot com slash coming up

officers say chapman was pointing a dark object at them and shot in self-defense.ect turned out to be a black i foen box. the camera pans over and showed chapman on the street and then about a minute later, a police officer is seen with a foot on the wounded teen's body. >> you have a 17-year-old kid that's shot and killed bleeding in the street in chicago handcuffed face down on the ground and for him to essentially step on him on top of it, it's just totally unreasonable. >> reporter: unreasonable and disturbing according to the judge that ordered the video to be released. the judge also called the city irresponsible for what he called an age of enlightenment. the judge is referring to the city's motion to drop its opposition for the release of the video made late wednesday afternoon after a three-year fight. the city's explanation, transparency in the public's interest. >> i would say it's a political move. >> reporter: attorneys for the officers sent cnn a statement saying they had reason to believe the suspect was armed. the police officers have not faced crim

before chapman was shot by fry.hapman was found to be carrying a box for a cell phone. >> based on officer tote's deposition and testimony, he made the comment and testified at no point was he in fear of his life as mr. chapman was run away from him and he couldn't catch up with them. >> lorenz 0 davis, a former police investigator for the city ruled the chapman shooting was not justified. he said he was told to change his findings and later, he was fired. >> people who are killed don't get a chance to tell a story. >> fry said in a statement thursday that the officers did act properly. about the only one who hasn't weighed in was rom emanuel. he led a prayer breakfast for martin luther king's birthday but that was met by more protests. >> the attorney there for patton's family says chapman's mother has never seen the video, never wants to see it but she is happy that it is out. the family's lawsuit against the city for wrongful death and excessive force will probably to go trial sometime in late summer. >> andy for

uk is 13-4 former cincinnati red aroldis chapman will 'not' be charged in a domestic disturbance case. a florida state attorney said today that conflicting accounts made a conviction of chapman 'unlikely'chapman's girlfrined told policd he pushed and choked her in late october. chapman claims her brother pushed him down and that he fired a gun eight times into a garge wall, where he was locked, after the alleged incident. still about two and a half months from the season opener, cincinnati's new professional soccer team had major signing to announce today. forward omar cummings is coming home. cummings played for both uc and cincinnati state. and made the mls all star team in 2011. the bengals continue to shuffle their coaching staff. robert livingston will now be their assistant defensive back pitcher as an offensive assistant. he's been with the colts the last four season, mostly as a scout. and now here's julie dolan with a look ahead at what we'll have for you on nine on your side at seven. a former township official admits to having sexual this small-business owner is looking to

chapman's father was the one who called 911 when he saw the flames. he was able to rescue officer chapman's working bloodhound tessie but another dog his son was training named dozer died in an outdoor kennel. >>> turning to the weather this noon let's look at the incredible sight from the international space station. this is a rare january hurricane named alex in the atlantic. and this is really rare. >> it is. last time this happened 1938 when we had a hurricane forming in the atlantic and in january. so. >> you never think of hurricane in the winter weather. >> you think summer. >> amazing. >> at that time it was hurricane and now it's downgraded to a tropical storm with the late of the info. 70-mile-per-hour max winds moving through the azors and to the north and it's picking up a miles per hour and the track we continue to see it moving to the north and weakening in intensity. for us back home we are not dealing with rain but dealing with overcast skies and temperatures in the 30s. not a bad afternoon. very seasonable. degrees in boston and we wi

chapman was accused of firing eight gunshots in his garage..... following an argument with his girlfriend, in which she told police he "choked" and pushed her... but prosecutors say conflicting accounts and insufficient evidence, made the conviction impossible. of chapman to the dodgers, but he was eventually acquired by the yankees. a dramatic scene is caught on camera in massachusetts.. take a look at this taxi, completely engulfed in flames. luckily, the driver of the vehicle was able to quickly get an elderly passenger out in time...before several explosions happened. a witness...taking video of the moments after their escape. fire crews were able to arrive quickly, and no further damage was done. when you're in the stands at a sporting event, you want to do anything to help the home team, right? sometimes, that means getting a little creative. this video is now going viral...of a high school outside columbus...really getting in the opponents head. look what they're doing...a fake birth! ...it totally distracts the shooter, and he can you blam

today for the third time chapman still sexually dangerous. chapman has spent decades in prison for crimes against tonight fire investigators are still working to figure out what caused a deadly fire at the home of two hoarders. we followed the fire that developed last night scituate. at 11:00 we learned one man had died. tonight we learned that man gorman. he did not survive the fire chief tell us they have been to that home many times. firefighters say the bulleter in home. >> tonight we are getting this look inside the t stop on the blue line. fox 25 has obtained cell phone video you see it here of one of the victims on his hands and knees shortly after being shot yesterday. on the fox 25 news at 5:00 and 6:00 we told you both victims have been released from the hospital. investigators have no immediate plans to release images and a description of the maverick street station shooter. the shots were fired shortly after an argument on the train. >> it has been 10 years since the murder of a mother and baby. then took off for his native london

frey thought chapman had a gun in his hand. turns out he was holding a black iphone box. >> anchor: take a look at this scene as it unfolded in a downtown shopping district in jacarta. one of the explosions happened outside of a starbucks. then a gun fight ensued. the attackers were armed with guns, grenades and suicide belts. >>> the first joint operation targeting terrorists already ministry fighter, jets from russia and syria went on a combat mission focused on "destruction of terrorists in syria." >> anchor: back here in this country, president obama wrapped up his second post-state of the union rally earlier today. he spoke with supporters in louisiana. and once again, slammed the divicive rhetoric. >> reporter: taking his state of the union message on the road. >> we've been through big changes before. and america always comes out stronger and better. >> reporter: president obama greeted by a friendly crowd in baton rouge. >> we love you. >> love you back. thank you. >> reporter: talked about the economy. criminal justice

on wednesday with, yankees owner steinbrenner said chapman was "innocent until proven otherwise." >>> carmelo anthony come down. you have been selected to play the all-star game. he will represent the eastern conference in toronto on february 14th. melo is averaging 21.7 points a game and a career high four assists per contest. it will be his ninth nba all-star appearance. on his twit wither account, he wrote humbled to be back, thanks for voting. >>. >>> rutgers hosted iowa tonight and hung around in the first half. the scarlet knights can't break the press and peter finishes the hawkeyes hand rutgers the loss. >>> on the ice, the evil devils senator the senators to the rock. new jersey on the power play midway through the first. joseph is there to redirect for the tally. quite a moment for the 21-year-old rookie who notches his first career goal. the home team didn't stop scoring. one moment later, he hits the post but follows his own shot. grabs the rebound and sneaks one past anderson. he is 2 on the year. the devils scored five the first period as they cruise to their third strai

officer chapman starts shooting from behind, and chapman lies on the ground dying. the officer said that he thought chapman was olding a dark object and turns toward him. >> he never said that he has something in his hand, i think that he has a gun. >> reporter: the shooting was ultimately ruled within the police department molest, and frye never was investigated. at the time, the representative was lorenzo davis, and he found the looting not justified. and he would recommend charges for frye. but later davis was fired. we talked to davis about the video's release. >> i do feel vindicated when they find a video comes out, and there's more transparency now. >> his boss was himself fired after the release of the laquan mcdonald video. that case was said to be a justifiable shooting and that officer is now facing a murder charge. >> if we can believe that what they're telling us is truthful, that is great and helps the system. but as of right now -- >> reporter: the interim police superintendent said this week that the department is coming up with new guidelines on whe

. >> reporter: look closely towards the right and you see the officer try to grab cedrick chapman.e starts running. he is unarmed, but he was holding something, it turned out to be a box for a smartphone. within seven seconds officer freye starts shooting from behind. officer freye told investigators he thought chapman was holding a dark object, and possibly turning towards him. >> at no time did either of these officers communicate to each other. they never said, i think he has a gun. >> reporter: the shooting was ultimately ruled within police department policy, and frey never faced discipline. the lead investigator for the police review authority or ipra, was lorenzo davis, he said he would have recommended charges against freye. but davis was overruled by his boss and later fired. >> i do feel vindicated every time a video comes out. i do feel like -- vindicated that there's more transparency no now. >> if we truly can believe ipshg ra is independent and twha are telling us is truthful, then that's great. in that helps the system, but as of right now, no one can trust them. >>