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John's death was a considerable loss to humanity when you consider how many people he touched with his message of peace and love and the importance of following your dreams.
The murderer, mentally ill Mark David Chapman, thought that he was a character from J. D. Salinger\'s famous/infamous book \'The Catcher in the Rye\'. Leading up to the murder Chapman went through a series of scene re-enactments, and he also performed a satanic rite to give him \'strength\' after his first murder attempt failed.
In the years following Lennon\'s death, his cult only grew. During the mid-\'80s Capitol released several albums of unreleased songs, including 1985\'s Milk and Honey and a recording of Lennon\'s performance at a 1972 benefit concert, among others. In the ultimate exploitation of Lennon rarities, in 1995 and \'96 the remaining Beatles recorded music over two \"new\" Lennon home demos from the late \'70s; \"Real Love\" and \"Free As a Bird.\" These tracks appeared on the 1996 Beatles Anthology albums as \"new Beatles songs.\"
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