no one noticed the signature. october 29th, armed with thousands of dollars and a .38 caliber gun. chap mn flew fr chapman flew from hawaii to new york city. his personal calendar reveals a disturbed killer on the move, changing hotels three times in three days, hiring prostitutes, living it up like a man with no future. i went to front row plays, you know. first class fights. filet minon at the waldorf. all just blocks from lennon s home. but it turns out john lennon wasn t chapman s only murder. he wanted to kill a celebrity and killing a celebrity means that you in essence steal that individual s celebrity.