Mark Chapman and Associates

Abe, George—Father-in-law and benefactor of Mark Chapman. Father of Gloria Abe Chapman.

Alderberg, Herbert—Mark Chapman’s first attorney.

Blankenship, Harold—Friend of Mark Chapman. Father of Jessica Blankenship, husband of June Blankenship. Acquaintance of Dana Reeves Informant to Fenton Bresler.

Blankenship, Jessica—Former beau and classmate of Mark Chapman. Daughter of June and Harold Blankenship. Acquaintance of Dana Reeves. Informant to Fenton Bresler.

Blankenship, June—Friend of Mark Chapman. Mother of Jessica Blankenship, wife of Harold Blankenship. Acquaintance of Dana Reeves. Informant to Fenton Bresler.

Carlson, Patricia—Hawaii-based art dealer.

Chapman, David—Father of Mark Chapman, ex-husband of Diane Chapman. Father-in-law of Gloria Abe Chapman.

Chapman, Diane (aka Kathryn Chapman)—Mother of Mark Chapman, mother-in-law of Gloria Abe Chapman.

Chapman, Gloria Abe—Travel agent. Wife of Mark Chapman, daughter of George Abe.

Chapman, Mark—Security guard, general laborer, amateur musician, YMCA counselor, art collector. Husband of Gloria Abe Chapman, son of Diane Chapman, grandson of Grandma, son-in-law of George Abe. A devotee of writer J.D. Salinger, he identified strongly with the author’s fictional character, Holden Caufield. Former beau of Jessica Blankenship. Friend of June and Harold Blankenship, Dana Reeves, and Rev. Charles McGowan. Friend and underling of David Moore. Acquaintance of Paul Goresh, Jerryl Moll, Dr. Lee Salk and Jude Stein. Client of “Anne Jones,” Herbert Alderberg and Jonathan Marks.

Chapman, Susan—Daughter of David and Diane Chapman, sister of Mark Chapman, and sister-in-law of Gloria Abe Chapman.

Caulfield, Holden—Fictional character created by J.D. Salinger. Protagonist of Catcher in the Rye.

Goresh, Paul—Store detective and photographer. Acquaintance of Mark Chapman.

Grandma—Specifically, Chapman’s grandmother. Despite his eight years of case investigation, Fenton Bresler could not so much as identify her, much less locate her. Considering her importance to this story, the inability to identify her seems interesting.

Hendrix, Rev. Newton—Childhood friend of Mark Chapman.

Jones, Anne—Pseudonym of Mark Chapman’s psychiatric social worker at Waikiki Counseling Clinic. Informant to Jim Gaines and Fenton Bresler. Despite the fact that her real name was published in contemporary media sources, it is (astonishingly) not that visible on the Internet in connection with this story, as far as I can tell. Because of the hardship that previous publicity caused this individual, I will continue to use the alias provided by Bresler.

Marks, Jonathan—Mark Chapman’s second attorney.

McGowan, Rev. Charles—Minister. Pastor and friend of Mark Chapman.

Moll, Jerryl (Jerri)—Fan of John Lennon. Friend of Jude Stein; acquaintance of Mark Chapman and Paul Goresh.

Moore, David—YMCA executive. Mark Chapman’s supervisor and friend.

Reeves, Dana (aka Gene Scott)—Deputy Sheriff, DeKalb County, GA. Friend, mentor and benefactor of Mark Chapman. Acquaintance of Jessica, June and Harold Blankenship. Informant to Fenton Bresler.

Rundgren, Todd—Musician, formerly of The Nazz. Long-time idol of Mark Chapman. Adversary of John Lennon.

Salinger, J.D.—Writer, author of Catcher in the Rye. Creator of the fictional character Holden Caufield.

Salk, Dr. Lee—Psychologist, researcher and author. Interviewed Chapman in prison.

Stein, Jude—Fan of John Lennon. Friend of Jerri Moll; acquaintance of Mark Chapman and Paul Goresh.

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