1. Elvis' name is misspelled on his tombstone. Elvis' full name is Elvis 'Aron'
Presley...,
not Elvis 'Aaron' Presley. His father would not have let this happen. When
Elvis was
born, his name was misspelled on his birth certificate and his father went to
great lengths
to get the error corrected. The spelling of Elvis' name was very important to
the Presley
family. They wanted Elvis to see that Aron was part of Garon (Garon is the
middle name
of Elvis' twin brother that was stillborn). Why the misspelling on the
tombstone? Some
say it is because Elvis did not want to tempt fate.
2. Elvis' current resting place is in between his father and his grandmother
and not next
to his mother where he had adamantly requested. It is doubtful that the people
close to
him would allow these things to happen. Elvis is a superstitious man - enough
so that he
wouldn't tempt fate by putting his real name on a tombstone, or violate the
ground next to
his mother until he was ready to be placed there for good.
3. Elvis was very vain, and he was embarrassed about his recent weight gain -
An
astonishing 50 pounds in the month before his so-called death. Even though he
weighed
250 pounds at the time of his death, his death certificate lists him at a spry
170 pounds.
The original death certificate disappeared, and the current death certificate
is dated two
months after his alleged death.
4. Elvis' coffin required several pall bearers because it weighed 900 pounds.
Attendants
at the funeral reported that the air around the coffin was rather cool. It is
suspected that
the coffin contained an air conditioning unit or dry ice to keep a wax body
cool. A wax
body that was a replica of Elvis designed to fool funeral- goers. And how did
the Presley
family get a 900 pound, custom made coffin ready for the showing of the body
that was held on the day
after his death? It takes a lot of time to build such an elaborate coffin.
Alanna Nash,
formerly of the Louisville Courier-Journal, who viewed the body in the casket
twice,
commented on how wax-like it looked. La Costa, sister of Tanya Tucker, said,
"We were
right up to the casket and stood there, and God, I couldn't believe it. He
looked just like a
piece of plastic laying there. He didn't look like Elvis at all... He looked
more like a
dummy than a real person."
5. And why have the funeral so quickly? Some speculate that the immediacy was
intended to make it as difficult as possible for the people who were Elvis'
biggest fans
(heads of fan clubs, etc.) to attend the proceedings. It could be a concern
that they might
recognize the flaws in the wax replica..., many of which were noticed anyway.
6. Elvis was an 8th degree black belt whose hands were rough with calluses, yet
the body
in the coffin had hands that were soft and pudgy. The body in the coffin had a
pug nose
and arched eyebrows (unlike Elvis) and most importantly, one of the sideburns
on the
corpse was loose and falling off. A hairdresser later reported gluing the
sideburn back on
the body.
7. Two hours after Elvis' death was announced publicly, a man who reportedly
looked
remarkably like Elvis purchased a ticket for Buenos Aeries, paid in cash, and
used the
name John Burrows: the name Elvis had used as an alias several times before.
8. He had a few books that were considered to be his most prized possessions.
He had a
Bible, several pharmaceutical books, books on death, and most importantly
Cheiro's
Book of Numbers and the Autobiography of a Yogi. After his death was announced,
these books disappeared and were never recovered. Also missing were specific
pieces of
jewelry and pictures of his mother.
9. In the weeks preceding his alleged death, Elvis' actions were not those of a
man who
was about to embark on an extensive US tour. He ordered no new suits despite
having
gained 50 pounds since his last tour.
10. Elvis fired several employees that he had relied upon for a long time.
11. Two days before his alleged death, Elvis telephoned a friend of his named
Miss
Foster (Elvis had been friends with her for a long time because she reminded
him of his
mother). He told her that he wasn't planning on going on the upcoming tour. She
asked
him if he had canceled it, and he said that he had not. When she asked if he
was ill, he
said that he was fine, and that she should not ask any more questions or tell
anyone
anything, and that she should not believe anything she reads. He told her that
his troubles
would all soon be over, and that he would call her in a few weeks. The author
of 'Elvis
Where Are You?' writes that Miss Foster took a polygraph test regarding this
story, and
that she was not lying.
12. The day after Elvis' alleged death, a woman named Lucy De Barbon, a former
lover
of Elvis', received a single rose in the mail. The card indicated that the
flower was from
"El Lancelot". This had been her pet name for Elvis, and it was a name that no
one else
knew. Flowers can't be sent from beyond the grave.
13. Elvis had many reasons to fake his death. Elvis' life was in danger. He had
recently
lost $1,300,000 in an airplane/real estate deal with a California based
organization
called the "Fraternity" that had links to the Mafia. It is speculated that he
corroborated
with the government to expose the organized crime ring in exchange for
protection -
perhaps in the form of a new life and identity compliments of the witness
relocation
program.
14. Elvis was a prisoner of his own fame. He had many other reasons to leave
his life
behind. Because of his incredible popularity, he was the recipient of several
death
threats, and he was concerned about the safety of his ex-wife and daughter.
Sometimes
when he wanted to leave Graceland, he would send out look-alikes to distract
would be
followers. Elvis was also known to ride in the trunk of someone else's car to
avoid
detection.
15. Elvis had the means to fake his own death. He is accused of destroying
himself with
drugs. In reality, Elvis was a pharmaceutical expert. He took a lot of drugs,
but he knew
what he was doing and was extremely careful. He knew what drugs he could self-
administer to create a deathlike state. Further, Elvis' experience with the
martial arts was
such that he could slow his heart rate and breathing in order to feign death.
He was an
eighth degree black belt.
16. Elvis' manager, Colonel Tom Parker, had once created a new identity for
himself.
He came to this country as an illegal immigrant from Holland, but through
various
connections managed to create an elaborate identity complete with a passport,
birth
certificate, drivers' license, and social security number. He would have known
how to
give Elvis a second life.
17. Elvis' Lloyds of London life insurance policy still has not been cashed in.
Why? It is
not illegal to fake your death as long as you don't profit from it.
18. There was a helicopter hovering over Graceland just moments before Elvis
was
found dead. Did Elvis get on that helicopter? Did the helicopter drop off
another body
to take Elvis' place? Monte Nicholson, a veteran with the Los Angeles Sheriff's
Dept.,
writes in his novel The Presley Arrangement about a government helicopter
hovering
over Graceland, and finally landing in the back. Nicholson was informed there
were
pictures of Elvis getting on the helicopter during the early afternoon of
August 16.
Others report seeing a helicopter - including Larry Geller in his book If I Can
Dream:
Elvis' Own Story, who says he saw from his window at Howard Johnson's:
helicopters
hovering over Graceland.
19. According to handwriting experts, Elvis' own handwriting was on his death
certificate/coroners report.
20. Some of Elvis' closest friends were asked, by Vernon, not to attend the
funeral.
21. Elvis' father refused to have his son's coffin draped with the American
flag,
traditionally given to all dead veterans. Did he know that the coffin did not
contain his
son's body?
22. In December 1970, Elvis was inducted into the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
by
President Nixon. Elvis had just been awarded one of America's Ten Outstanding
Young
Men for his efforts to wipe out drugs. Elvis went undercover for the DEA and
helped put
one of America's largest crime rings behind bars. This particular undercover
operation
was coded 'Operation Fountain Pen'. Was Elvis really addicted to drugs..., or
was he the
ultimate actor after all? The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of
Investigation
in Washington confirmed in a letter to Maria Columbus, president of The Elvis
Special
fan club, that Presley visited FBI headquarters on December 31, 1970 and was
given a
tour of FBI facilities. Two months prior to meeting with President Nixon, Elvis
was
presented with a CNOA Membership Certificate that reads: This is to certify
that Elvis
A. Presley is a member in good standing of the California Narcotics Officers
Association. Once when Elvis was on stage, he wanted to prove to the audience
that he
was not strung out on drugs like everyone said he was. He then displayed a
certificate to
the audience and said, "This if from the International Narcotics Enforcement
Association.
This Certificate gives me special honors and a lifelong membership. I've been
wearing a
federal narcotics badge for six years. They don't give you that if you're
strung out." One
of the fan letters states that several police uniforms were delivered to
Graceland on
August 15, 1977.
23. The Elvis estate demanded that no cameras be brought to the funeral.
24. One month prior to August 1977..., $1,000,000.00 was withdrawn from his
personal
checking account.
25. The medical examiner's report says that the body was found in the bathroom
in a
rigor-mortised condition. The homicide report says that the body was found in
the
bedroom 'unconscious'.
26. What about the tape - authenticated - that was sent to a top
voice-identification
expert, on which Elvis talked about things that did not occur before August
1977?
27. What about the mind-boggling picture taken in the poolhouse behind
Graceland's
Meditation Gardens four months after the death of Presley and showing a man
seated
who looked exactly like Elvis? Mike Joseph took this photograph in January 1978
while
on vacation and visiting Meditation Gardens. There is an audio recording of
Mike
Joseph stating that the person in that photograph is Elvis. Later, after a
meeting with Joe
Esposito and Al Strada, he changed his story. Now he says that he never stated
that it
was Elvis in the photograph even though he was recorded as saying it was.
28. "I may not look good tonight, but I'll look good in my coffin," said
Presley on his last
concert tour, 1977. At a different time he said, "I know I look fat now and
I'll look
terrible for my TV special coming up. But I'll tell you this: I'll look good in
my casket."
29. "If I should return you would not recognize me" is underlined in one of
Elvis'
favorite books.
30. In 'Elvis, My Brother', Billy Stanley noted that Elvis was wearing a
jogging suit with
the DEA logo during the early morning hours of August 16, 1977.
31. There are 663 FBI pages on Elvis, much of the material consists of files
dated after
August 1977.
32. Phone records show that Ginger Alden, Elvis' girlfriend at the time of his
alleged
death, phoned the National Enquirer one to three hours before calling
downstairs for help when
she found Elvis in the bathroom floor. How did she know to call them one to
three hours before
there was anything to call about? Did she know that there was going to be a
body in
there later in the day?
33. What about the sightings, many by very credible people?
34. Elvis believed that he was chosen by God for something special. He thought
he had
special powers like, hands-on-healing. I think he may have had some special
gifts other
than his voice. Elvis was always studying about religion. He didn't want to
take any
chances when it came to getting into the Kingdom of Heaven. One of his favorite
books,
which you will find on display at Graceland now, was The Passover Plot by Hugh
Schonfield in 1966. The book is a story of how Jesus may have faked his death
and came
back 16 years later instead of being resurrected. Elvis may have faked his
death and
given up all worldly possessions in an effort to make it into the Kingdom of
Heaven.
Elvis once mentioned to a friend that he would like to become a Monk. After
August 16,
1977, a man dressed as a Monk went into a popular entertainment club. Another
customer reported that the face under the hood looked remarkably like Elvis
Presley. As
it turns out, the club was owned by a good friend of Elvis'.
35. There were orders by the Presley Estate that no cameras be brought to the
funeral.
However, one of Elvis' relatives, Bobby Mann, managed to sneak one in. The
picture he
took appeared on the front of the National Enquirer. It is evident in the
picture that it is
not Elvis Presley.
36. Elvis was pronounced dead at 2:56 PM. Between that time and when the body
was
viewed the next day, there seemed to be enough time to do all of the following:
Autopsy
and embalming were completed, the body was back at Memphis Funeral Home around
8:00 PM, sixteen white limousines were ordered, a white Cadillac hearse was
readied, a
specially designed casket was ordered and flown in, a casket blanket of 500 red
roses was
made, the security and police were ordered, the tour was canceled, personal
calls were
made by Vernon to fan club presidents asking that they not attend, clothing was
chosen,
songs were chosen, ministers contacted, the procession planned, and the body
was put on
private display by 11:30 the next morning.
37. Dee Presley, Elvis' stepmother, said she received a call from someone
sounding like
Elvis, saying things only Elvis knew.
38. A picture taken September 23, 1984 shows Muhammad Ali, Reverend Jesse
Jackson,
and what appears to be Elvis Presley. When Muhammad Ali was in Fort Worth,
Texas,
toward the end of 1989, promoting his cologne, two people showed him the
picture. As
reported by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Ali identified the man in the picture
with him
as "My friend Elvis." Also, in late 1989, a lady showed the picture to Elvis'
step-brother,
Billy Stanley. Billy pointed the man out as being Elvis Presley. He said he
wanted a
copy of the picture to put on his office wall to prove that Elvis was not a
racist.
March 4, 1977
Elvis' last leisure trip with friends. Friends stated that Elvis acted
unusually..., as if he were saying goodbye.
June 26, 1977
Elvis' last concert in Indianapolis.
July 26, 1977
The F.B.I. signalled that the investigation into Frederick Peter Pro had enough
evidence to go to the grand jury. (Operation Fountain Pen)
Early August
Elvis desperately tried to contact President Carter to discuss some urgent
personal business.
August 15, 1977
U.S. Attorney, Michael Coty, advised the F.B.I. that his office was ready to go
before the grand jury with the Operation Fountain Pen case.
August 16, 1977
Elvis Presley was reported dead at Graceland.
October 18, 1977
Four members of "The Fraternity" - including Frederick Peter Pro - were
arrested in connection with the Presley case where they had conned Vernon
Presley out of more than $1,000,000.00 in 1976 on the sale of one of Elvis'
airplanes.
December 31, 1977
Shortly after Meditation Gardens was opened to the public..., Mike Joseph took
his family there while on vacation. While there, they snapped a few pictures.
After returning home and developing the film..., Mike noticed someone sitting
inside the doorway of Graceland out by the swimming pool. After blowing this
picture up and examining..., it was discovered that the person in the picture
looked very much like Elvis.
1981
The president of the oldest Elvis fan club received an audio cassette from
Steven Chansis. The cassette contained a telephone conversation of Elvis
speaking with someone about what he has been up to since faking his death. He
made the statement that he has been growing beards and such in an effort to
hide.
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Thanks,
Mickey
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