After much thought, the truth can finally be told: Not only did Elvis Presley fake his death in 1977, he is still alive today (at the age of 85) - and we have a photo to prove it!
An amateur black and white photo was taken by a tourist on November 4, 2019. It clearly shows the superstar resting in a wheelchair at her Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee.
“I'm not saying Elvis is alive, but I always suspected it,” says a close friend who was a member of the great singer’s Memphis Mafia.
“If the photo in the wheelchair is genuine, and I think it is, then you could bet Elvis set it all up to see the public reaction.
“Elvis is not stupid. In fact, he is one of the smartest people I have ever known. If he faked his death and kept himself out of sight for 43 years, he wouldn't let anyone take a picture of him if he didn't want it done."
“I think this can happen. He's a sensitive guy and he would never have come out of hiding if he felt the fans didn't remember him anymore."
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Did he fake his death?
No one officially investigated Presley's death, publicly admitting that Elvis faked his death from a heart attack on August 16, 1977.
And they certainly don't have new information right now.
And this applies to the ex-wife of the King, Priscilla, the only daughter, rock star Lisa Marie.
The toilet where Elvis died.
“Elvis has a lot of good reasons to hide,” says Wes Thomas, an investigative journalist and expert on Presley history who has written extensively about the artist.
“He's certainly not a gift. And after the recent death of Tom Petty, Glenn Frey, he may have stopped thinking about his own death and decided that if he ever told fans the truth, he'd better do it now.”
“It would be consistent with who Elvis was. He loved his fans and never wanted to lie to them, or deceive them."
"If he fakes his own death to avoid pressure, those who know Elvis will tell you they always expected him to come out of hiding and explain everything."
“What really intrigued me about this picture was the wheelchair. This may mean that he had a stroke and lost the ability to walk, or, perhaps, due to his age, it is difficult for him to do it. On the other hand, he can use it to generate interest from fans."
PHOTO ANALYSIS
Analysts say the photograph taken by a 53-year-old woman who claims she made her way into Graceland through an unlocked gate has not been altered or retouched.
And while they can't say with certainty whether the senior citizen in the wheelchair is Elvis or just a doppelganger, the renowned expert says with 98 percent confidence: This is the King.
“From my analysis, this person is Elvis, or if not Elvis, someone who has aged just like our computer models - which is virtually impossible,” says Phil Tellers of Washington, who worked with the police.
An admirable observation follows on the heels of the waitress, who says she served Elvis a sandwich at Laguna Beach, CA.
Elvis fans know all too well that the circumstances of the King's death in 1977 were mysterious at best.
Elvis in his last performance in 1977.
The mourners who came there said that Presley was sweating a lot when he lay in the coffin. And this sparked persistent and convincing rumors that he was alive.
"If this is really Elvis, I just want to die!" said Ted Hillstrom of Cheraw, South Carolina when he saw a photograph of a man in a wheelchair. He was convinced, “I know that. It's Elvis!"