Even according to the FBI's own public online records, he was connected to them, they say because he was the victim of many extortion attempts. Among these public files, however, are also papers that show he was given private tours of the FBI facilities and his requests to meet with the director of the FBI were declined. Some conspiracy theorists have dedicated significant time to whether Elvis is truly still walking among us, some have even written books.
The author of the 1988 bestselling book Is Elvis Alive, Gail Brewer-Giorgio, has actually read through these thousands of pages of FBI files and refuses to believe that he died that day, even if he isn't still alive today. Her theory is that he had to go into witness protection because the FBI used him as an undercover agent in a racketeering ring. The official stance is that while Elvis was the victim of these racketeers, he was not used in any investigation against them, and the only reason all those FBI files exist is that he was involved, though in a completely mundane way.
This is a fairly well-known conspiracy, however, it does not hold much truth, and less than 4% of Americans believe Elvis Presley is still alive. So, while some aspects of historical figures' lives may seem unbelievable and without explanation, sometimes they just died of a heart attack, and had no connection to the mob or any criminal organization. Or did they?
Sources:
Chan, Melissa. “Elvis Presley Death Theories: Why Do Some Think He's Alive?” Time, Time, 15 Aug. 2017, time.com/4897819/elvis-presley-alive-conspiracy-theories/.
“Elvis Presley Dies.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 9 Feb. 2010, www.history.com/this-day-in-history/elvis-presley-dies.
“Elvis Presley.” FBI, FBI, 6 Dec. 2010, vault.fbi.gov/Elvis%20Presley%20.
I found this post very interesting and honestly unexpected. I've never heard of this theory before so it intrigued me that others believe Elvis still walks among us. Although, one might find it hard the believe he faked his own death if his girlfriend found him unconscious on his bathroom floor, then immediately took him to the emergency hospital. There is still speculation over the cause of his death, for it was originally pinned on heart failure, but is currently being considered to be long term drug abuse. The family promptly requested an autopsy to figure out what went down. There was still some controversy, yet multiple doctors said "the musician's cause of death should have been attributed to a toxic combination of pharmaceuticals".
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I've heard of this conspiracy but I've never given it too much thought. I don't understand why people would make this up, since there is no reason to believe this. When you said that only 4% of Americans believe that Elvis is still alive, it sounds like a small number, but it is actually over 13 million Americans, which is a very large number.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really interesting conspiracy, but it is rather difficult to believe because theories like this have been made about many famous people who have passed away. In addition, according to the accounts of his family members who were at his home in Graceland at the time of his death, Elvis had taken multiple packages of pills intended to help him sleep before he had a concert the next evening. When he repeatedly had trouble sleeping the day of his death, he continued to self-medicate, which would presumably lead to his severe health complications and death.
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