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Elvis Presley conspiracy theorists claim a secret recording proves the King of Rock and Roll faked his own death.
In the audio, a man claiming to be the cultural icon can be heard talking about life on a hideaway island.
The conversation was recorded four years after Elvis' funeral.
Some die-hard fans say the voice is 'identical' to that of the late singer and proves Elvis faked his death to escape the pressures of fame.
In the tape the man says he has travelled all over the world in disguise, fearing eventual exposure.
He says: "I realise that sooner or later it's probably going to end.
"You know I hate to think it's going to end, but I know sometimes the secret [of being alive] has got to be let out and if it hadn’t have been for getting involved in what I'm involved in now, things and such, maybe it’d be different.
"As far as appearing nationally, I think it would be silly to get back into something that’s taken me this long to get out of.
"People ask me all the time where I’m living, and naturally I can’t say, but it’s a good place to hide.
"There was an island that I learned about a long time ago and I guess I always knew some day I’d probably have to use it.
"Anyway, I must have spent a year on the island.
"I started travelling all over the world and it’s been enjoyable but it’s been a constant battle of growing beards and this and that to keep from being recognised."
Elvis's death on August 16 1977 sent shockwaves around the world - especially when the circumstances trickled out.
The King, as he was commonly referred to, was found dead in his Graceland bathroom, having fallen off his toilet and attempted to crawl to the door for help.
He was morbidly obese, having feasted on a diet of his favourite banana, peanut butter and bacon sandwiches, and was suffering from poor eyesight, high blood pressure and an irregular heartbeat in the months leading up to his death. But heartbroken fans refused to believe their beloved icon had died, and soon a mix of increasingly outlandish conspiracy theories started to take root among those who refused to come to terms with it.
In the four decades since, those conspiracies have spread and evolved.
Here are some of them.
Elvis' ex-wife Priscilla, who he divorced in 1973, made the bold new claims ahead of a new documentary into the legend's life.
Opening up for HBO's Elvis Presley: The Searcher, Priscilla said Elvis "knew what he was doing" with his drug addiction and refused to accept help from desperate family members who wanted to save him.
"He knew what he was doing and people go, 'why didn't anyone do anything?' Well, that's not true," said the now 72-year-old.
"People there in the inner group did - but you did not tell Elvis what to do. You'd have been out of there faster than a scratched cat. They would try and - no way."
Her comments fuelled the theory that Elvis was intent on suicide and had left two notes to that effect shortly before he died.
In recently discovered notes to his friend and road manager Joe Esposito Elvis wrote: "I'm sick and tired of my life" and "I need a long rest".
His stepbrother Rick Stanley said: "To me, it's a clear indication that suicide was on his mind."
A considerable number of people believe that the King did not die in 1977, but went into hiding for various reasons and is still alive.
Several people claim to have seen Elvis after he was supposed to have died. One rash of alleged sightings took place in Michigan in the late 1980s.
In 1988, the downtown Burger King attracted international attention after a story in the Kalamazoo Gazette identified it as one of two places that a local woman and her daughter claimed to have seen the late King of Rock and Roll.
A reporter interviewed Louise Welling, of Vicksburg, who said she had seen Elvis at the Felpausch supermarket in Vicksburg, and that her daughter had seen Elvis at the Burger King. He faked his own death and was picked up by helicopter.
There were reports at the time that a black helicopter landed at Graceland just before Elvis' body was discovered.
Some have claimed Elvis was picked up and flew to Bermuda to fake his own death because he got fed up with fame.
Some believe Elvis was connected to the mafia.
According to Time, one of the biggest theories on why Presley may have faked his death is because he had to in order to escape the mob.
Gail Brewer-Giorgio, the author of the 1988 bestselling book Is Elvis Alive, said in an interview with the magazine that she pored through thousands of FBI documents to come to the conclusion that Presley was an American hero who had to go into witness protection.
"Do I know if Elvis is alive today? No, I don't know," she said. "But I know he didn't die on August 16."
Apparently he was friendly with mobsters and used to help the FBI - and when the criminals found out, he had to go to ground forever.
In his resting place at Graceland, Elvis' gravestone gives his full name as Elvis Aaron Presley.
But his middle name is actually spelled Aron - a pretty huge error for whoever was working on his tombstone - and conspiracists believe it was done deliberately because putting his real name would have been taboo since he was really alive.
In a 2005 interview with Oprah on the TV host’s show, Presley’s wife Priscilla was addressing how Presley spoiled their daughter, Lisa Marie.
Priscilla said: "It’s exactly what he said the other day," before correcting herself and saying, "you said," to Oprah.
They also say Lisa Marie evaded Larry King’s question during a 2003 chat when the host asked if she ever feels "communication" with her father.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/elvis-presley-death-new-secret-13822883
In the audio, a man claiming to be the cultural icon can be heard talking about life on a hideaway island.
The conversation was recorded four years after Elvis' funeral.
Some die-hard fans say the voice is 'identical' to that of the late singer and proves Elvis faked his death to escape the pressures of fame.
In the tape the man says he has travelled all over the world in disguise, fearing eventual exposure.
He says: "I realise that sooner or later it's probably going to end.
"You know I hate to think it's going to end, but I know sometimes the secret [of being alive] has got to be let out and if it hadn’t have been for getting involved in what I'm involved in now, things and such, maybe it’d be different.
"As far as appearing nationally, I think it would be silly to get back into something that’s taken me this long to get out of.
"People ask me all the time where I’m living, and naturally I can’t say, but it’s a good place to hide.
"There was an island that I learned about a long time ago and I guess I always knew some day I’d probably have to use it.
"Anyway, I must have spent a year on the island.
"I started travelling all over the world and it’s been enjoyable but it’s been a constant battle of growing beards and this and that to keep from being recognised."
Elvis's death on August 16 1977 sent shockwaves around the world - especially when the circumstances trickled out.
The King, as he was commonly referred to, was found dead in his Graceland bathroom, having fallen off his toilet and attempted to crawl to the door for help.
He was morbidly obese, having feasted on a diet of his favourite banana, peanut butter and bacon sandwiches, and was suffering from poor eyesight, high blood pressure and an irregular heartbeat in the months leading up to his death. But heartbroken fans refused to believe their beloved icon had died, and soon a mix of increasingly outlandish conspiracy theories started to take root among those who refused to come to terms with it.
In the four decades since, those conspiracies have spread and evolved.
Here are some of them.
Elvis' ex-wife Priscilla, who he divorced in 1973, made the bold new claims ahead of a new documentary into the legend's life.
Opening up for HBO's Elvis Presley: The Searcher, Priscilla said Elvis "knew what he was doing" with his drug addiction and refused to accept help from desperate family members who wanted to save him.
"He knew what he was doing and people go, 'why didn't anyone do anything?' Well, that's not true," said the now 72-year-old.
"People there in the inner group did - but you did not tell Elvis what to do. You'd have been out of there faster than a scratched cat. They would try and - no way."
Her comments fuelled the theory that Elvis was intent on suicide and had left two notes to that effect shortly before he died.
In recently discovered notes to his friend and road manager Joe Esposito Elvis wrote: "I'm sick and tired of my life" and "I need a long rest".
His stepbrother Rick Stanley said: "To me, it's a clear indication that suicide was on his mind."
A considerable number of people believe that the King did not die in 1977, but went into hiding for various reasons and is still alive.
Several people claim to have seen Elvis after he was supposed to have died. One rash of alleged sightings took place in Michigan in the late 1980s.
In 1988, the downtown Burger King attracted international attention after a story in the Kalamazoo Gazette identified it as one of two places that a local woman and her daughter claimed to have seen the late King of Rock and Roll.
A reporter interviewed Louise Welling, of Vicksburg, who said she had seen Elvis at the Felpausch supermarket in Vicksburg, and that her daughter had seen Elvis at the Burger King. He faked his own death and was picked up by helicopter.
There were reports at the time that a black helicopter landed at Graceland just before Elvis' body was discovered.
Some have claimed Elvis was picked up and flew to Bermuda to fake his own death because he got fed up with fame.
Some believe Elvis was connected to the mafia.
According to Time, one of the biggest theories on why Presley may have faked his death is because he had to in order to escape the mob.
Gail Brewer-Giorgio, the author of the 1988 bestselling book Is Elvis Alive, said in an interview with the magazine that she pored through thousands of FBI documents to come to the conclusion that Presley was an American hero who had to go into witness protection.
"Do I know if Elvis is alive today? No, I don't know," she said. "But I know he didn't die on August 16."
Apparently he was friendly with mobsters and used to help the FBI - and when the criminals found out, he had to go to ground forever.
In his resting place at Graceland, Elvis' gravestone gives his full name as Elvis Aaron Presley.
But his middle name is actually spelled Aron - a pretty huge error for whoever was working on his tombstone - and conspiracists believe it was done deliberately because putting his real name would have been taboo since he was really alive.
In a 2005 interview with Oprah on the TV host’s show, Presley’s wife Priscilla was addressing how Presley spoiled their daughter, Lisa Marie.
Priscilla said: "It’s exactly what he said the other day," before correcting herself and saying, "you said," to Oprah.
They also say Lisa Marie evaded Larry King’s question during a 2003 chat when the host asked if she ever feels "communication" with her father.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/elvis-presley-death-new-secret-13822883