Who Murdered Elvis?. Stephen B. Ubaney
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Although Presley’s health problems were very real and shouldn't be understated, a portion of Elvis' drug dalliances and fooling around on stage were designed to gnaw at the old man’s stomach lining. Elvis had concocted the perfect plan: either Parker's payments on his gambling marker wouldn't be covered and the mob would kill him, or Parker would leave by his own free will.
One way or the other, Elvis would finally be free. Parker who was still stalling for time to repay his debts focused on the public announcement for the CBS-TV special entitled Elvis in Concert, performing his last concert on that leg of his tour on June 26, 1977 at Indianapolis' Market Square Arena.
The concert was a great performance for a man who was sick, medicated and near total exhaustion. Finally the checks were banked and everyone returned home for some needed rest and relaxation. No one had any idea that Elvis would never live long enough to see this concert televised. On his tour break from June 27 through August 15, Elvis stayed secluded at Graceland. Most people make the common mistake of thinking that Elvis lived in Graceland.
He did not. Graceland was his "house within a house" and Elvis' real domain was the upstairs. Much like Superman’s “Fortress of Solitude” Graceland’s upstairs was Presley’s ultimate sanctuary away from the world. There he could rest, watch TV, read or just simply enjoy the seclusion, and if he needed anything he could simply call downstairs where his maid or personal valet would readily attend to his every desire.
Another feature of Graceland’s upstairs that greatly appealed to Elvis was the blacked-out windows and special-tufted foam padding that was installed with the sole intention of soundproofing the whole bedroom, as well as the whole second floor.
This was necessary to support the lifestyle of a man who was one of the most notorious insomniacs ever documented. Left untreated, Presley wouldn’t sleep for days and when he did sleep, he lived a totally nocturnal existence. Elvis and everyone in his company went to bed as the sun rose and got up in the late afternoon.
Upstairs at Graceland was Elvis' silent, pampered refuge away from the turmoil of the entertainment world, but the outside world brewed trouble for Presley during this particular period of rest, trouble that no one saw coming. By mid-July it became obvious the three fired body guards had made good on their promise of revenge as portions of their ‘tell all’ book began to surface in some foreign countries. The resulting news conference that announced both the content and venomous motivation for the writing, accompanied by widespread media promotion, would make Colonel Parker's chances of selling Elvis Presley's contract impossible.
The book was published in America on August 4th and was entitled “Elvis: What Happened?” In a sick twist of fate the publication arrived on book shelves just days before Presley’s death making wealthy men of the former body guards, the same body guards that Elvis had lavished with expensive gifts for decades. Tom Parker was ready to pull his hair out. Aside from the inability to sell Presley’s contract and settle his gambling debts, there was no way that he, the Memphis Mafia, or anyone else could protect Presley's long and polished public image.
Damage control at this point would have been impossible. The sensationalized if not totally fabricated tales within the childish publication had changed the way Presley’s adoring fans viewed him forever and Parker knew it was going to negatively affect his profits. Elvis read the book with tears pouring down his face.
He was battling middle age, numerous health problems and a growing prescription drug problem. He thought that his career was over, but he had no idea that what he was reading would be the single biggest catalyst in a plot to murder him. After all, if Presley could no longer put money in his employees’ pockets, he was of no use to anyone and could be easily discarded.
In August of 1977 there was enough bad blood between Elvis Presley, his manager, his employees, his girlfriend and his three former bodyguards to frost a dozen three layer cakes. All of them hated Elvis for one reason or another and wanted to kill him; and by mid-August they were successful. To unravel this mystery we need to answer a few very basic questions as we move forward. Who did the murdering, and how did they pull it off?
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