Though his death hit the headlines on August 16 1977, there are many people who seem to seriously believe that the ‘king’ of rock and roll, Elvis Presley, is still alive.
They think that Elvis faked his own death to escape from the prison which celebrity, fame and publicity had constructed around his life. Having come to the end of his career, he wanted to be able to slip away and live normally.
The story goes something like this. Elvis Presley was accused of destroying his life through drug addiction. But it is conjectured he was a pharmaceutical expert. While he took a lot of drugs he knew exactly what he was doing, and he knew which drugs to take to feign death. Further, it is said, he had collaborated with the US government to expose a fraternity of organised crime linked with the mafia, and so needed protection. The Witness Relocation Programme had helped in the deception and he was spirited away.
