tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82777335280702976972024-03-19T00:33:42.722-04:00ELVIS DECODEDA Fan's Guide to Deciphering the Myths and Misinformation...Continued...Patrick Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465469422154192731noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277733528070297697.post-49667179589338595632019-05-13T20:26:00.000-04:002019-05-13T20:41:29.617-04:00Elvis & Joyce (& Nixon & The Gun)<br />
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So Elvis Presley gets into an argument about his spending
habits with his father and wife, and exits the property en route to the Memphis
International Airport.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From there, he
gets on a plane bound for Washington DC to meet up with Joyce Bova, a woman he had
met in Las Vegas a year prior, and with whom he was not really having a
relationship (at that point), but neither had the relationship ended.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More like Elvis was in the dog house, and
this impromptu trip to Washington would kill two birds with one stone:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>get the hell out of Dodge, and give him an
opportunity to apologize to Joyce for past bad behaviors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And Elvis was off to DC.</div>
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Most accounts, from friends and associates of Elvis’s, then
tell us that he chose Washington as his destination because he wanted to meet
Nixon; others don’t really tell us the initial reason Elvis jumped on a
plane.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And at least one confidant says
that Elvis boarded a plane headed to DC because that was the first flight out
of Memphis.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because that’s what Elvis
Presley would do, with no cash and no luggage:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>travel to a distant city for no reason…just grab whatever flight is
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So why *did* Elvis go to Washington on Saturday, December
19, 1970?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Was the reason so that he
could meet with Nixon and get the coveted Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous
Drugs (BNDD) badge?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or an FBI
badge?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Was it because it was the first
flight out of Memphis, and upon checking into the Hotel Washington and
realizing he had no reason to be in DC he checked out and flew to Los Angeles?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(“Damn, why am I here?”)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or was there a different reason altogether,
one that no one seems to pay much attention to?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Did Elvis travel to DC to see a woman?</div>
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Was this woman Joyce Bova?</div>
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Didn’t she go public with this a long time ago?</div>
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So why is this so difficult for folks to figure out?</div>
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Joyce Bova met Elvis in Las Vegas in 1969, and had a 3-year
relationship with him that geographically spanned Las Vegas to Memphis to
Washington DC.</div>
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Joyce Bova was never kept a “secret” by Elvis.</div>
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She wrote a book about her relationship with Elvis that was
published in 1994.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As far as I know,
pretty much everyone who has written about the Washington DC trip tackled this
difficult subject *after* 1994…and yet they missed Joyce’s book?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They didn’t know the reason Elvis picked
Washington of all places to travel?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
assumed that Elvis had a fight with his father and his wife, and stormed out of
the house, and jumped on a plane, and said to himself, “I will write a letter
to Richard Nixon so that I can meet him when I get to DC…oh, wait, it’s
Saturday, so I will wait until Monday morning to deliver my letter, and will find some other way to spend my time until then”?</div>
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Really?</div>
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Here are a few facts:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Elvis Presley traveled to Washington DC on Saturday, December 19, 1970,
to meet up with Joyce Bova, with whom he was having a relationship that was, at
that time, hanging by a thread due to Elvis’s behavior in Las Vegas shortly
before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He arrived in DC and checked
into the Hotel Washington.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not knowing
how to locate or contact Ms. Bova, he went to the airport (not checking out of
the hotel, indicating his intent to return), flew to Los Angeles, then returned
to DC late Sunday night for an arrival early Monday morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What happened on Monday morning?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Joyce Bova would be back at work at the House
Armed Services Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building, where and when
Elvis could more easily find her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
idea to meet with Richard Nixon was something that came to Elvis on the flight
back to DC early on the twenty-first, it was *not* the reason he went to
Washington DC.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was an idea that
popped up because he wanted a federal badge for his collection, and there was a
Senator (George Murphy of California) on board the aircraft.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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That’s all it was.</div>
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Who cares why he went to DC?</div>
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The fact that Elvis Presley visited with Richard Nixon in
the Oval Office is the Big Story here, and it is the surreal nature of this
story that leads people immediately to the meeting while leaving out the before
and after.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And that is fine, and
perfectly understandable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, I believe
it does matter that facts are in their proper place and that context helps
shape the story.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To that end, it appears
that Joyce Bova was not the secondary thought that weekend, Richard Nixon was.</div>
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Another interesting questions comes to mind:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>if Elvis traveled to DC and then to LA with
no luggage, as noted by at least one eyewitness, then we can assume that
anything he had on the plane with him en route to DC from LA (early Monday
morning) would have come from his house in LA, where he and Jerry Schilling
spent time before boarding the plane back to the east coast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In his letter to Nixon, Elvis writes that he
has a gift for the President, but he doesn’t mention what it is (it’s a gift,
after all).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We learn later that Elvis gave
Nixon a commemorative pistol, a chrome-plated Colt .45 with the
inscription:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“WWII Commemorative
European/African Middle Eastern Theatre, December 11, 1941 – May 7, 1943.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is also an inscription naming several
areas of battle, notably Sicily, Italy.</div>
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Now, when Elvis got on the plane headed back to DC, logic
tells us that he had this pistol with him, in its case.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He mentioned the gift in the letter he wrote
on that very same plane, headed to DC.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But when he boarded the plane, he had not yet come up with the idea to
write the letter to Nixon, so the question must be asked:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why did he have that pistol with him en route
to DC before he intended to give it to Richard Nixon?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who was the pistol originally intended
for?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Joyce Bova, perhaps?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And the inscriptions on the pistol…Joyce was born on December 12, and
her family is from Sicily.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(One day off,
but still.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A gift Elvis would give
based on the date and location inscribed on the gun?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Sounds just like something he would do.</span></div>
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<br />Patrick Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465469422154192731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277733528070297697.post-43352211698250543682014-10-22T22:39:00.001-04:002014-10-23T00:38:47.254-04:00OFP: Elvis Didn't Know<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">In response to those who claim that Elvis knew about the investigation into the airplane lease/buy-back deal his father was involved in, one of the FBI agents involved in the case says it succinctly:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">"Contrary to press reports speculating about
PRESLEY’s involvement, agents said he did *not* know about the undercover
investigation and was never an undercover operative. Acknowledging his
trial testimony, agents said VERNON PRESLEY cooperated in the investigation..."<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><br /></span><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">James Wedick on OFP<b> <a href="http://fbiexpert.com/blog/code-named-opfopen-retired-fbi-agents-talk-about-case/"><span style="color: #cc0000;">here</span></a>.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Elvis Decoded on OFP</span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"> <a href="http://elvisdecoded.blogspot.com/2010/09/opfopen-house-of-cards.html"><span style="color: #cc0000;">here</span></a>. </b><br />
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Patrick Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465469422154192731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277733528070297697.post-5390533895071920282014-10-09T15:15:00.001-04:002014-11-29T10:19:56.269-05:00"Autopsy" on ITVI recently did an interview with ITV (UK) for the TV program, "<a href="https://itvstudios.com/programmes/autopsy-the-last-hours-of"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Autopsy</b></span></a>," which is in production now. Further information on the show will be posted here as soon as possible.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000;">UPDATE</span></b> (11/29/2014): The Elvis Presley episode of "Autopsy" will air in the UK on December 2, 2014, at 9:00pm on Channel 5.Patrick Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465469422154192731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277733528070297697.post-90629807151722009772013-11-27T10:26:00.000-05:002013-11-27T10:28:18.492-05:00"Understanding the Death of Elvis"Recently posted on PressPassBlog.com:<br />
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<a href="http://www.presspassblog.com/2013/11/20/understanding-death-elvis/"><span style="color: red;"><b>"Understanding the Death of Elvis"</b></span></a><br />
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<br />Patrick Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465469422154192731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277733528070297697.post-75655464568479379242013-03-29T12:07:00.001-04:002013-03-29T20:54:55.181-04:0024 Hours: 3 Dilaudid Prescriptions"The Pharmacist...and the Doctor" continued:<br />
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From Dr. Nichopoulos's book, page 13:<br />
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DR. NICHOPOULOS:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"All I
know is when Elvis called me about his tooth hurting this morning, he asked if
I could give him something for pain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(No
narcotics were in his nighttime sleeping medication.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t have my bag at home, so I told him
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DR. NICHOPOULOS:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"Then I
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The date of this prescription, for "a few Dilaudid tablets," was August 16, 1977. But why did Dr. Nichopoulos write this prescription, if he had written a prescription for 50 (4mg) tablets on August 15, just one day prior, in addition to 20cc of liquid Dilaudid? Add to this, though not necessarily for pain in this case, prescriptions dated 8/15/77 for Amytal (pain medication/barbiturate), Dexedrine, Biphetamine, Percodan (pain medication), and Quaalude (barbiturate)? </div>
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Why did Dr. Nichopoulos not simply provide Dilaudid from the 8/15/77 prescription? Where were these 50 tablets? If these prescriptions were part of an "order" for medication, as is often claimed (and appears to be the case), Dr. Nichopoulos knew that writing prescriptions to build a stockpile of medications for "general dispensing" was in violation of Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations, 1306.4(b), as seen here:<br />
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Likewise, the pharmacist also knew this was a violation, yet both continued. And here, from page 175 of his book, Dr. Nicopoulos admits what he was doing (in addition to lying to Vernon Presley, though it was Patsy Presley who wrote the checks):<br />
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Patrick Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465469422154192731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277733528070297697.post-77259651917902855502012-08-24T10:34:00.003-04:002012-09-10T15:11:53.675-04:00The 2:47pm Exit?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In the photo on the left, we see an ambulance facing west, either driving out of the Graceland gate, or parked just east of the guard house. This photo was purportedly taken by Martin Davis when he stopped by Graceland on his way to a work site, and he stated to co-workers as they viewed the Polaroid snap-shot that the ambulance was departing Graceland en route to Baptist Memorial Hospital on August 16, 1977. This would place the time of this photo at 2:47pm.<br />
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Mr. Davis said that he parked across the street from Graceland, then got out of his car and crossed the street so that he was standing at the gate. After awhile, the ambulance that was parked at the front of the mansion came down the hill, and according to Davis, "It was coming out at a high rate of speed." As soon as the ambulance came into Davis's line of sight, he snapped the photo.<br />
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1. The ambulance is just beyond (east of) the yellow vehicle (which was often parked at the guard house during that time period).<br />
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2. There is no evidence that the ambulance is moving, though according to Davis, the vehicle <i>was </i>moving, and at a high rate of speed.<br />
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3. There is a small crowd of people on the north side of the driveway, facing towards the gate, and they are apparently watching the ambulance approach the gate. In this photo, two people can be seen on the left, and they would have been standing at that location only if other people were further to the left.<br />
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4. The girl in the yellow top would have been standing near the middle of the driveway width. There is no evidence the girl is in motion.<br />
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5. Davis would have been standing in the street, also in the middle of the driveway, just west of the small crowd.<br />
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1. If this photo was taken at 2:47pm, why was there a small crowd of people gathered around the gate? When the emergency call was placed at 2:30pm, there was no information provided to the public that Elvis was the subject of the call.<br />
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2. If the ambulance was moving at a high rate of speed, as stated by Davis, why is no one in the crowd moving out of its way? The ambulance would be turning right/north (to the left in this photo) literally within 1-2 seconds of the photo being taken, yet the people watching the ambulance are not getting out of the way.<br />
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3. If the ambulance was moving at a high rate of speed, why did Davis himself not move out of the way? A Polaroid instant camera would not have had a zoom lens in 1977, so the placement of the photographer can be estimated by looking at spatial relationships/comparisons in the photo. It appears that Davis was just west of the gate, and directly in the path of the oncoming ambulance.<br />
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4. A crowd could have gathered by the time the ambulance returned to the property with Dr. Nichopoulos around 4:00pm. The ambulance would not have exited the property at a high rate of speed at that time, which is what appears to be the case in this photo. Had the ambulance been moving at a high rate of speed, the two people on the left, as well as Davis himself, would have been getting out of the way of the speeding ambulance.<br />
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Now, let's look at this captured image from a video taken later that day when the ambulance was departing the property after returning with Dr. Nichopoulos. This image is taken from WMCTV news footage.<br />
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The location of the ambulance is very similar to the location of the ambulance as seen in the Davis photo, though the news footage shows that the ambulance <i>was </i>in motion. However, it was not moving at "a high rate of speed." The presence of the news camera indicates the video was taken <i>later </i>than 2:47pm (when the ambulance left with Elvis's body in the back, en route to BMH), probably just after 4:00pm.<br />
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Given that the ambulance in this video is not moving at a high rate of speed, and the crowd of people in the Davis photo (including Davis himself) is not trying to get out of the way of an approaching ambulance that would have run over all of them when turning right towards BMH, it is very likely that Davis's ambulance photograph was taken at the same time as this video news footage, and not at 2:47pm. In fact, there is nothing in the Davis photo to indicate that the photo was taken earlier than 4:00pm.<br />
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[Thanks to rareelvispresley.com for the link to the WMCTV footage. The August 28, 1977, <i>Chattanooga News Free Press</i> article about Davis's photo can be found at their website.]</div>
Patrick Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465469422154192731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277733528070297697.post-55983194712352648972012-07-16T09:42:00.000-04:002013-03-29T20:56:49.018-04:00The Weintraub Call: A 3-Minute Window<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">A few years ago, I posted the following question and answer as part of a longer examination of
the call that was allegedly placed by Joe Esposito to Jerry Weintraub on August
16, 1977 (the full post, titled “Hold on one second, Joe…,” can be read in the
June 2007 section of the <b>Elvis Decoded</b> Archive):</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Q : Were you with the Colonel when you found out Elvis passed away?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Jerry Weintraub : No, I was at home and he was supposed to start a tour for me the next
day in Maine and my telephone rang and it was Joe Esposito on one line. I don't
know if he remembers this but it was Joe and he said, "Jerry, I got to
talk to you,” and my other line rang and I said, "Hold on one second, Joe.” And I hit the other line it was Roone Arledge
from ABC news and he said to me, "Jerry, Elvis is dead.” And I said,
"What? What?" I said, "Hold on", and I got back on with
Joe. I said, "Joe, what’s the matter?" Joe said, "I'm in the
bathroom with Elvis. He just died. He hadn't gone. They hadn't taken him away
yet.” He said, "I just want you to know because your phone is gonna start
ringing.” I said, "It's already rung. Roone Arledge is on the phone.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">In this interview, Weintraub places the call from Graceland during the
time the paramedics were onsite, which was 2:33pm – 2:47pm, a 14-minute window.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">He also states that Joe Esposito called first, then Arledge’s call came in
(on a second phone line) while Weintraub was on the phone with Esposito. However, in his 2010 memoir, “When I Stop
Talking, You’ll Know I’m Dead,” Weintraub places <i>Arledge’s</i> call first.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Here is the pertinent section from the book (page 159):</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">The following questions are raised by this account:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">1. Here, Weintraub
places the Arledge call <i>before </i>the Esposito call. Why has Weintraub changed the order of the
calls? (Granted, could be a simple
recall error.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">2. Weintraub states that Arledge’s “people” had picked up the
911 call on a police scanner in Memphis, but in 1977 there was no 911 emergency
system in place, and from what Esposito and others have claimed, the call was
placed for someone “in distress.” How
would Arledge have learned that anyone was <i>dead</i>
based on this call, <i>before</i> the
paramedics had even arrived at Graceland?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">3. Further on this point, if the emergency call had been picked
up by Arledge’s sources on a police scanner, the alleged wording of the call
still would not have given any clue as to the identity of the patient, nor the
condition of the patient. From what
we’ve been told, Elvis’s name was not used when the emergency call was placed,
which would have been standard protocol.
How would Arledge’s people have known that the call was placed for Elvis,
specifically, if Elvis’s name was not mentioned?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">4. In Weintraub’s previous statement, Joe Esposito called him
before the paramedics had left Graceland en route to Baptist Memorial Hospital. My analysis, then, was based on the time-frame that the paramedics were in
the bathroom attending to Elvis. One key
statement was, “they hadn’t taken him away yet,” which presumably means that
the body had not yet been removed by the paramedics. This places the call to Weintraub sometime
between 2:33pm (when the paramedics arrived) and 2:47pm (when the paramedics
departed Graceland for BMH). However, in
his book, Weintraub states that Esposito called when Elvis’s body still was on
the bathroom floor, yet <i>before</i> the
paramedics had arrived. This narrows the
window of time for this call to the period of time when Esposito was “waiting
for the police to arrive” (the EMTs, actually), which was a mere 3 minutes
(from the time of the call to the fire station at 2:30pm to the time the
ambulance arrived at 2:33pm).<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">5. </span></span><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Why has Joe Esposito never, to my knowledge, mentioned this
call, and why was this call placed at this time, in the middle of what we have
been told was a life-and-death crisis?<span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">6. </span></span><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">If this call was placed while Esposito was literally
standing next to Elvis’s body, why has no one ever said anything about this
call, considering that the upstairs suite and bathroom began filling up with
people as word got around the Graceland property/mansion that Elvis had been discovered in some sort of distress? From what we’ve been told,
several people have stated that CPR was being administered to Elvis, and that
Joe Esposito was one of the people working on Elvis before the paramedics arrived. But in Weintraub’s account, Esposito was not
involved in the resuscitation efforts for at least several minutes after the 2:30pm emergency call, and had, by that time, determined that Elvis was dead. Again, why has
not one person who was in the bathroom at this critical time period mentioned
this alleged phone call? Or, if the phone
call did not take place, why would Jerry Weintraub, a man of considerable
credibility in the entertainment industry with no reason to lie, state
unequivocally that the call <i>was</i>
placed?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">As I stated previously, the content of the emergency call is a key issue
here, since Esposito would not have identified the person’s identity over the
phone, and even the people who are familiar with the content of the call have said
the emergency assistance was needed for an adult male in respiratory distress.
There was no mention of Elvis, and the people who knew the address assumed the
person in question was Vernon Presley. So, if there was no specific mention of
Elvis on the call, how did Roone Arledge know within THREE minutes of the call that
Elvis was dead? He would have had no
access to such information at that time, neither the name of the person nor the
condition of the person.</span></div>
Patrick Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465469422154192731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277733528070297697.post-84462446144301928442012-02-26T00:17:00.008-05:002012-02-26T00:37:04.788-05:001977 International Flight of FancyFor as long as alivers have been peddling their wares, one of their go-to pieces of "evidence" has been the story of a man resembling Elvis Presley, but going by the name of "Jon Burrows," purchasing a ticket to South America (Buenos Aires) at the Memphis International Airport (MIA) on the afternoon of August 16, 1977. There has never been any evidence offered as to who witnessed this ticket purchase, how this witness knew the purchaser's name was "Jon Burrows," nor how this witness knew the particulars of the ticket purchase. But who cares about the facts, right?<br />
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In <strong>Elvis Decoded</strong>, a trusted source provided me with information indicating that no international flight tickets were available for purchase at MIA in 1977, but I want to post the response I received recently from a representative of the airport to add further clarity and weight. In a response to my inquiry as to whether an international flight ticket could be purchased at MIA in 1977, the representative stated:<br />
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"There were no international flights from Memphis International in 1977."<br />
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"An international flight ticket could not be purchased at MIA in 1977. A domestic ticket would have to be purchased which would then connect you to the nearest airport that flies to your international destination."<br />
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And The Doctor...(from "The King and Dr. Nick," page 175)...<br />
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Patrick Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465469422154192731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277733528070297697.post-44925448315405540012011-07-06T13:22:00.004-04:002011-07-07T09:48:27.912-04:00Ginger Alden Reconsidered<div class="MsoNoSpacing">I’d like to add one final word on the <a href="http://elvisdecoded.blogspot.com/2011/06/81677-ginger-alden-revisited.html" style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Ginger Alden Revisited</b></a> topics I’ve discussed at the links below. Over the years, Ms. Alden has been attacked and maligned by many Elvis fans often because of the stories told by those who wanted to cast her in a very negative light. But if you take away these biased claims, and read an unbiased account of what happened at Graceland that day, the facts look very different. </div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing">Consider the eyewitness account from paramedic Ulysses Jones, for example. In a conversation with a longtime friend and trusted source of mine, Jones stated the following regarding Ginger Alden’s appearance and demeanor when he entered Elvis’s upstairs suite on August 16, 1977 (this quote is from my source after speaking with Mr. Jones several years ago):</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing">“He [Jones] said that he noticed Ginger several times while they were there, and that, no doubt in his mind, she was not dressed and ‘made up,’ she was very distraught, had obviously been crying a lot, and was still dressed in, he thought, either a very pale yellow or maybe light blue robe. I asked him about three or four different times whether he was sure that she was not already dressed and he stated emphatically that there was no doubt in his mind about that.”</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing">Jones was an objective, unbiased party to these events, and he spoke about the situation with no personal involvement or investment outside of his duties as a paramedic that day, and he had no reason to lie or shade the truth about what he witnessed. Jones was there. Was Dick Grob? No. Was Dean Nichopoulos? No. Were “the maids”? No.</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br />
</div>Patrick Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465469422154192731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277733528070297697.post-51181449114547444722011-06-16T13:27:00.032-04:002011-09-15T10:55:20.233-04:008/16/77: Ginger Alden Revisited<b style="color: #cc0000;">UPDATE (07/06/11): </b> <i>Ginger Alden Revisited, Part II</i>, is linked below.<br />
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On August 16, 1977, Ginger Alden (Elvis's <span class="secondary-bf"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">fiancée) </span></span></span>was with Elvis in his upstairs suite, and at 2:20 that afternoon she found his lifeless body on the floor of the bathroom. Since then, Ginger's actions that day have been described in various ways, most of which are very much at odds with the facts. With Ginger's long-awaited book in the works, I am going to revisit this topic in the hope that by the time the book is published, at least some fans will be able to approach it with a clearer understanding of what really happened that day, and a fairer and more reasonable view of Ginger's involvement in the day's events.<br />
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Part I is <b><a href="http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/58005828?access_key=key-1lv6j7h4xnambwd8wnik"><span style="color: #cc0000;">here</span></a></b>.<br />
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Part II is <b><a href="http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/58005821?access_key=key-1bhl81m8dj3ki0gvxb2n" style="color: #cc0000;">here</a></b>.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghnXAsnrXt7mwPxijzlnTsceSxo7_DjfQlCzJM9mzZKyVLFvofrpo3bR33akEQUSG5lFaC-imYTjqv4arch4VFE8KCwQyqWsNJuk0WiCjn8RX0RVHYNOtynSKLKcy02H4gcFt3EGEaU0uq/s1600/Grob+Maids.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="60" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghnXAsnrXt7mwPxijzlnTsceSxo7_DjfQlCzJM9mzZKyVLFvofrpo3bR33akEQUSG5lFaC-imYTjqv4arch4VFE8KCwQyqWsNJuk0WiCjn8RX0RVHYNOtynSKLKcy02H4gcFt3EGEaU0uq/s320/Grob+Maids.jpg" t8="true" width="320" /></a>Patrick Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465469422154192731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277733528070297697.post-42410166762100685812011-06-05T19:47:00.014-04:002011-06-10T14:16:35.404-04:00Vernon & The Autopsy Permission FormThe autopsy permission form was taken from Baptist Memorial Hospital to Graceland shortly after Elvis was pronounced dead on August 16, 1977. The form was to be presented to Vernon Presley for his signature, and information about the autopsy procedure would at that time be provided and explained to him. But right before this discussion took place, Vernon had to have been notified that Elvis was dead. Who told him? And who then talked to him about the autopsy? My analysis is linked <b><a href="http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/57162451?access_key=key-1sdt2dcmeacztp59ezw0"><span style="color: #990000;">here</span></a></b>.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #cc0000;">UPDATE (6/10/11):</span></b> Further comments on the autopsy permission form from Dr. Nichopoulos, illustrating that it was apparently he who initiated and handled the situation, not Dick Grob:<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Nichopoulos: “…it was left to me to break the news to Vernon that his boy was dead.”</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">When Nichopoulos told Vernon that Elvis had died: “Vernon heard me without understanding the meaning of my pronouncement.”</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Dr. Nichopoulos notes that Vernon initially refused to grant permission for the autopsy, but that he was persuaded by Dr. Nichopoulos’s plea that he needed to “know if I did something wrong.”</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Dr. Nichopoulos says he walked away from Vernon after Vernon refused to grant permission for the autopsy, but that Vernon then called after him, instructing Nichopoulos to make sure they “put my boy back together.” Nichopoulos does not mention the autopsy permission form.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Nichopoulos: “I took an authorization from the emergency room and went out to Elvis’s house to tell his daddy what had happened…”</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Nichopoulos: “I don’t recall [seeing Dick Grob at the hospital]. I don’t remember whether he was in town or not.”</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Nichopoulos states that he decided an autopsy should be performed, that he got the autopsy permission form from a nurse, and that he would tell Vernon and Minnie Mae [Elvis’s grandmother] about Elvis’s death.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Nichopoulos says that, “…I related the news to them [Vernon, Minnie Mae, and others in the room], and I talked about things for awhile. And then somewhere in the course of events, I asked him for permission for an autopsy, which he granted.”</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">At no time does Nichopoulos mention anything about Dick Grob dealing with the autopsy permission form, nor speaking with Vernon at Graceland. And while these statements from Nichopoulos are not totally consistent from account to account, they nonetheless are consistent on the overall narrative.</div>Patrick Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465469422154192731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277733528070297697.post-63314852666444827672011-04-20T16:54:00.018-04:002011-04-20T17:52:37.446-04:00Review: The Post Mortem DocumentsOver the years there has been continuing confusion in public resources (books, articles, message boards, etc.) as to the documents relating to Elvis’s death. These documents are the autopsy report, the Medical Examiner’s report, the death certificate, and the Permission for Autopsy form. Below is an overview of the facts pertaining to each, and how they are different:<br />
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<strong>The Autopsy Report</strong>: This report (Postmortem #A77-160) was put together by the Baptist Memorial Hospital pathologists who performed the autopsy. The autopsy report is not a public document; it was prepared for the Presley family and is the property of the Presley family. It is not “under seal,” nor is it, as a private medical record, subject to judicial seal. Because the autopsy report is a private medical record, it will not be released at any time.<br />
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<strong>The Medical Examiner’s Report</strong>: This is the 2-page report signed and submitted by the Shelby County Medical Examiner, Dr. Jerry Francisco. This document is officially titled, “Report of Investigation by County Medical Examiner,” and is designated Case #77-1944. This 2-page report is <em>not</em> the autopsy report.<br />
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<strong>The Death Certificate</strong>: This is the death certificate completed and signed by Dr. Francisco and filed with the state of Tennessee. Per Tennessee statute, death certificates become public documents at the end of a 50-year period, which means this document will be released in 2027. The death certificate, while not available to the public, is not “under seal,” but is simply not a public document based on Tennessee law.<br />
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<strong>The Permission for Autopsy Form</strong>: This is the form (BMH #29-51) signed by Vernon Presley to grant permission for the autopsy. The signing of the form was witnessed by Dr. George C. Nichopoulos and Richard H. Grob.Patrick Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465469422154192731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277733528070297697.post-72233807175934960692011-03-26T20:16:00.007-04:002013-03-29T12:15:57.276-04:00The Autopsy Photographer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I had a very interesting conversation this afternoon with the person who took the Elvis autopsy photos on the evening of August 16, 1977. We discussed where at Baptist Memorial Hospital the photos were taken, what the photos show, the film developing process, and several other topics related to this photographer's job that day.</div>
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Patrick Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465469422154192731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277733528070297697.post-34118325381055357072011-01-11T13:09:00.005-05:002014-03-21T13:31:48.152-04:00Cranial Autopsy - The Body of EvidenceThere has been debate for years on whether a cranial procedure had been performed as part of the autopsy. Based on my research, I have concluded that yes, this procedure was done.<br />
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My analysis is linked <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/46668061/Cranial-Autopsy-The-Body-of-Evidence?secret_password=etieib4i6kdf34vpa37"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">here</span></b></a>.Patrick Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465469422154192731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277733528070297697.post-90588836358611585432010-12-04T18:49:00.011-05:002010-12-04T21:39:45.250-05:00"Jesse" Makes A MistakeThe character of “Jesse,” as we see “him” in the public domain, is a composite personification of all the beliefs held by the alivers. He talks about his devotion to numerology, how August 16, 1977, was a “hoax” (but not really) planned by Colonel Parker, and how he was a super crime-fighter, even assisting the Feds in the last year or so of his life. Alivers contend that Elvis was caught up in the FBI investigation into the sale of his JetStar airplane, which was part of a larger investigation known as Operation Fountain Pen. In Dr. Hinton’s book, “Jesse” plays the role of the aliver version of Elvis perfectly, even commenting on his decision not to enter the Witness Protection Program (due to the mythical danger he was in, of course, and the alleged threats against his life and possibly the lives of family members). On page 47 of Hinton’s book, from one of the many letters to Hinton from “Jesse,” we find the following comment:<br />
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“…I chose not to be in the Witness Protection program…”<br />
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Here, “Jesse” is playing the aliver version of Elvis, the Elvis that had to escape the dangers that faced him in August 1977. But what this comment really tells us is that whomever is playing the role of “Jesse” in this ridiculous con-game is *NOT* Elvis Presley, because as I outlined in my September 30 <a href="http://elvisdecoded.blogspot.com/2010/09/opfopen-house-of-cards.html"><span style="color: #990000;"><strong>post</strong></span></a><span style="color: #990000;"><strong>,</strong></span> Elvis never knew about Operation Fountain Pen, nor the specific investigation into the JetStar deal. Thus, he was never a witness. He was never threatened. He was never in any danger. His family was never in any danger. And because of this, the Witness Protection program was never even part of the story. Why would they offer “witness protection” to someone who was never a witness, and knew nothing of the investigation? <br />
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If "Jesse" were Elvis, he would know all of this.<br />
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To all thinking people, this is a clear and very revealing error made by the con artists playing this ridiculous “Jesse” game.<br />
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The letter can be found at <b><a href="http://www.elvis-express.com/" style="color: #cc0000;">Elvis Express Radio</a></b>. <br />
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</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing">Sam-</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing">I am still [in_sting / in _sting] the release of the material that was released in July 2010 which I called you about. I was not aware it even existed until 10/27/10. I called Barnes and Noble and came up with this information. You and Phillip [Scheldt] name [are] [showing] up and me as the authorized authors, I have never or I will never publish or allow any more "sensation" [sensational?] material to be released using my name in any way. I am trying to find out who made a contract to market this. I have not signed any contract with you or any one [releasing] an electronic book. </div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing">I am seeking legal advice at this time hoping to see what options I have. I trust you might be also interested since at this time you and Phillip [Scheldt] seem to be [involved], you told me yesterday you had nothing to do with any contracts or any marketing of the material - I hope not -</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br />
I want this stopped immediately.</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing">Thanks</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing">Dee Presley</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing">P.S. I just was informed by someone working on [cleaning/clearing] this up that Phillip Scheldt – stated on the [website] he was representing me – I never heard of him until this came up or have I ever been in any working relationship with him.</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing">P.S. I am still waiting to hear from Sam Coplin, he has not replied or sent any information – who sold the material, or to whom, or any contracts signed by me, I will keep you informed and post any messages from him or his partner – Phillip?? Also I don’t have any working contract with him on any book material.</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br />
I am sorry, needless to say as you already know when I put him on notice my plan to seek legal advice and find out who is responsible for the embarrassment and agony this has caused me and my family. It was immediately stopped but I feel the damage [was] already done.</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing">I only wish I had known earlier. We are still [searching].</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNoSpacing">[Handwriting at end of page cannot be read.]</div>Patrick Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465469422154192731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277733528070297697.post-24696962265248696982010-11-11T14:58:00.005-05:002010-11-11T15:44:26.027-05:00UPDATES - November 11, 2010Two updates today:<br />
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<b>"Dee Stanley's eBook" </b>is updated <a href="http://elvisdecoded.blogspot.com/2010/10/dee-stanleys-book.html"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;">here</span></b></a>.<br />
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<b>"EP & OPFOPEN - A House of Cards?"</b> is updated <a href="http://elvisdecoded.blogspot.com/2010/09/opfopen-house-of-cards.html"><b style="color: #cc0000;">here</b></a>.Patrick Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465469422154192731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277733528070297697.post-77962652954176979702010-10-27T15:15:00.005-04:002010-10-27T15:20:49.468-04:00Pop Odyssey Radio - October 28, 2010Cory Cooper and I will be on Gary Patterson's radio show on Thursday, October 28, 2010, at 9:00pm EDT. This will be a 2-hour segment and we will be discussing a variety of Elvis topics.<br />
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<a href="http://popodysseyradio.com/">http://popodysseyradio.com/</a><br />
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<b>10/22/10</b>: Against Marty Lacker's sage advice, and against my better judgment, I am now reading the "book" that Dee Stanley put out a few months ago. Really.Patrick Lacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04465469422154192731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277733528070297697.post-41889338729285518972010-09-30T18:02:00.016-04:002010-11-11T15:47:35.541-05:00EP & OPFOPEN - A House of Cards?<b style="color: #cc0000;">UPDATE (11-11-10):</b> At some point I hope to post a full analysis and commentary on the OPFOPEN case based on my discussions with the retired FBI agent who initiated and worked undercover on the case. For now, however, there are several key pieces of information to consider, all of which come straight from this FBI agent:<br />
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1. Elvis Presley was not involved in <i>any way </i>with OPFOPEN. In fact, Elvis <i>never knew</i> about OPFOPEN.<br />
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2. Vernon Presley did not know about OPFOPEN until <i>after </i>Elvis's death on August 16, 1977, which means that while Elvis was alive, neither Vernon nor Elvis knew of this active FBI investigation.<br />
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3. Elvis Presley's life was <i>never </i>in danger due to the OPFOPEN case, nor was he threatened by anyone involved in this case. <br />
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These three points are critical in evaluating the many claims pertaining to Elvis's alleged (mythical) role in federal law enforcement, especially in the last year or so of his life. <br />
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<b>9/30/10:</b> Elvis fans for years have suggested Elvis was actively involved in the FBI's OPFOPEN case—an acronym for the FBI’s international undercover case called, “Operation Fountain Pen”—and in 1977 he was in fear for his life. The claims, stories, and myths are numerous and the tales of intrigue never-ending.<br />
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But is the story true? Did Elvis help Bureau undercover agents pursue certain Organized Crime and White-Collar-Crime figures determined to use “offshore banks” and “bogus” securities to bring about economic havoc here, in the United States, and abroad? Was Elvis working behind the scenes on the JetStar deal gone awry? Speaking with the retired FBI agent who initiated and worked undercover on the OPFOPEN case, the short answer is "No." But, he said, there are details Elvis fans might be interested in learning. </div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"></span><br />
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