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Elvis Presley was pronounced dead at Baptist Hospital on Union Avenue in Memphis at 3:30 p.m. Aug. 16, 1977. ... the Shelby County coroner's office ruled out drugs as the cause of Elvis' death ...
The earliest known alleged sighting of Elvis, post-death, was the day after he died, August 17, 1977, at the Memphis International Airport. A man resembling Elvis gave the name "Jon Burrows", which was the same name Elvis used when booking hotels. [2] At that time, one could board a flight without ID, using only their plane ticket.
In the years following his death, Elvis' Memphis physician, Dr. George Nichopoulos aka "Dr. Nick" was implicated in the singer's death. In 1980, Nichopoulos, who began treating the star in 1967 ...
Lab reports filed two months later strongly suggested that polypharmacy was the primary cause of death; one reported "fourteen drugs in Elvis' system, ten in significant quantity". [290] In 1979, forensic pathologist Cyril Wecht reviewed the reports and concluded that a combination of depressants had resulted in Presley's accidental death. [289]
Elvis Presley died at 42 years old. His death was the result of a "cardiac arrhythmia." He had health problems, such as severe constipation, diabetes.
The files deal with the moral panic of the time of sexual drives of the American youth being aroused beyond normality by Elvis Presley. In a letter to J. Edgar Hoover dated May 16, 1956, for instance, a purported former member of the Army Intelligence Service states that Presley is a "definite danger to the security of the United States" because he had driven girls and boys mad.
Here, we're breaking down Elvis Presley's legacy, and why mystery still swirls around his untimely death in 1977 at the age of 42. 45 Years Later, Questions Remain Regarding Elvis's Death Skip to ...
Fans of Elvis had been calling for a postage stamp bearing his image, but the rules of the United States Postal Service required a candidate to have been dead for 10 years. Elvis was under consideration in 1988; however given the questions raised by Brewer-Giorgio and the increase in Elvis-sightings following the publication of her book, the ...