A question I have never heard asked before: “Why did Dr. Nichopoulos go to Graceland after being notified of Elvis’s medical emergency?” The answer would seem to be pretty logical, and simple: to help his patient. But does this answer really explain the whole situation? According to the account Dr. Nichopoulos outlined in his book, […]
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[CH.3:0013] “…you know that’s not what happened.”
Of all the people who deserve scrutiny for their actions on the morning and afternoon of August 16, 1977, Rick Stanley would top the list. He was on duty from 12:midnight to 12:noon that day, and was supposedly present through the early morning up until about eight o’clock, give or take. At that point, claimed […]
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Reminder: The cause of death from the initial 8/18/77 Nichopoulos-signed death certificate is, in general, similar to the cause of death on the death certificate signed and filed by Dr. Francisco, in that both point to a cardiac death. There are three immediate causes listed by Nichopoulos, but only one listed by Francisco. There is […]
[CH.3:0009] 10 Seconds: J.E. Revisited
00:36: Shortly after the announcement of Elvis’s death, Joe Esposito responded to several questions at a makeshift press conference at Baptist Hospital. Esposito made the following comments: Joe Esposito, at BMH: “He was upstairs in his bedroom and I went upstairs to talk to him and he wasn’t breathing when I got up there.” Question: […]
[CH.3:0007] Two Points on the Medical
Not doing a deep-dive here, just again going over several important points. First, by all medical evidence, Elvis had been dead for more that 3 hours at the time his body was discovered at 2:20pm. Every medical professional involved in this case at the time agrees that he had been dead for a significant period […]
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Elvis Decoded – The Book
“Elvis Decoded – A Fan’s Guide to Deciphering the Myths and Misinformation” is the foundation for my work on elvisdecoded.com. The book can be purchased here.
[Q2] Billy Smith: ~1:45pm
8/16/77: Billy Smith says he was alerted to Elvis’s emergency situation by a phone call from Patsy Gambill at “a quarter to two” (~1:45pm), which is approximately one hour before we’ve been told (as part of the official story) that the ambulance departed Graceland with Elvis en route to Baptist. An alert at ~1:45pm would […]
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