Elvis sightings

[2] Various doctors made contradictory statements about Presley's health and the circumstances of his death, including whether or not prescription drug misuse may have contributed to the singer's demise.

Ellis donned a domino mask and assumed the identity of "Orion," based upon the title character in Gail Brewer-Giorgio's 1978 novel about a major pop star who fakes his death.

Ellis disowned the Orion persona in 1983, but returned to it—to less success, since the ruse had been broken and there was little to distinguish his act from Elvis impersonators—from 1987 until his death.

— Iain CalderThe tabloid newspaper produced a whole series of articles, each claiming to track some further appearance or adventure of the secretly-living Elvis.

The "story" of this Elvis progressed, including an incident where he broke his leg in a motorcycle accident (replete with photo), recovered, traveled through the Northwest and Canada, et cetera.

It was alleged that the bearded man wearing a turtleneck and a sports jacket, who could be seen over the left shoulder of Catherine O'Hara's character while she is arguing with an airline employee, was Elvis.

Paranormal researcher Ben Radford responded to Elvis sighting believers with, "Why fake your death and then turn up as an extra in a popular movie?

"[11] After being challenged by Radford to locate the true identity of this extra, Kenny Biddle investigated and found the man to be Gary Richard Grott, who died of a heart attack in February 2016.

In January 2015, a fake news website claimed that an 80-year-old homeless man in San Diego named Jessie had been posthumously identified by DNA evidence as being Elvis Presley.