Elvis Presley would have celebrated his 86th birthday today (January 8) and rumours are swirling about the cause of his mysterious death.
The King of Rock and Roll passed away at the tender age of 42 in August 1977.
Today would’ve marked the singer’s 86th birthday.
And, after years of mystery surrounding his death thanks to a sealed autopsy report, it’s been reported that fans may finally have a definitive answer about what happened to him.
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When did Elvis die?
Elvis died on August 16 1977 at the age of 42.
His family sealed the singer’s autopsy report and it isn’t due to be opened until until 2027.
As a result, his cause of death has never really been confirmed.
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We do know, though, that the singer was found unresponsive on his bathroom floor after years of drug abuse.
His last few months also saw the star balloon to 25 stone as he barricaded himself in his bedroom and gorged on platters of cheeseburgers.
I gently raised one eyelid. His eye was staring straight ahead and blood red.
He also suffered from severe constipation and had a four-month-old compacted stool sitting in his bowel at the time of his death.
His girlfriend at the time Ginger Alden found the star’s body and said it looked as if he had fallen forward while sitting on the toilet.
She said in her autobiography: “
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