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The Truth about Elvis Aron Presley: In His Own Words

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The premise is quite simple - we've all heard the rumors for nearly 25 years now. Elvis faked his death and has assumed the identity of his stillborn twin Jesse. Dr. Hinton, a supposedly legit psychiatrist has been contacted by an Elvis newsletter writer to help out her friend "Jesse" who suffers from chronic pain. Dr. Hinton proceeds to treat the patient without examining him for pain (even though pain management is not his medical specialty!) He does this because he is convinced that "Jesse" is really Elvis. "Jesse" then begins corresponding with Dr. Hinton, sending him gifts purportedly that belonged to him when he was still "THE KING." "Jesse" wants Dr. Hinton (a doctor, not a writer or journalist!) to write a book to his fans explaining that he is still alive and that he faked his death. My problem is that this is not the way anyone with any common sense would expect Elvis Presley to come out of his "faked death seclusion." I would expect something more along the lines of a Barbera Walters interview and mass media hysteria, than a small, 75 page, cheaply made paperback book. There may be some compelling information in the book for those who want to believe Elvis is still alive; however, there are numerous discrepencies and contradictions in "Jesse's" handwritten letters (the photocopies of which, show a remarkable resemblance in handwriting to that of Dr. Hinton's wife! - who also contributes a handwritten "testimony" at the end of the book.) I don't pretend to know whether Elvis is dead or alive, but this book certainly did not help me any in my quest for the truth.

One of the worst books I've ever read, about Elvis or
otherwise! The writing is awful! It proves nothing!
If I were stranded on a desert island with just this one
book, I'd throw it in the ocean!!!!
The author doesn't explain anything, anyone could have
written this book, I don't know whether Elvis is alive
or not, but believe me neither does this author!

I don't beleive the content of the book. Why? Because the Missouri Board of Healing Arts in Jefferson City, Missouri did a full investigation of the "mysterious patient". Here is what they released as results: Dr Hinton was writing painkiller prescriptions for a WOMAN, her initials are "LS" according to the released report. He wrote her 34,000 units of painkillers over several years, falsefied his records as to amounts given her, funnelled the drugs thru 8 different pharmacies so the volumn wouldn't be noticed. This is a HUGE amount of painkillers-no one person could take them all at one time and live. The Dr. had not even contacted the patient's previous doctors to get meducal records or consult on the patient's history. It was all done over the phone, not based on office visits to Hinton's office-there were none! The board made the doctor sign a "settlement" agreement with the State of Missouri. Where did the drugs really go? Ever wonder how drugs get into schools, bars, parties when they are manufactured under tight controls and available only from a pharmacy? Maybe this is how! The doctor didn't tell the truth and falsefied his medical records-therefore I don't trust a word he says.

For as long as I remember Elvis was always there for me. I grew up watching his movies, sometimes going by myself just to spend the afternoon with his presence on the big screen. I spent countless hours listening to his music fitting the songs to my moods. Then I met my husband who was a fan also and we enjoyed together the music that we both loved. Then the kids came and they were raised with Elvis as an influence on their lives. We managed to make it to some of his concerts and enjoyed every treasured moment.
Then Aug. 1977 came along and left us heartbroken. Something had been taken from us that we assumed would always be there. Soon the world was flooded with the opportunists taking advantage of the death of a great man. We could not buy the merchandise just to see these people prosper with their questionable motives. We couldn't watch an Elvis impersonater. Why would we? There is only one.
Then one day in the 1980s' a T.V. special called the Elvis files aired with Bill Bixby and opened up a number of possibilites, some of which we had often wondered about ourselves. We talked about a lot of theories and did a lot thinking on the subject as I'm sure a lot of people did.
Now something else has come along that should put everything in the proper perspective. Dr. Hintons' book should be taken seriously for all the longtime and long suffering fans that still feel a sense a loss. Just take a look into the eyes of Jesse/Elvis holding his grandson and the truth will be known in your heart at last.

Many people want Elvis to be alive, and while I'm not 100% sure he's really dead and I am almost 100% sure the story of Elvis's faked death as presented in this book is false.

Dr. Hinton paints a picture of a man he believes (but can not prove) is Elvis. Read and judge for yourself, it's hard not to raise questions when you learn going in that Dr. Hinton has always believed Elvis may have faked his death. The book is carefully written to keep Dr. Hinton from presenting himself as a quack. He believes this Jesse is Elvis based on his indirect communications with him. This approach gives Dr. Hinton a sure escape, he doesn't claim Jesse IS Elvis by fact, he only clams to believe Jesse is Elvis by his own faith in the loose evidence he has seen... had I known that going in, I would have saved my money.

This book was written by Jesse (with Dr. Hinton). It is the absolute truth. Someday, the world will fully understand that Elvis the image did die on August. 16th, 1977. The MAN did not physically die that day.

Spoken by Jesse: "....and I thought I could have a normal life."

Thank God that he was able to find a way out in order that he might survive physically. Anyone who takes the time to understand the man and not the image, can look back and clearly see that he had to get away.

His physical health was not good, his personal life was so bad at this time, he thought his performances were not going to be as good as he wished them to be. The bodyguard book was so filled with hate, revenge,lies, and distorted information. He had read this vicious book and it crushed his heart and mind. Anyone who truly seeks to know the kind, sweet man (and let go of the image) can fully understand the heartaches he was going through.

If you care about the MAN as another human being and take the time to search for the true circumstances of August 16, 1977, you will definitely feel the excruciating pain - pain that reached to the depths of his very soul. Please do understand that he did what he had to do to physically survive.

There is now a court case which (if not stopped by EPE) will prove for once and for all by concrete DNA reports that Elvis is still alive.

Someday this little book will be the most treasured artifact of Elvis' entire life.

I do know firsthand that this book is absolutely the truth.

I love you very much, Jesse.

A friend

It is hard to fathom how any man would stake his reputation and very livelihood on such flimsy evidence. I can share that Dr. Hinton is easily swayed, however, because I happen to know him personally. He is passive and naive. He cannot look others in the eye. He cannot write either. Save your money.

I believe this entire book is a sham.

Where Do I begin?

After reading it, looking at the presented "evidence", I have concluded that absolutely nothing presented would lead ANYONE to think Elvis is alive.

Here are the facts: they justify the physical appearance being wrong by saying Elvis had plastic surgery in the 80's and a stroke last year (02), they justify his lack of DNA and fingerprints by saying NO real Elvis DNA exists, so we cannot compare it to anything. They say Lisa Marie loves her dad, and she believes it's really him, but then say she is not willing to provide DNA to prove it's him.

They provide a hair sample to the Doctor, KNOWING he will never be able to prove its from Elvis. It might be poodle hair as far as he knows.

They say it's over money, and Elvis Presley Enterprises is concealing the truth. And o yeah, "they" don't trust "Jesse" with any cash, so he has to live off other people. So he is a nomad, traveling around, alone and broke, hoping his "true" fans will care for him.

My take is that we have a impersonator from the 80's, who made a lot of money pretending to be Elvis, singing, waving, and dancing, then he got old and thought, gee wheeze, I had this surgery, and now I look old and hideous, so I might as well continue my charade. Yeah, that's the ticket, and on top that, I am not going to work for the rest of my life, because I am going to find idiots who think I'm Elvis and support me.

Fact: No where in this book does Dr. Hinton say he has ACTUALLY MET this guy. (Dr. Hinton has, however, given money and plenty of drugs to this guy though) To be fair though, "Jesse" has provided memorabilia that belonged to Elvis. To be unfair, it is complete junk you can buy in the Graceland plaza for ten bucks.

I say that if this is the real deal, and he wants so desperately to come clean, he needs to come public, get a court order for DNA from Lisa Marie, and re-claim his heritage he has tried so desperately to avoid.

I wouldn't be surprised if the return address on all Jesse's letters is a prison somewhere in Arizona.

I am a man that got into the Elvis is alive thing not by my choice but by someone choosing me to search for the truth. I talked to many many people claiming to be Elvis but I had things that only Elvis knew. With this I was able to prove them wrong with no problem at all. I had become friends with one of Elvis's closest friends, I ask him one night in 1996 did Elvis really die in 1977 and he said "As we knew him yes he died" that statement I found very odd and it told me that the image did die but not the man. Later on that same night this man gave me a coin and said keep this you might need it someday and also ask me to tell Elvis something if I ever got to talk to him. I thought he was a little crazy at that point this all happend in one night and it was alot to soak in but I looked him in the eye when he told me the message and he was very serious you could see it in his eyes. So I went on my search and I found this book and then everything fell into place. I believe this book is 100% correct. Now that their is a case in the courts with DNA evidence as the back bone of the case all should come clear to everyone real soon and this book will be priceless. All Elvis fans should read this book. This book will help you see why and how it all came to be. This is the real deal and everyone will see that it is the "Real Truth about Elvis Aron Presley in his own words" real soon. Dr Hinton never claimed to be a writer and if the writing is not as good as you think it should be, look over it, the facts are what we are after, not the style of writing. This is the best book for information I have seen to date.

I have been an Elvis fan since my childhood. Sadly, I never got to see Elvis perform live. I was only three when he DIED on August 16, 1977. I have always belived that he did die on that date. I've heard just about every argument to the contrary but usually if you really know Elvis, you can take some one's so called proof that he is alive and use it to show he is indeed deceased. This doctor writing this book, needs help. I, like millions of other Elvis fans, would love to believe Elvis is alive but sadly, his true fans know that is not the case. I have been asked before why I feel so strongly that Elvis is dead. I know that Elvis would NEVER perpetrate this kind of cruel, 25 year long, deception on his fans. Even though, Elvis sometimes felt like he was trapped in a cell his fans made, Elvis was only truly happy when he was performing on stage in front of his fans(whom he considered friends).
The "author" of this book is trying to explain away some very concrete evidence that disproves his story. Larry Geller was Elvis' hairdresser and friend for a number of years. He was the one that fixed Elvis' hair when he died. He has said Elvis WAS the the deceased person he worked on in August of 1977. I won't go into all the discrepancies in Dr. Hinton's story, but I will say the doctor needs a psychologist, he has some major problems with LYING. AS far rating this book, I gave it one star because Amazon does not allow you to give zero stars!!