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Why would Elvis stage such a charade? Well, there seem to be two leading theories floating about. The first holds that Elvis wanted to escape from the pressing oppression of his worldwide fame, this despite testimony from many of those who knew him best that he tended to revel in public adulation.
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Why would Elvis stage such a charade? Well, there seem to be two leading theories floating about. The first holds that Elvis wanted to escape from the pressing oppression of his worldwide fame, this despite testimony from many of those who knew him best that he tended to revel in public adulation.
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The second, more romantic theory is that, in the years leading up to 1977, Elvis was working as a secret government agent in an investigation of the Mafia -- and he had to go underground in a hurry, with the assistance of the government, to protect himself and his family.
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Perhaps, then, the conviction that Elvis is alive might best be described as a mix of longing, coincidence and rumor -- and seems more than a little reliant on America's fondness for conspiracy theory. One recent poll showed that three-quarters of Americans believe that the government is involved in skullduggery about which the public will never know. Helping Elvis hide would fit right in to that mindset.
