One quiet afternoon in 1964, Graceland felt unusually calm. Elvis Presley had finally settled into a rare moment of rest when he noticed his father, Vernon, standing in the doorway with a troubled look. Vernon hesitated before speaking, as if unsure how to share what he had just learned. At the gates outside, he said, were a Swedish mother and her sixteen-year-old son. They had traveled all the way from Europe with a story that sounded almost unbelievable. The boy claimed Elvis had saved his life, and in return he wanted to give Elvis everything he owned: half a million dollars, two hotels, and a jewelry store. It wasn’t a business offer. It was the plea of someone who felt he had reached the edge of hope.
admin One quiet afternoon in 1964, Graceland felt unusually calm. Elvis Presley had finally settled into a rare moment of rest when he noticed his father, Vernon, standing in the doorway…