The King is Still Alive— The conspiracy theory that Elvis Presley is still alive is widely believed by many. While denial of a stars death is very common, there are a few reasons behind this conspiracy. First, during Elvis’ funeral The National Enquirer paid $18,000 to a cousin of Presley’s for photos of “The King” in his open casket, but the photos looked nothing like Elvis. Apparently the eyebrows, chin, and fingers were different looking. Second, the day after the funeral there was a man, “John Burrows”, at Memphis Airport that looked and talked just like Elvis. The man bought a one way ticket to Argentina. John Burrows was the alias given to Elvis by his staff when booking a room for him at a hotel.