The following article includes mentions of addiction and suicide.
From the outside, singer Elvis Presley appeared to be living a true Cinderella story.
From childhood losses to struggles with addiction, the man behind the music suffered in often unseen ways.
Presley’s troubled life culminated in an untimely death, which reverberated around the world.
Elvis Presley’s twin brother was stillborn
Even from birth, Elvis Presley was beset by tragedy.
I was desolate at the loss of our child."
She was always so kind and good."
News): “It broke my heart.
She was always my best girl.”
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The shock of losing Ben has been devastating.
Trying to put all the pieces together of all the possible whys has penetrated my soul."
Unsurprisingly, Keough’s mother, Lisa Marie Presley, took the news the hardest.
But this one, the death of my beautiful, beautiful son?
Who was so much like his grandfather on so many levels that he actually scared me?
Which made me worry about him even more than I naturally would have?
Just no …"
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She was the most passionate strong and loving woman I have ever known."
The connection between their fates adds an even deeper layer of tragedy to Lisa Marie’s unexpected passing.
