Elvis Presley was someone so famous and loved that the fans could not get enough of him. So you can imagine the shock when the world lost him so early. His death was hard to get over and people are still looking in to the reason he died. Well there is now a new theory being put forward by an Elvis Presley biographer has brought forth a new opinion on why the legendary rock ‘n’ roller died. In Sally Hoedel’s new book, Elvis: Destined to Die Young, she claims that Elvis died not because of drug abuse but because of his genetic make-up.
Hoedel believes that Elvis’ well-documented health problems were not a consequence of drug abuse. Rather, that they stemmed from the fact that Presley’s maternal grandparents were first cousins. Her position as a historian has caused her to draw upon the significance of the inbreeding in Presley’s family. Early deaths plagued Elvis’ mother’s side of the family — including three uncles. This notion is made all the more stark when we note that Elvis died at 42 and his mother Glady’s at 46.
In the book, Hoedel states:…
