Elvis the day before his death are now going up for
auction on May 16.
“The bottle was discovered after the singer’s death in the
bottom of his racquetball bag by Jo Smith, the wife of
Billy Smith who was Elvis’s cousin and member of the
so-called Memphis Mafia, a close group of friends and
family who looked out for him. Their son Danny sold it to
an Elvis collector in 2002. There are letters of authenticity
signed by Dr. Nichopoulos and Billy and Jo Smith,
validating both pill bottles.”
The item will be on sale at Julien’s Auctions in New
York. While some might think a pill bottle would have no
worth or that someone might be insane wanting to buy
such an item, Darren Juilen from the auction revealed that
there is a desire for such items by Elvis’ fans.
“There is no question that Elvis took these pills. Nobody
else would have taken his prescription. It may seem a
little macabre but anything touched or used by a rock icon
like Elvis is desirable to fans. ‘Some years ago, we sold
the first Elvis pill bottle that a lady found in the trash at
Graceland for a considerable amount of money and we
started to realize there was a market for this type of thing.
These items are quite poignant and significant because it
was his addiction to these pills that led to his downfall
and death. They played a part in both his life and death.”
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