It wasn’t difficult to get the number for a hitman in Vegas in 1973. Red West arrived at the hotel suit with a piece of paper with a name and phone number. He had been assigned the task a few days earlier and had delayed – hoping his boss would relax. But no, he was still asking. He still hadn’t cooled down since the incident. In the immediate aftermath, Sonny, another bodyguard, had been handed an M16 assault rifle and told to do the job straight away. “The man has to go. He’s destroyed everything and hurt me so much and nobody cares. Find someone who can wipe the sonofabitch out. He has no right to live!” But neither of them were going to kill a man directly – not even for Elvis Presley. In any case, why was this all of a sudden about Mike Stone, who had absolutely nothing to do with the men who had jumped up on stage and scared Elvis? Who was this man whom Elvis wanted dead? And why?
Icon no 8: Elvis Presley
Icon no 8: Elvis Presley
Icon no 8: Elvis Presley
It wasn’t difficult to get the number for a hitman in Vegas in 1973. Red West arrived at the hotel suit with a piece of paper with a name and phone number. He had been assigned the task a few days earlier and had delayed – hoping his boss would relax. But no, he was still asking. He still hadn’t cooled down since the incident. In the immediate aftermath, Sonny, another bodyguard, had been handed an M16 assault rifle and told to do the job straight away. “The man has to go. He’s destroyed everything and hurt me so much and nobody cares. Find someone who can wipe the sonofabitch out. He has no right to live!” But neither of them were going to kill a man directly – not even for Elvis Presley. In any case, why was this all of a sudden about Mike Stone, who had absolutely nothing to do with the men who had jumped up on stage and scared Elvis? Who was this man whom Elvis wanted dead? And why?