Why to use a John Doe tag on Elvis Prelsey body ?

[mac5k]

What is the purpose of this tag in term of identification ?  :?:

Elvis Presley Autopsy Instruments To Be Sold At Auction

Autopsy instruments used in the embalmment and preparation of the body of Elvis Presley will be up for sale on August 12, 2010, just four days before the anniversary of the entertainer's death. The items were saved for many years by the senior embalmer at the Memphis Funeral Home.

Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977.  Following the autopsy, the body was escorted by the Memphis police from Baptist Memorial Hospital to the funeral home six hours after being found in the master bathroom of the Graceland estate. Throughout the evening, the embalmers, watched closely by the Memphis Police Department, prepared Presley's body for a private viewing that was to occur the next morning. Preparing the body involved embalming the body, dressing the body in the suit chosen by Elvis's family, applying make-up, and dying Elvis's graying hair to the jet-black color accustomed by his fans.

All of the items used in the autopsy and funeral preparations will be offered at auction, including: rubber gloves, forceps, lip brushes, comb and eye liner, needle injectors, an arterial tube and aneurysm hooks. According to the owner, the items were used only once.

In addition to the instruments, the collection will include a toe tag marked "John Doe," which was used as an anonymous replacement on the body of Elvis Presley after the original was stolen by an eager fan during the chaos at the hospital. The mortician, who prepared the body, retained this tag and the instruments, along with the preparation room case report, the case sheet, dry cleaning tags, the hanger to the singer's suit and tie and the coffin shipping invoice, which are marked "Elvis Presley."

The items will be offered in two lots estimated at $6,000-8,000 and $4,000-6,000. The auction, which will take place at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers on August 12, 2010, will also include Fine Books and Manuscripts.

http://www.lesliehindman.com/around-the-block/elvis-presley-autopsy-instruments-to-be-sold-at-auction

[chappie]

Ow come on give me a break......it's action world lately..... :D

Perhaps it was John Doe because they didn't know the owner of the (wax) body?

Perhaps it was:
Return to sender, address unknown.
No such person, no such zone.

..... ;)

Chappie

[ROFL]

You can discuss this there   :)

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