Quote from: "GINAFELICIA":? :? :? about all this Elvis thing.
I read in the Update 6
"These [DNA] reports show that Eliza and the person now referred to by many as 'Jesse' are half-siblings, and Jesse in turn is biologically related to the known cousins on both sides of the family tree to Elvis Presley. Because Elvis never had any full siblings (other than a twin, Jessie, who was stillborn), no one else could match cousins on both sides but Elvis himself. ... "
So Eliza and Jesse both had DNA tests ?!?!?
If Jesse is Elvis, and he wants to stay private, how comes he made the DNA test?
What do I miss here?
And another thing I don't understand: if the evidence is so strong that Elvis is Jesse, how comes this is not a first page news in all media?
Sorry, all this Elvis story confuses me.
Not that I don't believe he could have faked his death, I think this is possible, and I also see the many and obvious connections of Michael with Elvis but....maybe because I don't have so much time to read about it....could someone be so kind to resume this |Elvis story to the essential?
Yes, Jesse provided his DNA in 2002 and Eliza tested her DNA against Jesse's one in 2008
QuoteEliza tried, unsuccessfully, to track down DNA either from Elvis' daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, or from Elvis himself. She contacted several collectors of Elvis memorabilia, hoping for a match. However, after asking how viable DNA from an item which pre-dated 1977 would be, she was informed that there would be many concerns, such as cross contamination, and it would probably not be worth the cost of testing, much less purchasing the various items.
For years, her efforts were in vain. She says she kept "ending up back at square one".
But then, in early 2008, collector David Collins convinced her to contact the FOX 8 TV News reporter, Suzanne Stratford. He had initially suggested Eliza contact Stratford in 2007, but Eliza didn't because she didn't buy into the "Jesse" story at the time. Eliza spoke to Stratford but had to wait several weeks for approval from FOX 8 News before proceeding.
They then gave Eliza the green light. She submitted her DNA sample, plus the the Donna sample, to a lab in Canada that specialized in DNA testing of even old objects. Eliza contacted FOX 8 News to get permission to test against an older sample they had from a former friend of Elvis, who owned a swatch from a blood-stained pair of jeans that he claimed had belonged to Elvis.
Unfortunately, the blood sample was too contaminated to work. So Eliza then asked to test against the "Jesse" sample. Fox 8 News sent that sample to the same Canadian lab. And the initial testing showed that Jesse was not Eliza's father (it was the only test she'd requested). But, the DNA revealed a much closer relationship than two unrelated people. So Eliza asked the lab if they could do further testing.
And what happened this time? The results . . . (drum roll please) ... a match! The FOX 8 News sample from Jesse in 2002 showed a half-sibling relationship with Eliza in April of 2008. Additionally, the lab reported that the Jesse sample also matched the Donna Presley Early sample (which in turn had matched Eliza as well).
