CHICAGO, IL – A 51-year-old chunk of hair taken from Elvis’ haircut when he entered the Army is going up for auction this week.

The hair was picked up and kept by “a friend” who has held on to it ever since.  Only because of the economic crisis has he been forced to part with his beloved chunk of hair.

Similar items from Elvis’ life, collected by friends family and fans, will be available for auction.

A toothbrush once used by Elvis while he was on tour will be available for auction.  According to descriptions, the brush was used in the early part of his career while he was still doing small tours.  The brush is small, green, and basic with a rubber bit at the end, and was purchased purchased by Elvis specifically for the tour.

It has been kept by a resolute fan, who broke into Presley’s hotel room while he was sleeping, to grab whatever mementos she could. The Alabama woman wishes to remain anonymous, but it has been noted she walks with a limp from when Elvis threw a lamp at her as she jumped out his window

Ten years worth of fingernail clippings, collected by his maid during the 60′s, will be available at auction.  The clippings have been kept in a glass jar, hermetically sealed, and locked in a safety deposit box of a Swiss bank.

An undershirt worn by The King in a 1970 performance will also be available for sale.  The shirt has not been laundered since Elvis soaked it with sweat under the bright Las Vegas lights.  The shirt is said to turn anyone who wears it into a rock star.  Matchbox 20 is believed to only exist due to brief contact with the shirt.  In the nearly 40 years since it was worn by Elvis the shirt his believed to be at the center of a dozen mysterious deaths, 4 missing people, and 8 top 20 hits.

NEW YORK, NY – In honor of today’s auction of Elvis memorabilia, we present you the classic Weekly World News expose that we still stand by: The King’s Tomb is empty!

That’s the word from famed seer Dr. Andy Reiss, who conducted a psychic investigation of Presley’s alleged burial site and concluded that the body is missing. “Elvis isn’t at Graceland. He’s not even in Memphis,” said Dr. Reiss of Los Angeles. “People were led to believe that he was buried there but it was a ruse designed to keep them in the dark.”

“It’s more than a gut feeling. I psychically sense the truthof this. The King is much closer to his birthplace in Tupelo, Miss. There’s no doubt about it.”

Dr. Reiss’ blockbuster revelation is sure to send shock waves around the world as fans come to grips with the fact that Presley’s 1977 burial might have been a hoax.

It also opens up five intriguing possibilities:

Possibility 1: Elvis faked his death and is still alive. Author Gail Georgio theorized as much in her 1988 book, The Most Incredible Elvis Presley Story Ever Told. In it she argued that the singer faked his death because superstardom had made his life a living hell. Thousands of people claimed to have seen The King in the weeks and months that followed. But their accounts and a few blurry photos of Elvis were never authenticated.

Possibility 2: Elvis is buried in a hidden or unmarked grave in or near Tupelo. During his psychic investigation of Presley’s tomb, Dr. Reiss sensed that The King was in or near Tupelo. It stands to reason that he could be buried there because Tupelo is his place of birth.

Possibility 3: Elvis was resurrected from the dead and taken directly to heaven. And though it may sound farfetched, there is compelling evidence to support this theory. Since the King died or disappeared in 1977, thousands of fans claim to have been healed after they mentioned his name in prayers, meditated over his picture or came face-to-face with his spirit.

Possibility 4: Elvis faked his death and traveled incognito for 12 years before he perished in a plane crash in Bolivia on Jan. 2, 1989. Longtime friend and confidante Jaime Chacon told the story last winter. But exhaustive efforts by Weekly World News and other media failed to uncover any hard evidence beyond Chacon’s word to support the story.

Possibility 5: The King’s remains were stolen.