The story of this Netflix documentary is incredible and involves an Elvis Presley impersonator and the hometown of the King of Rock 'n' Roll
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Netflix has a new gem for true crime fans. The platform has been pushing this genre for some time, with TV series like Monsters and documentaries dedicated to some of the most sensational cases in American history and beyond. After telling you about titles like Making a Murderer, now in vogue there is a new documentary called The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga. The story follows the true story of Kevin Curtis, a man who ran a cleaning company but also an Elvis Presley impersonator. The story is set in Tupelo, Mississippi, the hometown of the King of Rock 'n' Roll himself, and begins when Curtis makes a shocking discovery at the city hospital.
After finding several frozen body parts and being told by the facility that this was standard procedure, Curtis began to suspect that illegal organ trafficking was behind it. The conspiracy theory had a strong impact on Kevin Curtis's life, to the point of losing his job, his wife, his friends, and even his relationship with his children. Determined to expose the secret of Tupelo, he arrived in April 2013 to find his house surrounded by police cars and with a very serious accusation: having sent letters laced with the lethal poison ricin to several government officials, including then-President Barack Obama.
The Elvis impersonator defended himself from the accusations by claiming that he had nothing to do with those letters, to the point that even the authorities began to believe that he had been framed. Released six days after his arrest, suspicions then focused on James Everett Dutschke, a taekwondo teacher and impersonator of Wayne Newton as well as a rival of Kevin Curtis himself. A different picture emerged a challenge that will send shivers down the spines of those who loved series like Tiger King and its incredible plot twists.
Created by Maclain Way and Chapman Way, The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga includes interviews with Kevin Curtis' family and friends and according to comments online, it is the best true crime that has been seen in recent years. "Stop what you're doing and watch it - wrote a user on X - Pure entertainment". Even the score on Rotten Tomatoes seems to give reason to these evaluations, with an 82% that certainly entices true crime lovers.