Elvis’s death his ‘genetic destiny’, show presenter claims

A Channel 4 show which attempts to sequence the DNA of historical figures from Adolf Hitler to Marilyn Monroe claims to have discovered what could have caused Elvis Presley’s early death.

The controversial show, Dead Famous DNA, has already hit the headlines after it emerged that TV bosses paid Holocaust denier David Irving thousands of pounds for a lock of what was supposed to be Hitler’s hair.

At an advance screening yesterday of the first episode in the new series, it was revealed that tests have also been performed on what could be bone from the Nazi leader’s ribcage, while producers have discovered the hair which they paid Irving £3,000 (€3,590) for had not come from the German dictator. DNA analysis on a hair sample thought to have come from the king of rock ‘n’ roll, which was bought from a friend of the singer’s barber, has revealed that the ‘Suspicious Minds’ singer could have suffered from a heart muscle disease.