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Elvis Presley biographer claims grandparents' incest and 'genetic defect' caused death
showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterElvis Presley was doomed to die young because of genetic defects and incest, according to a biographer who has closely researched his family tree.Today (August 16) marks 44 years since Elvis tragically died from a heart attack after being found unresponsive on his bathroom floor in Memphis, Tennessee.But author Sally Hoedel has noted that his death at 42 years old was startlingly similar to many of his relatives – including his own mother Gladys.In her biography, Elvis: Destined to Die Young, the writer hopes to put to bed theories that he was killed by years of gluttony and binging on drugs, as other writers have suggested.Instead, she points to his DNA as the
