Elvis Presley autopsy kit up for auction
Instruments used in Elvis Presley's autopsy and embalming are going up for auction in Chicago, including the "John Doe" toe tag used after the original was stolen amid the chaos at the hospital following his death.
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers will hold the auction Aug. 12, four days before the 33rd anniversary of Presley's death.
The auction house said that all of the items used in the autopsy and funeral preparations will be available, from rubber gloves and forceps to a comb and eye liner. Even the coffin invoice and the hanger used to hold Presley's burial suit will be sold.
The items were saved by the senior embalmer at the Memphis Funeral Home, which prepared the singer's body.
The items will be auctioned in two sets valued at up to $6,000 (£3,900) and $8,000 (£5,200).
Presley died at the age of 42 after years of abuse of prescription drugs. He was found on the bathroom floor in his home at Graceland, Memphis, and attempts to revive him failed.
His post mortem stated that he had died a heart attack. His autopsy results will not be made public until 2027, 50 years after his death.
