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Elvis Presley's former crypt pulled from auction

Fans' complaints stop sale of singer's tomb going ahead, just one day before bidding was due to startElvis Presley's former crypt has been pulled from an auction in Los Angeles. Just one day before bidding was set to open on the singer's tomb, Julien's Auctions bowed to fans' complaints that the site should become a memorial.Presley's body spent just two months at Forest Hill cemetery, in Memphis, Tennessee, before he and his mother were disinterred and buried at Graceland. But the private mauso...

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00:10 on June 24 2012

Elvis Presley's Original Crypt Pulled From Auction After Fan Complaints

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16:27 on June 25 2012

Elvis Presley's former crypt pulled from auction

Guardian Music — Fans' complaints stop sale of singer's tomb going ahead, just one day before bidding was due to startElvis Presley's former crypt has been pulled from an auction in Los A... more info

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14:01 on June 23 2012

Elvis Presley's Memphis Crypt Pulled From Auction After Worldwide Outcry

ContactMusic — The Crypt of Elvis Presley in the Forest Hill Cemetery Memphis Tennessee was set to be auctioned off as part of Music Icons on June 23rd 24th 2012 at Juliens Auctions in ... more info

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22:11 on June 24 2012

Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley's Original Tomb Pulled From Auction

ContactMusic — The crypt where Elvis Presley was first buried has been pulled from an auction following a backlash from fans The King was laid to rest in the tomb at Forest Hill Cemeter... more info

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