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1909: The Woman Who Almost Stole Graceland

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Javier Leiva

True Crime, Society & Culture, Technology

4.72.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Lisa Findley tried to steal Elvis Presley’s home. She almost got away with it. A con artist with a long history of scams almost pulled off her biggest scheme yet—stealing Elvis Presley’s iconic home, Graceland. Using fake documents and fabricated identities, Lisa Findley tried to claim ownership of the historic estate. In this episode, NBC News reporter Brandy Zadrozny takes us down a rabbit hole and shows us how she unraveled Findley’s web of lies, linking her to years of fraud and harassment. This is one of the boldest property scams in recent history, and Findley came dangerously close to succeeding/ We'll also talk about the loopholes that make these crimes possible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Creative Babel

0:03.0

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0:07.0

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0:12.0

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0:18.0

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0:20.0

But like email, it's also revolutionary.

0:23.7

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0:28.8

Go to crackin.com and see what crypto can be. Don't invest unless you're prepared to lose all the

0:32.9

money you invest. This is a high-risk investment, and you should not expect to be protected

0:35.3

if something goes wrong. The surprising headline involving Graceland, the famed home of Elvis Presley.

0:42.1

Elvis Presley's famous estate nearly went into foreclosure after an alleged plot to steal it.

0:47.5

It's the latest in the saga surrounding one of the most iconic landmarks in American culture.

0:54.1

Elvis's home, Graceland.

0:57.0

Yes, you heard right. Someone tried to steal Graceland from the Presley family, and they almost pulled it off too.

1:05.0

Luckily, a judge stopped the sale just one day before going to auction. But how is that possible? In order

1:12.2

to explain how Elvis's house almost went for sale, we have to rewind the clock back to January

1:18.6

of 2003.

1:20.6

Breaking news, Lisa Marie Presley, the daughter of Elvis Presley has died.

1:26.6

Eight months after Lisa Marie Presley's death, a company calling itself Nusani investments,

1:32.3

filed papers in probate court in California, get this, claiming that Lisa Marie Presley had used Graceland

1:40.3

as collateral for a loan.

1:42.3

At first, everyone was wondering, is this even true? Did Elvis's

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