It's May 18th, and on this day in 1973, Elvis Presley was nearing the end of a seventeen-day engagement at the Sahara Tahoe Hotel when he was rushed to a local hospital for chest X-rays. Fans who had lined up outside the High Sierra Theater were devastated to learn that both the evening's and the weekend's shows would be canceled. Shortly after, Elvis flew back to Memphis, and Colonel Parker arranged for the return of his \$100,000 payment to the hotel.
This incident sparked open discussions within Elvis’s inner circle about his prescription drug abuse. Concerned family members, including Colonel Parker and Vernon Presley, enlisted a Los Angeles attorney to investigate who was supplying Elvis with his seemingly endless stream of medications. The investigation revealed that at least three physicians and one dentist were involved. Despite efforts to confront them, Elvis refused to cooperate, leaving the situation unresolved for several more months.
