Man Killed At Miss. Elvis Presley Museum; No Charges Filed

In this Dec. 9, 2009 photograph, Paul MacLeod, the perpetually caffeinated Elvis fanatic who's taking care of business 24-7-365 at the antebellum home he calls "Graceland Too," in Holly Springs, Miss., left, shows of... In this Dec. 9, 2009 photograph, Paul MacLeod, the perpetually caffeinated Elvis fanatic who's taking care of business 24-7-365 at the antebellum home he calls "Graceland Too," in Holly Springs, Miss., left, shows off some of the Elvis related newspaper clippings he has collected over the years to Oxford residents Callie Blackwell, second from left, her husband, Garrath Blackwell, second from right, and their friend Jimi Myers of Lawrence, Kansas. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) MORE LESS

A Holly Springs, Miss. man was killed on Tuesday night just inside Graceland Too, a home turned into a shrine to Elvis Presley in Mississippi, The Daily Journal reported.

Dwight David Taylor Jr. died from a single gunshot wound to the chest, Marshall County Coroner Richard Anderson told the Daily Journal.

Anderson confirmed that the shooter was the museum’s owner, Paul McLeod (pictured, on the left in his museum), but police have not filed charges against him. He was released from police custody after questioning.

Taylor knocked on the museum’s door to ask for money, according to the police. McLeod refused to give him money and tried to close the door. Taylor then allegedly forced the door open with his foot, and McLeod shot him. Police found Taylor dead just inside the front door of the museum.

McLeod displays his collection of Elvis memorabilia in his home-turned-museum, which is very popular with local college students, according to The Daily Journal.

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  1. “The child needs a helping hand or he’ll grow up to be an angry young man some day.”

    Elvis Presley, In The Ghetto

  2. Obviously this should be a death penalty offense for the idiot at the door wanting money. Because the right to not be frightened seems to be the most important thing in the world right now to those so easily frightened.

  3. What the Happy Hell is wrong with people?

  4. Taylor knocked on the museum’s door to ask for money, according to the police. McLeod refused to give him money and tried to close the door. Taylor then allegedly forced the door open with his foot, and McLeod shot him. Police found Taylor dead just inside the front door of the museum.

    The moral here?

    Always pull the body in across the threshold to avoid being arrested…

  5. Ah. The George Zimmerman defense. And the only other participant is daid.

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