Elvis in His Coffin: How ‘National Enquirer’ Pulled Off Its Biggest Scoop of All Time
www.remindmagazine.com
It was the last picture, and an army of editors, staff reporters and freelancers were charged with what seemed like an impossible task.
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Original Title: TIL that Elvis Presley’s cousin was paid $18,000 by the National Enquirer to secretly photograph Elvis’ corpse after his open-casket funeral. The issue went on to become the magazine’s best-selling edition ever, with a record 6.7 million copies sold.