The AM/DM podcast: How a potential grave robbery led to Graceland’s Candlelight Vigil
Hundreds gathered during the Annual Candlelight Vigil event for Elvis Week and draws thousands to gates of Graceland the day before Elvis died. The vigil marked the 47th Anniversary of Elvis Presley's death. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian file)
Fewer than two weeks after Elvis Presley died, three would-be grave robbers tried to take his body from Forest Hill Cemetery.
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AM/DMMary Cashiola
Mary Cashiola has been a Memphis journalist for nearly two decades, beginning her career covering city government and local neighborhoods at the Memphis Flyer before being hired by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s administration.
Before joining The Daily Memphian, she was the managing editor of the Memphis Business Journal, which was named one of the top 10 Best Designed Newspapers in the world by the Society of News Design while she was there.
She also has a background in advertising, with a focus on higher education and the hospitality industry.
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