Paul Is Dead Conspiracy Theory

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Do you think you own friends and family, who love you, would replace you if you went missing or died as a public figure? According to the “Paul Is Dead” conspiracy theory this is exactly what they did. Close to the year 1969 rumors started to spread about popular lead singer of the beloved band The Beatles. People who heard these rumors because very serious. Could it be true? Could Paul McCartney have died in 1966, November 9th in a car crash coming home from the EMI recording studio? Or maybe people wouldn't believe the talent and big success their band had.

Could such a huge idol that everyone looked up to be so real? Some people think so. One of the top clues contributing to the conspiracy suggesting that paul is dead would be found at the end of their song “Strawberry fields forever.” On the left channel of recording, if you listen closely it sounds like John Lennon mumbles “I buried Paul,” but it could also be interpreted as “I am very bored.” Paul McCartney or his look alike, claims that John was saying “cranberry sauce” at that time. Could Paul be trying to hide his true identity? A few more clues people have looked into are, number one: The “Crossing Abbey Road” album cover, number two: “Sgt Pepper’s” album cover, and number three: “Paul is dead, miss him, miss him.” - “he blew his mind out in a car” song played backwards.
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This picture is very often used as evidence to support that Paul is dead. People claim that they left this as a clause because when you are dead, you don't need any shoes. Later on, claiming that Paul McCartney is a dead man walking. “Not the type of 'evidence' that stands up in a court of law, mind you” Richard Beech share in a website post to

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