The Tragic 1993 Unsolved Murder Of Elvis Impersonator, Dana MacKay

May 2024 · 2 minute read

The Las Vegas Sun goes into detail about Dana MacKay's life, one colorful enough for a professional Elvis impersonator. He sang, danced, had a backup band, actually looked like Elvis, performed high-profile shows, wore jumpsuits, did recordings of Elvis' music, and even played Elvis in the 1981 documentary, "This is Elvis." MacKay built a stucco-coated mansion on a palm tree-filled property in Las Vegas and dubbed it Mini-Graceland. He had a thing for palm trees, in fact, and had visions of a Las Vegas filled with them — this was in the early '90s when palm trees didn't exist on the Las Vegas Strip. And to make his visions real, MacKay formed a landscaping business along with his friend Tim Stone in December 1992: Paradise Palms Co. Five months later, MacKay and Stone went their separate ways. By October 1993 MacKay was dead.

This information alone provides a compelling narrative of suspicious financial dealings, those dealings going wrong, betrayal, cover-up, etc. And to be sure, this is what many suspect, if not outright believe. Detective George Sherwood in the Las Vegas Sun points to some odd facts pertaining to MacKay's death that don't add up and indicate something beyond a mere botched burglary. As mentioned, the supposed burglars didn't burgle anything, including jewelry and wallets that MacKay and Mary Huffman had on them. These burglars also left their guns behind, which burglars never do. The shootings were also done at close range.

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