Lockheed JetStar

Our story begins in May of 1976, when Elvis wanted to sell one of his airplanes.

Besides the famous Lisa Marie, Elvis owned three smaller jets, a Lockheed Jetstar, a Jet Commander, and a Dassault Falcon.

In early 1976, Elvis told his father, who handled all of his personal finances, that he wanted to sell the Jetstar.

Vernon was loyal to his son, but was apparently not a very good businessman.

Now, the Presley family became entangled when Elvis's father, Vernon, attempted to sell Elvis's smaller private jet.

I think it was called Hound Dog 2.

And this con man named Frederick Proe allegedly arranged this kind of a complicated financing scheme involving supposed upgrades to the plane.

Frederick Proe wound up with control of the aircraft while Vernon essentially was left facing the bills.