'Mr. LaBour was originally assigned to review Abbey Road, the Beatles' latest album, for the Daily.
While extensively researching Abbey Road's background, however, he chanced upon a startling
string of coincidences which put him on the trail of something much more significant. He wishes
to thank WKNR-FM, Louise Harrison Caldwell, and George Martin's illegitimate daughter Marian for
their help. Mr. LaBour says it's all true.'

LaBour's article began:

     'Paul McCartney was killed in an automobile accident in early November 1966 after leaving
EMI recording studios tired, sad, and dejected.

     The Beatles had been preparing their forthcoming album, tentatively entitled Smile,
when progress bogged down in intra-group hassles and bickering. Paul climbed into his
Aston-Martin, sped away into the rainy, chilly night, and was found four hours later pinned
under his car in a culvert with the top of his head sheared off. He was deader than a doornail.'

LaBour's article discussed the most common "Paul Is Dead" clues, including Paul's "0. P. D."
("Officially Pronounced Dead") jacket patch on the Sgt. Pepper album; the "I buried Paul"
fadeout on "Strawberry Fields Forever"; all the appearances of hands above Paul's head in Beatles
photographs; the Abbey Road funeral procession; and the backwards message "Turn me on, dead man"
in "Revolution No.9."

The myth immediately took hold and blossomed. It was learned that the surviving Beatles decided
that they would not reveal this terrible tragedy to their fans but instead, replace Paul with a
double, a musical doppelganger.

Paul's "replacement" was a guy by the name of William Campbell, a lucky bloke ~ who just so
happened to be the winner of a Paul McCartney look-alike contest.  Not only was Campbell the
spitting image of the "cute" Beatle, he was also musically and vocally gifted enough to be able
to duplicate Paul's writing, playing, and singing abilities. After a period of "training" by
John, George, and Ringo, Campbell took Paul's place in the Beatles.

Newspapers began spreading the clues and several people began to actually believe their joke.

THE STORY OF PAUL'S ALLEGED DEATH:

Paul was killed in a car accident at 5 am on a Wednesday in November 1966.  He took his eyes
off the road to look at a meter maid and didn't see the lights change.  The car crashed and
burst into flames. Crowds of people gathered around the site of the accident. The person inside
was badly mangled and nearly impossible to identify. He suffered severe head injuries and his
teeth were knocked out, so he couldn't be identified by dental records. All they could tell was
that he had been young man with dark hair.

Shortly after the crash, the Beatles held a Paul McCartney look alike contest. The winner was
an orphan named William Campbell. He underwent plastic surgery (which left him with a scar on
his upper lip) and took Paul’s place in the band – and in his personal life.

Then, the surviving members began putting clues into their songs to tell their fans of Paul's
death...

The Clues