In 2013, a shocking event occurred when poisoned letters were mailed to President Barack Obama and others. Investigators quickly focused their attention on a peculiar Elvis Presley impersonator from Tupelo, Mississippi. Little did they know that this man would himself become a victim of a conspiracy.

The Intriguing Tale Unfolds

This new three-part docuseries premiering on Netflix this week, "The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga," takes us on a journey. Directed by Chapman and Maclain Way, known for their works like "Untold" and "Wild, Wild Country," the series begins with a profound quote from author William Faulkner: "To understand the world, you must first understand a place like Mississippi."In Tupelo, birthplace of Elvis Presley, the story centers around Paul Kevin Curtis, a renowned Elvis impersonator. Despite his fame, he struggles to make ends meet with just his performances and takes a job as a janitor at a regional hospital. There, he makes a horrifying discovery – a patient's severed head in a fridge. This leads him to believe he has stumbled upon a massive conspiracy involving the trafficking of stolen body parts.As Curtis delves deeper into the conspiratorial world on the internet, he finds himself at odds with almost everyone in Tupelo. Multiple feuds break out, accompanied by a series of bizarre events such as a car explosion, a fatal house fire, a drive-by shooting of an elephant, and finally, the mailing of letters containing ricin to the President.The southern-fried saga is filled with wacky characters. There's the Elvis impersonator consumed by conspiracy theories, a karate instructor with aspirations of becoming a Congressman, and a bombastic politician who claims he can "f— a bull moose" and still win an election.After spending three years in Mississippi, what initially seemed like a slice of small-town Americana transformed into an electrifying yarn about America itself, told in the centuries-long tradition of southern storytelling.The story of Tupelo and its inhabitants is a complex web of events that keeps the viewers on the edge of their seats. It showcases the darker side of a seemingly ordinary place and the far-reaching consequences of a single discovery.The "Kings of Tupelo" is available to stream on Netflix on Dec. 11, offering a unique and captivating look into a forgotten chapter of American history.