The Mississippi Elvis impersonator who is accused of mailing letters containing ricin to President Obama and a U.S. Senator, is said to have been delusional and under the belief that the government was out to get him.
Paul Kevin Curtis, 45, thought he had uncovered a conspiracy to sell human body parts on the black market and claimed “various parties within the government” were trying to ruin his reputation. His letters were meant to be in retaliation of the conspiracy he believed was taking place.
Last week, Curtis sent 3 letters with suspected ricin to President Barack Obama, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker and a Mississippi judge. The letters read:
“No one wanted to listen to me before. There are still ‘Missing Pieces.’ Maybe I have your attention now even if that means someone must die. This must stop. To see a wrong and not expose it, is to become a silent partner to its continuance. I am KC and I approve this message.”
Interestingly, Curtis had sent letters to Sen. Wicker’s office several times before, using his real name in notes that said “this is Kevin Curtis and I approve this message.”
Curtis had been distrustful of the government for years. In 2007, his’ ex-wife called police to report that her husband was extremely delusional, anti-government and felt the government was spying on him with drones.
Paul Kevin Curtis was arrested last Wednesday at his home in Corinth, MS and is being held in the Lafayette County jail in Oxford, MS.
