Lisa Marie Presley Was 'Slowly Killed by Grief' Over Son Benjamin’s Shotgun Suicide: Singer 'Lost Will to Live' While Keeping His Body On Ice at Mansion For Two Months
Lisa Marie Presley was ‘slowly killed by grief’ after her son Benjamin’s shotgun suicide, losing her will.
Oct. 23 2024, Published 7:00 a.m. ET
Tragic Lisa Marie Presley's unrelenting grief over her son's suicide eventually took her life as well.
The depth of her sorrow and absolute refusal to let Ben Keough go was exposed by the shocking news Elvis Presley’s only child kept the body of the troubled 27-year-old on ice in her home for an astonishing two months after he blew his brains out in July 2020.
Presley struggled deeply with the death of her son, Benjamin Keough.
"Lisa Marie simply wanted to join her son in heaven," said forensic psychiatrist Dr. Carole Lieberman.
The devastated mom admittedly blamed herself "every day" for Ben's death, which came a few weeks after he revealed his suicidal thoughts to her in a text.
Presley was unable to let go of her son following his death.
Presley family insiders told RadarOnline.com Lisa Marie refused to let go of her only son — and when she finally did allow the body to be laid to rest at Elvis' legendary Graceland estate in Memphis, she decided she wanted to give up living and join him in the afterlife.
Psychologist Dr. Gilda Carle said: "She was in complete denial for the first two months he was gone. She acted as though having the body in the house meant he was still with her."
A psychologist noted that Lisa Marie Presley ‘was in complete denial for the first two months he was gone.’
Keeping someone's corpse around is said to be a coping mechanism.
Explained Dr. Lieberman: "When people are in heavy grief over the death of a loved one, they want to go on in their life as though that person is still around."
Lisa Marie Presley’s daughter Riley Keough wrote in her book, ‘From Here to the Great Unknown’ that her mom ‘said that she could feel him [Ben Keough] talking to her.’
Lisa Marie's horrified 35-year-old daughter, Riley Keough, wrote in her book From Here to the Great Unknown: "My mom said that she could feel him talking to her. I've had an extremely absurd life, but this moment is in the top five."
Insiders said Lisa Marie lost the will to live after her ex-hubby and Ben's dad, Danny Keough, finally convinced her to let him be buried.
Lisa Marie Presley passed away at age 54.
A little over two years later, on January 12, 2023, Lisa Marie passed away at age 54.
Although the coroner determined she died of intestinal obstruction following previous gastric bypass surgery, longevity expert Dr. Gabe Mirkin said: "Her mental problems were so extensive I have to believe a major contributor to her death was depression, serious mental disease and the drug addiction that fueled her sadness."
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Riley Keough described her mom, Lisa Marie Presley saying, ‘My mom physically died from the aftereffects of her surgery, but we all knew she died of a broken heart.’
Riley added: "My mom physically died from the aftereffects of her surgery, but we all knew she died of a broken heart."
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