It is with great sadness that I must report that Ms. Mason passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2009.
From her obituary: "She became an international graphologist and worked for the Kansas City Bureau of Investigation for 10 years. Her expertise in handwriting or brain writing analysis, would hold up in a court of law."
If you care to read of her life's work and the special lady who she was, here is the link to the obituary:
In this 2004 update regarding Elvis/Jesse and Dr. Hinton, FOX 8 in Cleveland aired this report which included the interview with the graphologist, Ms. Shirley Mason. In this interview you will see and hear all of Ms. Mason's credentials and the very impressive history of her professional life.
You will see and hear Ms. Mason state unequivocally that the handwriting in the letter which Jesse wrote to the Attorney General of Missouri (in defense of Dr. Hinton in Dec. 2002) was absolutely written by the same person as the letters written by Elvis Presley prior to August 16, 1977.
You will see, in no uncertain terms, that Ms. Mason states, without reservation, that Jesse is Elvis Presley.
Please take note that the forensic expert who FOX 8 hired to examine Jesse's letters stated that her results were non conclusive...she states that she cannot say for sure that the letters written by Jesse were a match for the letters written by Elvis Presley. BUT she also states that she "...certainly couldn't say that they were not the same writer".In my opinion, this lady was not willing to admit to the conclusive evidence that Jesse and Elvis are one and the same...so she chose to give no definitive answer. This could have been because it was such a highly controversial topic and could have reflected badly on her career if she gave the wrong answer.
Please take note that Jesse wrote this letter to the Attorney General of Missouri in December, 2002. The Attorney General brought in Ms. Mason to certify that the letter to him actually was written by none other than Elvis Presley. The Attorney General admitted Ms. Mason's report into evidence in his decision on the charges against Dr. Hinton. The Attorney General's investigation resulted in all fraud charges being dropped against Dr. Hinton.
The link below will take you to my YouTube video of this FOX 8 report of the interview with Ms. Mason.