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King's locks fetch $15,000

A clump of hair believed to have been trimmed from Elvis Presley's head when he joined the Army in 1958 has sold for $15,000 at a Chicago auction house.

Also among the 200 Elvis-related items up for grabs at the Leslie Hindman Auctioneers in Chicago on Sunday was a shirt that once belonged to the King, which sold for $52,000. The buyer of the hair paid $15,000 plus an additional $3,300 in auction house fees. All the items had belonged to the late Gary Pepper, who ran a fan club and was a friend.