10 Key Elements To The Paul McCartney Is Dead Theory
9. The One And Only Billy Shears
When the iconic White Album was released fans were treated to some intimate Beatles photography. The photos included a picture of Paul McCartney being submerged in water which many claimed was a real-life image of Macca being washed before his autopsy. Dark, right?
To make things even more mysterious a photo of a Mr. William Campbell Shears was placed underneath. So who was this man? Why did he resemble Paul McCartney? And what did he have to do with the band?
The theory goes that William Campbell Shears was drafted in to replace Paul McCartney after Macca had perished in a car crash. When the band first heard the news that their beloved bandmate had died, they quickly held a McCartney lookalike competition which Campbell Shears eventually won.
Campbell Shears was also sometimes referred to as Billy Shears. The same Billy Shears who was mentioned during the opening track of the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album.
The plot thickens...