For the record

Paul McCartney did not perish in any car crash. He WAS replaced, however since he disappeared and could not be traced during the winter of '66 and thereafter. His actual (unconfirmed) date of death is noted as being either 1978 or 1979. Throughout this period, John Lennon nor any associate had any clue as to the whereabouts of McCartney until an anonymous Japanese reporter communicated a bizarre message to John's publicist in New York. The full details of this fax have never been disclosed, but it was read by Yoko and relayed to John. In it, the reporter alleges to have transcribed interrogations of McCartney by an unnamed intelligence agency. McCartney is questioned in regard to alleged sympathies with Communist block politics.

None of this would have been taken seriously, had it not been for the inclusion of an unique password that Lennon and McCartney used as boys (John had joked with Yoko about its usage, prior). The reporter had added this password to authenticate the correspondence (one can assume that it was divulged during interrogation). The purpose of the message was to inform Lennon of McCartney's death and circumstance, and to forewarn John of dangers he would face because of growing anti-Communist aggression against the Peace movement.

The irony follows: consequently John Lennon and Yoko Ono were both abducted as news of John's apparent slaying was spread. At the time of the alledged shooting, conspirators shielded the facts of the incident and a proxy Yoko Ono was installed. The lone deranged gunman theory prevailed - the discussion of the killer's motives and the influence of "Catcher in the Rye" absorbed airtime. The necessary media smokescreen was created that reemerged each time Lennon's disappearance was remembered. "Mark Chapman" was a drug addict who was not even in the city at the time of the "shooting". The new Ono prohibited Lennon's family from attending the "funeral", as well as siezing all assets and materials that could serve as a paper trail.

This is all that needs to be said on this matter. This case is closed..

Your argument is compelling and believable. Some time back, there was a conspiracy documentary aired in Yugoslavia (where we lived then). They said similar things to what you said about Lennon and Yoko. Maybe there is link to McCartney dissapearance also...

Guys,

If there was a time when John Lennon was gonna be topped, it was when he was making all those "The Beatles are bigger than J" statements.

Maybe McCartney wanted out, so the Beatles management had no choice but to keep the image going with somebody that looked like him. The most ridiculous far-fetched clues are the ones about a car crash but if you get rid of the car crash theory, where has Paul McCartney been all this time since he was "replaced"? I want to know if the band was trying to tell the fans about something so dark that they daren't talk openly about it. Was it such a secret that they could never even acknowledge any coded clues existed, long after the Beatles were no more?

Tunsten.

Guys, there is a lot of compeling 'evidence' that might warrant that this could be true. But, being the sceptic that I am, I am going to disagree.

What I do believe is this:
After hearing the rumours from a radio DJ on WKNR-FM in Dearborn, Michigan (serving the Detroit market), announcing that McCartney was dead, and the subsequent media converage, The Beatles added all the 'clues' as a personal joke. FOR GOD'S SAKE....CAN ONE PERSON TELL ME HOW THEY GOT A LOOK-A-LIKE THAT GOOD THAT HE GOOD RESEMBLE PAUL SO PERFECTLY PHYSICALLY AND IN VOICE!!!!???? I thought not-case closed.

Not trying to deconstruct the myth either, but the fictional character "Billy Shears" is an adulteration of "William Shakespeare" that is reflected in the sonnet-like lyrical format in the psychedelic theatre of Sgt Pepper.

Having said that however, IMHO Sir Paul is definitely not the original Paul McCartney from Liverpool and this has nothing to do with album "clues".

You're right, this is an unexplainable and weird disappearance.

That's the thing though, they didn't. The voice, face and appearence of Paul changed slightly but noticably immediately after 1966 ended.

How did you find out about this???

The full details of this fax have never been disclosed, but it was read by Yoko and relayed to John. In it, the reporter alleges to have transcribed interrogations of McCartney by an unnamed intelligence agency.

How could the contents of the fax be known if the contents have never been disclosed?

That's the thing though, they didn't. The voice, face and appearence of Paul changed slightly but noticably immediately after 1966 ended.

You're right Mike...the voice, face, and appearance DID change noticably.

This is pretty freaky, if its true.

...That was about as convincing as 'Elvis is Alive' conspiracies. If you're trying to make a joke, don't, you'll just end up offending people. John Lennon's death is nothing to joke about.

For every major event that happens, numerous conspiracy theories appear that contend the 'official' verdict. It's happen with Diana's car crash, the WTC, the moon landings and also Lennon's assassination. Apparently MDC was working under the control of the FBI and thus used as a scapegoat...

And anyway, if McCartney actually died, I'd peg the date down at the end of '66 or start of '67, when so many major physical changes happened in such a short time.

Ditto.