Front Cover

• The front cover shows The Beatles and other "mourners" gathered around a symbolic grave, with the words "Beatles" written out in flowers.
• The yellow flowers under the word "Beatles" make the shape of a left handed bass guitar - Paul's instrument.
• A close inspection of the flowers forming the guitar reveals, roughly spelt, the word "PAUL?". The story suggests that this means that Paul's existence is in doubt.
• There is a hand above Paul's head, supposedly an Indian sign of death.
• It was also suggested that the four-armed Shiva (the small statuette at the bottom of the picture) was a symbol of death - if so, its left back hand is pointing at Paul.
• In the lower right hand corner is a doll holding a small white car with a red interior.
• Paul is facing directly forward, but the other Beatles are not. George, John, and Ringo look three dimensional, while Paul looks like a cardboard cutout. Also, Paul is the only one holding a black instrument, black being the color of death.
• Behind Paul is a picture of Stephen Crane, author of The Red Badge Of Courage, who died at a young age - 28. He is holding his palm above Paul's head. Holding a palm forward is an Eastern symbol of death.
• On the bass drum there is a line going straight across the middle. The line reads: 1 One 1 X HE DIE. The three ones are for the three remaining Beatles, the X is Paul. In the middle of the words HE DIE is an arrow pointing directly at Paul.

Inside Cover

• Paul is wearing a patch on his left arm which reads, "O.P.D." - "Officially Pronounced Dead"!! Another interpretation is "O.P.P." - "Ontario Provincal Police". It is said that William Campbell was a police officer in Canada. (In fact, Paul acquired the badge in Canada, and the letters stand for "Ontario Police Department.)

Back Cover

If you have the CD, all this is inside the booklet.

• Paul is facing backward, as if he is no longer with us.
• The words "Within You" from "Within You Without You" are right next to Paul's head.
• George's thumb points to the words "Wednesday morning at five o'clock." Paul's car accident did happen on a Wednesday, and it was around five o'clock in the morning.
• Paul appears to be taller than the others, but George, Paul, and John were all about the same height. This represents Paul rising to heaven.
• The Beatles hands each form a letter that forms the word "love" - George has "L", John has "V", and Ringo has "E". But the "O" that should be formed by Paul's hands is missing.

Song Clues

• Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - "Let me introduce to you, the one and only Billy Shears" - Billy is a nickname for William, they are introducing William Campbell into The Beatles. Billy Shears can also be interpreted as "Billy's here."
• She's Leaving Home - "Wednesday morning at five o'clock as the day begins" - The day and time of Paul's accident.
• Lovely Rita - "When I caught a glimpse of Rita" - It is said that Paul was looking at Rita and he wasn't paying attention to the road.
• Good Morning, Good Morning - "Nothing to do to save his life" - Paul couldn't be saved so he died. "People running 'round it's five o'clock" - Another reference to the time of the accident. "Watching the skirts you start to flirt now you're in gear" - Refers to Paul watching Rita and being in gear symbolizes being in the car.
• A Day In The Life - "He blew his mind out in a car" - Paul had a car accident and smashed his head. "He didn't notice that the lights had changed" - Paul wasn't watching the road.

Magical Mystery Tour

Front Cover

• There are three white animals and a black walrus. A black walrus is a symbol of death in parts of Scandinavia. And as John revealed in the song "Glass Onion," (see White Album clues), the walrus was Paul.

Booklet

• Page 3 - Paul is wearing a military uniform, and the sign in front of him on the desk reads, "I WaS You."
  

• Page 9 - There is a crack in the head of the cartoon of Paul. In the accident, Paul supposedly smashed his head.
  

• Page 10 - Paul is the only Beatle who is barefoot. Corpses are buried without shoes.
• Page 13 - Paul is barefoot again. The shoes next to him are covered in blood. Also, Ringo's drum reads "Love the three Beatles."
  

• Page 23 - Paul is wearing a black carnation, the other Beatles have red carnations.
  

• Pages 7, 14, 15, 18, and 24 - Paul has an open palm over his head, an Eastern symbol of death.

Back Cover

• The people in white spell out "RIP" (Rest In Peace.)

Song Clues

• I Am The Walrus - "Bury me, bury me, bury my body", "Oh untimely death" - These spoken words from a Shakespearean play are at the end of the song. Paul died suddenly and now he is buried.
• Hello, Goodbye - "You say stop, and I say go, go, go" - Paul didn't stop for the red light, he went and crashed. "You say goodbye, and I say hello" - The Beatles are saying goodbye to Paul and hello to William. "Why, why, why, why, why, why do you say goodbye, goodbye" - They're asking why Paul had to leave.
• All You Need Is Love - "Yes he's dead" - John says this at the end of the song, confirming Paul's death. "We loved you yeah, yeah, yeah" - The Beatles loved Paul, but now he's gone.
• Strawberry Fields Forever - At the end of the last few seconds of the fade out, a voice says, "I buried Paul." (This is slightly distorted, but is definitely on the record although it is supposedly John saying "cranberry sauce.)

Yellow Submarine

Front Cover

• Paul again appears with a raised hand, the hand of John, above his head, another symbol of death.

Song Clues

• Yellow Submarine - "...sky of blue, sea of green in our yellow submarine" - The yellow submarine represents a coffin, buried beneath a sea of green which represents the grass. - "... in the land of submarines" - In a cemetary - in the land of coffins. - There is a line that sounds like, "Paul's a queer." (Exactly what John says here is almost impossible to decipher.) This, says the story, was to try to turn Paul's fans against him, so that his death wouldn't affect them so much.
• Only A Northern Song - "When you are listening...you may think that the band is not quite right... the band is a little dark and out of key, you're correct, there's nobody there" - Paul played the bass guitar. Generally the bass player keeps the rhythm for the band. The band would not sound right if Paul was playing.

The Beatles (the White Album)

Booklet Clues

• Page 7 - In Paul's picture, it seems as though skeletal hands are reaching for him.
  

• Page 14 - Paul has a scar on his lip. But in real life Paul didn't have a scar on his lip. William Campbell did.
• Page 18 - In George's picture, there is a small photo of William Campbell before the surgery.

Song Clues

• Glass Onion - "I told you 'bout the walrus and me man, you know that we're as close a can be man, well here's another clue for you all, the walrus was Paul" - John and Paul were close until he died. The walrus on the "Magical Mystery Tour" cover was black, a symbol of death, and this stood for Paul being dead.
• While My Guitar Gently Weeps - "Paul, Paul, Paul, Paul" - At the end of the song, George is crying out for Paul.
• I'm So Tired - John mumbles something at the end of the song. Played forward, this just sounds like nothing. But when this part is played backwards, it sounds like, "Paul is dead man, miss him, miss him."
• Don't Pass Me By - "You were in a car crash" - Another reference to the accident.
• Revolution 9 - When the "Number nine, number nine, number nine" part is played backwards, it sounds like, "Turn me on, dead man."

Abbey Road

Front Cover

• The Beatles are crossing the street in what appears to be a funeral procession. John, in white, represents the minister, or God, Ringo, in a suit, represents a pallbearer or mourner. Paul, in baggy clothes and without shoes, is the corpse, and George, in dirty work clothes, is the gravedigger.
• Paul is out of step with the other Beatles, as if he doesn't belong with them anymore.
• Paul's eyes are closed to signify being dead.
• Paul is holding a cigarette with his right hand, but Paul was left handed.
• The license plate on the car on the left side of the road reads, "LMW 28IF." The "LMW" stands for, "Linda McCartney Weeps." At the time "Abbey Road" was released, Paul would have been 28, but only "IF" he had lived.
  

• There is a police van parked on the right side of the road. This is the type of van that is usually sent to the scenes of bad traffic accidents.
• A car appears to be headed directly at Paul.

Back Cover

• The dots, when connected, form a "3."
  

• If you turn the album sideways you can see a white skull in the upper left corner.
  

• On the right edge is the picture of a woman, Lovely Rita, the meter maid.
• There is a crack through the word "Beatles," which suggests a break in the group.

Song Clues

• Come Together - "Come together, right now, over me" - They are gathered over Paul's grave. "One and one and one is three" - The three remaining Beatles.
• Golden Slumbers - "Once there was a way, to get back homeward" - Paul can't come back anymore. "Golden slumbers fill your eyes" - Paul has died and went to heaven.
• She Came In Through The Bathroom Window - "So I quit the police department, and got myself a steady job" - William Campbell had been a police officer, but he got a better job, as a Beatle.

There could be several other "clues" which might support this theory, although those listed are the main ones. At the time the rumors were spreading around the world, Paul had gone on a semi-retirement on his farm in Scotland, and as nothing had been heard or seen of him in several months, many people thought that there might be some truth in the rumors.

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