Lisa Marie Presley ‘sensed’ dad Elvis would die on morning of his passing, Riley Keough reveals in Oprah interview

Lisa Marie Presley had an eerie feeling the day her famous father, Elvis Presley, died of a heart attack at age 42.

Riley Keough, Lisa Marie’s daughter, confirmed during a sit-down interview with Oprah Winfrey, which airs Oct. 8, that her mom woke up the morning of Aug. 16, 1977, and knew “instinctively that something was off.”

Although Lisa Marie was only 9 years old at the time, Keough said he mom had distinct memories about her dad’s death.

Riley Keough sat down with Oprah Winfrey for her first tell-all TV interview since the death of her mom, Lisa Marie Presley. CBS Keough opened up about her late mother’s childhood in the interview. CBS

“She said goodnight to him and I think she knew [when] saying goodnight like she had some kind of sense [about his death],” the 35-year-old said in a clip shared on Instagram.

“I think she had a sense many times that he wasn’t OK,” she added. “She would tell me that sometimes she would find him in his bathroom looking kind of out of it or holding onto the railing to stand up straight.”

Keough, 35, also revealed her mom used to write ominous “letters” predicting the rocker’s death.

Keough revealed Lisa Marie sensed her father Elvis Presley’s death. Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Lisa Marie was 9 years old and living with Elvis at Graceland when he died. Frank Carroll

“She used to write these letters when she was little kinda saying, ‘I hope my daddy doesn’t die,'” she told Winfrey. “So there was kind of a sense there.”

Lisa Marie was living with the “Jailhouse Rock” singer at Graceland at the time of his death and Keough noted it was just the two of them sleeping on the second floor.

“I think she got a lot of intimate time up there with him,” the actress said.

Keough’s tell-all with Winfrey is her first major television interview since her mom died unexpectedly in January 2023 at 54. 

Keough claimed her mom knew the “Jailhouse Rock” singer “wasn’t OK” before his death. CBS As a “little girl,” Lisa Marie would write letters about her dad dying. CBS

Before her death, the “Lights Out” singer began working on her memoir, “From Here to the Great Unknown,” which Keough finished.

In the book, Lisa Marie discusses her unconventional childhood, her battles with addiction and her family — specifically the death of her dad.

“I think this is the first time she’s ever talked in detail about his death in the book,” Keough told Winfrey.

Elsewhere in the interview, the “Under the Bridge” actress gave insight into her mom’s insurmountable grief — over Elvis and her son, Benjamin, who died by suicide in 2020.

Her full interview with Winfrey airs Oct. 8. CBS Lisa Marie’s posthumous memoir is out Oct. 8. Getty Images for Icelandic Glacial

Keough revealed she used to find Lisa Marie listening to the “Hound Dog” singer’s music and crying.

“Her grief was very — I don’t think she knew how to process it,” Keough said.

“It was a very private thing for her,” she added. “She would listen to his music alone, if she was drunk, and cry.”

Lisa Marie’s posthumous memoir is out Oct. 8.