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NATCHEZ – A former Natchez resident is the subject of a highly anticipated Netflix documentary exploring Elvis impersonators, a feud and the infamous 2013 ricin case that made national headlines.

Paul Kevin Curtis is a key figure in “The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga,” a three-part series that airs Wednesday on Netflix. It focuses on the feud between Curtis and James Everett Dutschke, both Tupelo natives.

“The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga,” made by Emmy-winning directors Maclain Way and Chapman Way, details the saga that led to a 25-year prison sentence for Dutschke after he mailed letters containing ricin to elected officials including President Barack Obama, U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker and Lee County Justice Court Judge Sadie Holland.

Curtis, who is an Elvis impersonator, said he lived in Natchez from 1970 and 1986, graduating from South Natchez High School.

“I was raised in Natchez,” he said. “I entered my first talent contest there at the Natchez-Adams County fair and won first place singing ‘Teddy Bear’ and ‘Don’t Be Cruel.’”

Later, he became the frontman for the band Kixx. “We later changed the name of the band to Fairchild,” he said. “We played next to the bowling alley … the club was called Blazing Saddles and we played on teen dance nights.”

Curtis said he remembers singing on a street corner in downtown Natchez at age 15 for tips and meeting the owner of an infamous brothel. “Nellie Jackson was walking her puppies and came up to me listening to me sing. She said, ‘You got some pipes young man’ and she invited me inside her home to sing to several of her friends, giving me snacks and Dr. Pepper. Nobody at Morgantown Junior High School believed me.”

According to a press release about the documentary, Curtis, who partnered with his brother, Jack Curtis, to form an Elvis tribute act called Double Trouble, went down an internet rabbit hole following a shocking discovery in a morgue while working a day job in maintenance.

“Curtis’ mission to expose the dark underbelly of Tupelo sparks a rivalry that starts locally but climbs to the highest office in Washington, DC,” the press release reads. “And, when a number of government officials receive mail laced with deadly ricin, Curtis has to prove that he’s not the devil in disguise — or go to prison for the rest of his life.”