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BY LAUREN ZIMA
Federal agents are looking for Jimmy Hoffa's body. Again. Almost 40 years after his disappearance,
we gotta wonder: how much is this costing us?
There have been plenty of searches for the former Teamster boss' body — most recently
before this week, authorities dug up a Detroit-area driveway in September. No word on what that
cost... (Via ITV Detroit)
But a 2006 search known as the 'Big Dig' carried a price tag of more than $250,000. (Via USA
Today)
"This was arguably the most extensive search." "The dig lasted two weeks. The FBI brought
in heavy equipment, archaeologists and anthropologists. No remains were found."
(Via WXYZ)
Others..
In July 2003, a Michigan pool was dug up after a tip police were looking for just a briefcase
-- it allegedly contained evidence Hoffa was killed with drugs or poison -- nothing was
found, and in June 2004, floorboards torn up at a Detroit home
The search for Hoffa has been on since 1975, and reports and digs have been consistent
since then, adding up manpower and resources, but turning up nothing. Rumors of his final
resting place range from
• beneath Giants Stadium • trash-compacted in a car and shipped to
Europe • buried in the foundation of General Motors'
headquarters
The latest tip comes from 85-year-old Anthony Zerilli, and as the LA Times shrewdly observers,
there's another money factor here: profit.
Zerilli has set up a website, Hoffafound.com, where you can download his story for $4.99.
Autographed photos are available for purchase too.
Zerilli, an alleged former mobster, promises he just wants peace. His credibility remains
to be seen, but his tip has sent some 20 federal agents digging again, using both basic shovels
and high-tech equipment.
Still, the Detroit News spoke to a former prosecutor who argues you can't put a price
on peace.
"You still have the Hoffa family ... There is a son and a daughter who would like to
know where their father is. You can't do a cost benefit analysis on a *** investigation."
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130617/METRO/306170059#ixzz2WZaAXejy
According to Zerilli, Hoffa was hit with a shovel, then buried alive — concrete was
poured over his body in the field.