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BY JASMINE BAILEY
One of America's most notorious *** mysteries still remains unsolved. But Tuesday investigators
announced the search for former Teamsters labor union boss Jimmy Hoffa is back on — again.
This time investigators are digging up a field about 45 minutes north of Detroit in Oakland
Township. (Via Detroit Free Press)
Hoffa went missing in 1975 at a restaurant parking lot in broad daylight. He was an organizer
and eventually long standing president for the Teamsters union. (Via Flickr / che1899)
Hoffa's story is an American legend — inspiring movies and books because of his ties to powerful
politicians and mobsters. (Via IMbd / Google)
Hoffa was declared dead in 1982 and the search for his body has been on for nearly four decades.
Various tips have lead investigators to the most obscure locations.
Last September, authorities dug up a driveway in Roseville, Michigan looking for Hoffa.
Other rumored resting places over the years have included the Giants Stadium and General
Motors' headquarters. (Via WXYZ)
— All leading to dead ends. So what's expected to make the difference this time around? Well,
this one is based on information from an alleged mobster.
"The difference between this and the last diggings is this is a man with credibility,
this is a man who was in the know. This is not some random guy who said 'oh I think he's
buried there.' This is someone intimately involved with some of the players." (Via CNN)
That man is 85-year-old Tony Zerilli — an alleged mob underboss. However, he admits
he was away in prison in 1975 at the time of Hoffa's disappearance. (Via Hoffa Found)
But regardless, authorities are taking the tip seriously. (Via Time)
Police: "It's my fondest home that we can give that closure not just to the Hoffa family
but to the community to stop tearing that scab off with ever new lead."
Reporter "It is believed Hoffa was rubbed out by the mafia." (Via Fox News)
It is also rumored that Hoffa was cremated after being murdered, but authorities remain
hopeful that his remains will be found. The dig could take at least a few days unless
investigators find something.