Born James Riddle Hoffa, on February 14, 1913. …show more content…
Many suspects have died since his disappearance, one by the name of Provenzano. “ Provenzano was far from alone on the suspect list. The number of possible killers grew as investigators probed their underworld connections” (Taylor 2). Investigators say that he had made it clear to Hoffa to get out of union and its politics, or severe consequences were to be instituted. Many believed that Chuckie O’Brien had to do with his disappearance. Hoffa treated him like a son, and his mother lived with the Hoffa’s family for a long time. Other Federal investigators believe other mob bosses had Hoffa killed to prevent him from regaining the union presidency, but there was never enough evidence to charge anyone. Jimmy Hoffa was later declared dead in 1982. The legal term used was death by