It has been more than 40 years since Jimmy Hoffa was last seen by his loving family, loyal friends, and sworn enemies. He drove his dark green 1974 Pontiac Grandville for the last time to go to a “peace” meeting with two known members of organized crime. Jimmy’s life leading up to his disappearance may shed some light on the reason for his sudden misfortune. Even though the men that Jimmy was going to meet are known; there isn’t anyone speaking about what truly happened that fateful day. The file on Jimmy Hoffa is still an active FBI case with new tips and theories on his whereabouts still coming in.
James Riddle Hoffa rose up the ranks to eventually become the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. His dealings for negotiating contracts for his members came by any means necessary. Because of his dealings, he was watched closely by the FBI and U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy (Biography). After several indictments, the Justice Department had something on Jimmy. He was found guilty of mail fraud and jury tampering in 1967 that carried a …show more content…
At 11 a.m., Jimmy left in his ’74 two door Pontiac Grandville from his Oakland County home. He was heading to the Machus Red Fox restaurant to meet someone at 2 p.m. (Smith/Roach). That someone was Jimmy’s longtime friend, Anthony “Tony Jack” Giacalone(Time). By 2:30 p.m., Jimmy called his wife, Josephine, to let her know that the party hadn’t shown up, and he would be home by 4 p.m. He was seen shortly after by two men stating that Hoffa was in a blue sports shirt, dark blue slacks, and sunglasses. They shook his hand and went about their business because it appeared Hoffa was waiting for someone(Smith/Roach). After that interaction, Jimmy Hoffa was never seen again. James P. Hoffa, Jimmy’s son, reported his father missing on July 31, 1975 at 6 p.m. to Lt. Curt Grennier
James Riddle Hoffa rose up the ranks to eventually become the president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. His dealings for negotiating contracts for his members came by any means necessary. Because of his dealings, he was watched closely by the FBI and U.S. Attorney General Robert Kennedy (Biography). After several indictments, the Justice Department had something on Jimmy. He was found guilty of mail fraud and jury tampering in 1967 that carried a …show more content…
At 11 a.m., Jimmy left in his ’74 two door Pontiac Grandville from his Oakland County home. He was heading to the Machus Red Fox restaurant to meet someone at 2 p.m. (Smith/Roach). That someone was Jimmy’s longtime friend, Anthony “Tony Jack” Giacalone(Time). By 2:30 p.m., Jimmy called his wife, Josephine, to let her know that the party hadn’t shown up, and he would be home by 4 p.m. He was seen shortly after by two men stating that Hoffa was in a blue sports shirt, dark blue slacks, and sunglasses. They shook his hand and went about their business because it appeared Hoffa was waiting for someone(Smith/Roach). After that interaction, Jimmy Hoffa was never seen again. James P. Hoffa, Jimmy’s son, reported his father missing on July 31, 1975 at 6 p.m. to Lt. Curt Grennier