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James Riddle Hoffa's Disappearance

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There has been many theories about James Riddle Hoffa ever since he “disappeared” from the detroit location. Police all across the nation have been struggling to get information about him since 1975. There has been many different leads to his disappearance but not one definite explanation.
There are uncounted theories on his disappearance. Four main theories are proven wrong because of clear reasons. First, he was not buried under the Giants Stadium. This statement is false because at the time of the building of the stadium, there was lots of security and the idea came from Donald Frankos. Donald claims to have no personal involvement with the murder. Secondly, Hoffa was not buried in Michigan on a horse farm. The FBI did dig for him in Milford, …show more content…

Hoffa was convicted in separate trials of jury tampering and misusing union pension funds.( add more on criminal history) He disappeared July 30th, 1975 after 2:45pm at a restaurant in Detroit, MI. Hoffa had very little education, it wasn’t certain if he dropped out of highschool or not. He started working for a grocery store chain in Detroit, MI to help support his family. In the 1930’s he joined the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, then soon became the president of the Union Chapter in Detroit and replaced Dave Beck. There are many theories on how Jimmy Hoffa disappeared but there are two main theories that are believed to be completely …show more content…

Also, during the actual building of the stadium, there was lots of security to prevent people from coming in. There would have been camera footage that showed them coming in, but there wasn’t. While many people believe this is true, there are many more theories on why this is more false than true. I NEED TO ADD MORE
Nobody really knows the truth about what happened to Jimmy Hoffa, well except the mafia. The mafia wanted to kill Hoffa so he couldn’t run for presidency over the teamsters again and to help cover up information and secrets he had and knew about the mafia. In late July, 1982, Jimmy hoffa went missing. Based on an investigation in 2004 many people believe that Frank Sheeran killed Hoffa. He is one of a dozen suspects that has spoke publically and has admitted to committing the crime. Frank then shared his story. He claims that him and others were ordered to kill Hoffa so he couldn’t be the president of the teamsters union again. Hoffa served prison time in 1967 for conspiracy, fraud, and jury tampering. Frank says that he picked Hoffa up from the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Hills, accompanied by some

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