Posted on 06/18/2013 10:17:57 AM PDT by Red Badger
OAKLAND TWP. (WWJ) - Federal agents searching for the body of former Teamsters chief Jimmy Hoffa believe they are about to crack one of Americas biggest unsolved mysteries.
CBS News has confirmed a suspicious concrete slab was retrieved by investigators from the Oakland Township field where they have been digging for any sign of Hoffa. Its too soon, however, to know whether the slab is anything more than part of an old foundation for a barn.
The dig the latest in whats been nearly a 40-year search is reportedly the result of extensive FBI interviews with former mobster Tony Zerilli.
Zerilli, now 85, was convicted of organized crime as a reputed mafia captain. He was in prison on July, 30 1975 when Hoffa disappeared from a Bloomfield Township restaurant but says he was informed about Hoffas whereabouts after his release.
Zerilli, who was second in command with the Detroit mafia, said he was told by a mafia enforcer that Hoffa was abducted, killed, and brought to the Buhl Road site. The original plan, according to the mobster, was to bury Hoffa there temporarily, then later move his body near a hunting lodge in northern Michigan.
Instead of focusing their attention Up North, investigators on Monday zeroed in on the property in northern Oakland County which was once owned by Betty Speezies aunt.
Its all gone now, but there was a house, a milk house, a barn and a garage, Speezie told WWJs Kathryn Larson.
It was pretty dilapidated looking, it wasnt well cared for, said Ruth Lowe, Speezies neighbor.
Both women say theyre stunned by Hoffa once again making all the headlines. Lowe said she never thought the search would take place in her neighborhood.
I never gave it a thought, no. Its hard to believe it, that he might be there, she said.
But Speezie said she believes the hype, and for good reason her aunt sold the property to the Toccos, another mobster family.
After my aunt sold it then, she didnt know anything about the mob, I mean, they were just people who had the money, it was for sale, and she sold it to them, she said.
And theres one place in particular Speezie thinks investigators should focus on.
The barn. They could have gone right around to the back, backed right up there and it was dirt, inside the barn, it was dirt on this side, she said. Nobody would have known a thing, it would be very secretive.
The search, which is expected to last about a week, will resume Tuesday morning.....
I think I heard this on Fox but I am not sure who said it.
They know when their funds run out..............
Prevous owner’s family stated that barn had a dirt floor. I would consider a slab of concrete buried under several inches of dirt to be suspicious. A body, encased in concrete, would never liquefy ans ooze to the surface.
Calling Jerry-all-doe! Calling Jerry-all-doe!
More than I made in that entire time................
A body?? Bull....they're looking for the money...millions...
What does, at this point, it matter?
And we have the first silly story of the summer.
‘Tis the season.
Shemp.....er, Shep?....................
Sure...just back up a cement truck and listen to the wrrrrrrrrrr.
That was the original plan. But the drum was going to be to heavy to get it out on the dock and into the boat. Besides it would look suspicious. Instead, he was carried to a fishing boat in a commercial sized tackle box.
(Dear Big Brother, NSA, et al: This is only a parody. I did not really have anything to do with Hoffa's death.)
Hmm, I thought he was shot in the head and hauled away to a dogfood factory for processing. He is now part of dried dog poo all over the country.
What difference, at the point, does it make?
IIRC, the brand name was ‘Tony’ ...
No cement truck necessary. If you pour the dry cement from bags into the hole, it will absorb moisture from the ground and harden over time..................
When it says....
Here lies Hoffa
He gotta bad cougha
Saved us the time of doing him offa.
The last hunt was $250,000.
Maybethe same group can find the GOP’s spine when they’re done with Hoffa.
We think a like. I was thinking how beneficial this would be to reseed my lawn. ;-)
My tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers are growing nicely these days. But I would have loved to have a dozen feds with shovels digging around in my garden about 2 months ago. Next year I'm thinking about giving an anonymous tip about where Hoffa might be buried.
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