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Monday, January 14, 2013

Canton Trustee and Former FBI Agent: Hoffa Tip is 'Credible'

Canton Trustee John Anthony—a former FBI agent—says tip by alleged ex-mobster is credible.

Canton Township Trustee John Anthony, a former FBI agent who once worked on the case surrounding the disappearance and presumed murder of former Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa 37 years ago, says a recent tip might provide essential information in finally solving the mystery. Anthony said information recently revealed by an alleged former mobster with close ties to Hoffa is "credible" in a report Sunday by WDIV-TV. Anthony J. Zerilli, gave an interview to WDIV-TV, claiming to know where Hoffa's body might be found. Authorities say Zerilli was a high-ranking mafia boss in Metro Detroit, according to a report by MLive. Zerilli, however, denied mob involvement during the WDIV-TV segment. Zerilli identified a plot of Oakland County land where …

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5:58 pm on Monday, January 14, 2013

CNN exclusive: FBI misconduct reveals sex, lies and videotape By Scott Zamost and Kyra Phillips, CNN Special Investigations Unit January 27, 2011 Washington (CNN) -- An FBI employee shared confidential information with his girlfriend, who was a news reporter, then later threatened to release a sex tape the two had made. A supervisor watched pornographic videos in his office during work hours …   more ›

Friday, September 28, 2012

Latest Search for Jimmy Hoffa Under Way in Roseville

Crews from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality are taking soil samples at a home in Roseville following a tip that the former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa may be buried under a cement slab.

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality personnel are drilling through a concrete slab at a home in Roseville to take soil samples to determine if a body —possibly missing Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa—is buried underneath a shed. The crews are taking the soil samples at the home located near Common and Gratiot, following a tip that a body was buried at the home. According to The Detroit News, the tip came from a Hoffa biographer that the union leader may be buried at the home. While news of another possible final resting place for Hoffa has caused a swarm of media to surround the ranch-style house—and included a live report during the Today show—the city's police chief is approaching it as a standard investigation. "We have never …

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John McKay

3:07 pm on Friday, September 28, 2012

It seems there's anecdotal evidence a body is buried there, so even if Jimmy isn't there, maybe another cold case can be solved.   more ›

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