Jimmy Hoffa Is Missing-The Gap - E-book - ePub

"Jimmy Hoffa Is Missing"This was the main headline that appeared on the front page of The Detroit Free Press-Metro Edition on August 1, 1975. It was the first news story announcing the disappearance of James Riddle Hoffa from 2 days earlier on July 30, 1975. The news account said Jimmy Hoffa was simply a missing person and that he vanished from The Machus Red Fox Restaurant parking lot located on Telegraph Road just South of the 15 Mile Rad, also known as Maple Road intersection in Bloomfield Township, Michigan."The Gap" (2:30-4:00 pm)This was the 90-minute gap in time that Chuckie O'Brien's alibi could never seem to fill. His alibis were scattered and difficult to pin down.
The FBI zeroed in on the hour and 30-minute time period, which I call 'The Gap, ' but never had the answers they needed to resolve the case. The eyewitnesses, Kenneth and Frances Tubman, saw things they were never supposed to have seen from 2:45 to just past 3:00 pm, but they kept silent for fear of retaliation from the Detroit Mafia. What they observed filled in several details that would have helped the authorities solve the entire case if it had been known.
Unfortunately, the details remained unknown till 2006 when Frances was finally interviewed and told her story for the first time. In the famous 'HOFFEX Memo' the FBI stated: "If only there were more eyewitnesses who saw the car and the driver after it had left the Red Fox!" All they had was the sole headline in the Detroit Free Press on August 1st, 1975: "Last Seen Outside Restaurant." This was the tagline that was printed above the main headline "Jimmy Hoffa Is Missing." Several people identified Jimmy Hoffa at the Machus Red Fox restaurant during the 2:00-2:45 pm time frame he was there. The last known sighting of Jimmy Hoffa was around 2:30 pm as it exited the SE driveway, turned right, and headed South onto Telegraph Road. Nobody else has come forward to offer any fresh evidence about what happened next. Where did the Mercury go from there with Jimmy Hoffa seated in the back seat?Since 1975 these questions have remained unanswered.
That is - Until Now!