"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 announcement of the disappearance of James Riddle Hoffa two days after he vanished from The Machus Red Fox Restaurant in Bloomfield Township, Michigan.

'The Gap' (2:30-3:30 pm)

This was the 60-Minute Gap in time that Chuckie O'Brien's alibi could never seem to fill.

His alibis were scattered and difficult to pin down. They zeroed in on a 60-minute time period, which I call 'The Gap.' Where was Chuckie O'Brien from 2:30 to 3:30 pm? That would be the major thrust of their ensuing investigation that would never be resolved.

The Tubman 'Family Secret' answers the question: "Whatever Happened to Jimmy Hoffa?"

"Last Seen Outside Restaurant"

This was the tag line printed above the main headline. Several people identified Jimmy Hoffa at the Machus Red Fox restaurant during the 2:00-2:45 pm time frame.

The last known sighting of Jimmy Hoffa was around 2:30 pm as it turned right onto Telegraph Road and headed south. 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 the question has remained unanswered.

That is-Until Now

The Cover Photos:

The two photos I chose for the cover are of a maroon 1975 Mercury Marquis Brougham sedan. This is not the actual vehicle but is identical to the model car that Joey Giacalone loaned to Chuckie O'Brien. O'Brien admits that he drove the car all day long. He admits he even drove in the 'vicinity' of The Red Fox at about the same time Hoffa went missing at 2:30 pm. But insisted Jimmy Hoffa was not in the car with him.

-The photograph of the rear seat depicts where Jimmy Hoffa was last seen alive as he sat in the back of the 1975 Mercury Marquis Brougham. It was going from The Red Fox to a destination unknown. "Last Seen Outside Restaurant" would be a statement repeated for the next forty-five years.

Where's Jimmy Hoffa?

The eyewitness statements within these pages will account for and answer that very question. This book will enhance what was known with additional facts from direct eyewitnesses that observed the Mercury as it was leaving the Red Fox. They would drive side by side with the car for the next several miles and watched as it arrived at its next stop.

Anyone curious about "Whatever Happened to Jimmy Hoffa?" will be enlightened by this book. You may even believe this is the rest of the story.