Claims As To The Location of The Remains of Jimmy Hoffa
On January 13, 2013, NBC New York's Marc Santia reported that Mr. Zerilli claimed to know the location of the body of presumed-dead Detroit labor leader Jimmy Hoffa. Santia formerly reported for NBC in Detroit and was approached by, and later interviewed, Zerilli. In the report, Zerilli stated that Hoffa was buried in a "shallow grave" in a field in Oakland County, 20 miles north of the now-closed Bloomfield Township restaurant Machus Red Fox, believed to be Hoffa's last known whereabouts.
A report by the Detroit Free Press indicated that the location of the purported burial was near the intersection of Buell and Adams Roads, on a property reportedly previously owned by reputed Detroit crime boss Jack Tocco. Zerilli stated in the Santia NBC report that "they" intended to move the body to a permanent grave in the upstate Rogers City area, but that the relocation of Hoffa's remains never took place.
Zerilli, who was incarcerated on charges related to Las Vegas casino skimming at the time of Hoffa's July, 1975 disappearance, denied involvement in the Hoffa affair. Zerilli claimed to be a "friend" of Hoffa, whom he considered to be a "gentleman."
After denying direct involvement in organized crime, but admitting to being privy to unspecified knowledge of Detroit Partnership activities, Zerilli added, "I would've...if I wasn't away (in prison) I don't think it (the Hoffa disappearance) would've even happened."
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