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By Tammy Stables Battaglia
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A search for Jimmy Hoffa's body is under way in Oakland Twp, Monday, June 17, 2013. / Kathleen Galligan/Detroit Free Press
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FBI, state and local authorities search for Jimmy Hoffa's body in a field off Orion Rd in Oakland Twp, Monday, June 17, 2013. / Kathleen Galligan/Detroit Free Press
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The attorney for the tipster who led the FBI to a field in Oakland Township today said the former mobster is relieved and hopeful an end is near in the mystery of Jimmy Hoffa’s disappearance.
Anthony J. Zerilli, who recently published a manuscript being sold online at HoffaFound.com, told FBI agents that mobsters buried Hoffa alive in the Buell Road property in Oakland Township in 1975 after kidnapping the Teamsters president from a Bloomfield Township restaurant.
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Zerilli’s lawyer, David Chasnick of Novi, said Zerilli has been waiting at least eight months for the FBI to follow up on his tip. Zerilli was in jail when Hoffa disappeared, but was the son of a mafia boss at the time.
“Peace,” Chasnick cited as the reason Zerilli came forward. “Wanting to get it off his chest, and get peace for the family. His age — he’s 85 years old, he’s getting older. … I think the people who are written about in the manuscript are deceased.”
Chasnick said Zerilli, who lives in metro Detroit, came by the dig site today but was intimidated by the large amount of media gathered.
FBI comments about Hoffa dig
Crews digging for Jimmy Hoffa's remains in Oakland...
Raw video: Search for Jimmy Hoffa's remains
By Tammy Stables Battaglia
Detroit Free Press Staff Writer
FILED UNDER
Local News
Oakland County
Novi
Related Links
Authorities hopeful search will turn up Jimmy Hoffa's remains in Oakland Township
FBI digging for Jimmy Hoffa's remains, neighbors skeptical (video)
Lawyer: Tipster 'thrilled' Hoffa family may gain closure (video)
Raw video: Feds, police set up search for Jimmy Hoffa's remains
Jimmy Hoffa through the years
Authorities hopeful search will turn up Jimmy Hoffa's remains in Oakland Township
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A search for Jimmy Hoffa's body is under way in Oakland Twp, Monday, June 17, 2013. / Kathleen Galligan/Detroit Free Press
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FBI, state and local authorities search for Jimmy Hoffa's body in a field off Orion Rd in Oakland Twp, Monday, June 17, 2013. / Kathleen Galligan/Detroit Free Press
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Curious neighbors gather as FBI, state and local authorities search for Jimmy Hoffa's body in a field off Orion Rd in Oakland Twp, Monday, June 17, 2013. / Kathleen Galligan/Detroit Free Press
The attorney for the tipster who led the FBI to a field in Oakland Township today said the former mobster is relieved and hopeful an end is near in the mystery of Jimmy Hoffa’s disappearance.
Anthony J. Zerilli, who recently published a manuscript being sold online at HoffaFound.com, told FBI agents that mobsters buried Hoffa alive in the Buell Road property in Oakland Township in 1975 after kidnapping the Teamsters president from a Bloomfield Township restaurant.
■ Related: Authorities hopeful search will turn up Jimmy Hoffa's remains in Oakland Township
■ Photos: Jimmy Hoffa through the years
Zerilli’s lawyer, David Chasnick of Novi, said Zerilli has been waiting at least eight months for the FBI to follow up on his tip. Zerilli was in jail when Hoffa disappeared, but was the son of a mafia boss at the time.
“Peace,” Chasnick cited as the reason Zerilli came forward. “Wanting to get it off his chest, and get peace for the family. His age — he’s 85 years old, he’s getting older. … I think the people who are written about in the manuscript are deceased.”
Chasnick said Zerilli, who lives in metro Detroit, came by the dig site today but was intimidated by the large amount of media gathered.
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