Hoffa
Missing labor boss
Jimmy Hoffa was the American labor leader who served as president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from 1957 to 1971.
His name became synonymous with union power and alleged mob connections.
After his 1975 disappearance, "Hoffa" entered popular culture as shorthand for mysterious vanishings: They'll never find him—he's like Hoffa.
Something unexplained or unknown
- vanishedDisappeared from sight
- missingNot present, whereabouts unknown
- FBIU.S. domestic intelligence agency
- cold caseUnsolved crime, investigation suspended
investigation · manhunt · theories · speculation · remains · search · unsolved · 1975
Joining into one
- truckingRoad-based freight shipping
- presidentElected leader of nation
- organizingSystematically putting in order
- brotherhoodKinship among men
pension fund · corruption · local chapter · freight · drivers · rank and file · elections · membership
Structured illegal enterprise
- underworldRealm of the departed
- GenoveseOf or from Genoa
- hitmanProfessional paid murderer
- contractEnforceable written agreement
associate · indictment · witness tampering · loan sharking · extortion · racketeering · RICO · conviction
Written life account
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- filmMovie or coating
- PacinoItalian-American film legend
- working classManual laborers collectively
Jack Nicholson · The Irishman · controversial · notorious · American history · true crime · podcast · memoir
mystery
Something unexplained or unknown
- vanishedDisappeared from sight
- missingNot present, whereabouts unknown
- FBIU.S. domestic intelligence agency
cold case · investigation · manhunt · theories · speculation · remains · search · unsolved · 1975 · Detroit
union
Joining into one
- truckingRoad-based freight shipping
- presidentElected leader of nation
- organizingSystematically putting in order
brotherhood · pension fund · corruption · local chapter · freight · drivers · rank and file · elections · membership · strikes
organized crime
Structured illegal enterprise
- underworldRealm of the departed
- GenoveseOf or from Genoa
- hitmanProfessional paid murderer
contract · associate · indictment · witness tampering · loan sharking · extortion · racketeering · RICO · conviction · pardon
biography
Written life account
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- filmMovie or coating
- PacinoItalian-American film legend
Jack Nicholson · The Irishman · working class · controversial · notorious · American history · true crime · podcast · memoir
- Mob MediaThe Godfather, Goodfellas, The Sopranos, Scarface, Casino
- David MametGlengarry Glen Ross, Edmond, November, Pulitzer Prize
Hoffamanagement
Organizing and directing resources
corporate executives · strikebreakers · Pinkertons · company · ownership