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CARTHAGE PRESS, Monday, Sept. 29, 1975—P-16Man Who Said He Helped Bury Hoffa Gave Vain Search TipDETROIT (AP) - A man who said he helped bury the body of James R. Hoffa prlt;£ vided information that led to an unsuccessful weekend search of a nearby field for the missing ex-Teamsters boss, a Senate subcommittee investigator said.Investigator William B. Galli-naro, who tipped local authorities that Hoffa’s body might be found in the field, said his information came from an unidentified informant who was not involved in the labor leader’s disappearance but who hasunderworld contacts.Gallinaro said his informant believes the man who said he helped bury Hoffa is being held by “the mob” until he provides exact directions to the location of'the body.“Our informant is dealing with the mob. The mob is talking to someone who is involved in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa,” said Keith Adkinson, another subcommittee investigator.There is no evidence that Hoffa has been slain, but some associates have said they believe he was murdered because he was on the verge of being freed from parole restrictions which prohibited him from taking part in Teamsters activities.Some investigators believe “the mob may be providing information to take pressure off underworld figures being questioned in connection with Hoffa’s disappea;ance.A federal grand jury in Detroit has subpoenaed and taken testimony from several reputed mob figures but has produced no new information in the case, sources say.Acting on information from Gallinaro, Michigan Atty. Gen. Frank Kelley organized a search of a 29-acre field in Waterford Township about 20 miles northwest of Detroit but found no trace of Hoffa.Gallinaro said he is in touch with his informant and is net giving up. He said he believes Hoffa may be buried in the area that was searched Sunday morning.“I put credence in the information because it fits what we know about the overall circumstances of the disappearance,” said Vincent Piersante, head of the organized crime division of the attorney general’s office.The informant said Hoffa was killed on the afternoon he disappeared and was placed in a grave dug in the field on theday before, according to Kelley, but the informant did not say who killed Hoffa.Society News: Phone 358-2191
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Mon, Sep 29, 1975
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