Overview

• On the 50th anniversary of Jimmy Hoffa’s disappearance, his son James P. Hoffa publicly appealed to President Trump to release all sealed FBI documents on the case.
• The FBI has released tens of thousands of pages through FOIA requests, but most material remains redacted because the investigation is still considered open.
• In 1989, Hoffa’s sister Barbara Crancer sued the Justice Department for access to 69 volumes of documents, only to be denied even an index of the files.
• A 2021 congressional declassification request by Rep. Lee Zeldin was turned down, highlighting ongoing legislative efforts to pry open the Hoffa files.
• Despite nonprofit excavation efforts, media investigations and lawsuits, Hoffa’s remains have never been found and his family continues its decades-long quest for closure.