Criminal Prints

The disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa left little in the way of evidence. Eyewitness accounts place Hoffa at the Machas Red Fox Restaurant getting into a maroon Mercury Marques Braughn with 3 other passengers. This led police to a specific car, with a direct connection to a mob boss. Upon searching the vehicle Hoffa’s scent was identified in the back seat and trunk. Years later hair from the backseat was matched to Hoffa using DNA testing. Hoffa’s disappearance has baffled investigators for decades, leaving little for proof. This has led to the emergence of many theories in the disappearance of James Riddle Hoffa.

After receiving an early release from Lewisburg Federal Prison, Jimmy Hoffa was determined to return to union leadership, despite it being forbidden by the conditions of his release as authorized by President Nixon. After Hoffa’s failed attempt to regain support from mob boss Tony Pro he now looked to patch up this very volatile relationship. The two had arranged a “peace meeting”, however Hoffa had grown increasingly concerned that it was a set up. On July 30th 1975 Hoffa was to meet With Tony Pro and Tony Jack at the Machus Red Fox restaurant. This was the day that Jimmy Hoffa was to disappear.

James Riddle Hoffa grew up in a poor family in Brazil, Indiana. His father John died when he was just 7 years old. Hoffa dropped out of school at the age of 14 and began working manual labor jobs to help support his family. At 16 he started working at Kroger’s warehouse where he staged a labor strike. This caught the eye of the teamsters union. He would become President and help the union become the most powerful union in the United States. In order to move up the ranks in the Union, Hoffa became connected with the Mafia. These mob connections would ultimately backfire on Hoffa. After serving 4, almost 5 years in Prison, Hoffa was determined to regain his power. However, the mob had different plans for James Riddle Hoffa.

In the small town of Little Falls Minnesota two intruders break into a home, as they had done multiple times before, looking to steal valuables and prescription drugs. Unlike the previous break ins however, the home owner was expecting them. As he sat hidden in dark of the basement, they headed down the stairs, one by one. They would soon be in for a shocking surprise.

The Jamison Family disappeared as they searched for land  to purchase in the rural Oklahoma mountains. The case is very unusual and included many valid, and interesting theories.

Dale Kerstetter, a 50 year old man who vanished from work in a glass plant in Pennsylvania. Dale is described as a friendly and generous man who was easy to get along with. With less than a year to retirement, what could cause him to vanish into thin air? 

After dropping her mother off at the Metropolitan airport on May 24, 1990, Paige was abducted from the westbound shoulder of I-96. 

After celebrating graduating from Kickapoo High School Suzie Streeter and Stacy McCall returned to Suzie's mother's home in Springfield Missouri. When friends and family check on them the next morning, both them and Suzie's mother Sherrill Levitt had vanished. 

Emanuela Orlandi, a Vatican resident, vanished on June 22nd 1983. A wave of conspiracy theories and groups claiming responsibility soon followed. 

After having car problems on the way back to college for her senior year, Tammy Zywicki went missing, and was later found dead. No arrest has ever been made, but hope remains that the case will be solved. 

 Kyron Horman was seven years old on the day he disappeared. It was supposed to be a great day, including a talent show and science fair at his elementary school. Instead he was marked absent and has not been seen sense.  

In part 2 we will explore more information on his step mother, Terri. 

Karlie Guse was the normal teenager. She had a boyfriend, lots of friends and a good family. On the morning of October 13th, after a very strange night before, she left the house and has never been seen again. 

Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum was robbed of 500 million dollars worth of art in the early morning hours of March 18th 1990. Join us as we talk about the primitive methods used in the heist and the suspects and theories surrounding the case. 

Lindsay Buziak was a young up-and-coming real estate agent in the British Columbia. She was brutally murdered by "prospective clients" as her boyfriend waited outside.  

Brandon Victor Swanson went missing while on the phone with his father in the early hours of May 14th 2008. He was lost and disoriented, and was never heard from again. 

Missy Bevers arrived at the Creekside Church in Midlothian, Texas at 4:18 AM to instruct a fitness class. Her killer, dressed in full tactical gear, was waiting in the halls of the church for her.  

Gordon Page Jr. escaped from his Michigan group home and was never heard from again. He left only one witness and baseball cards as clues. 

 Two young girls are murdered in the small town of Delphi, Indiana. This case has an unusual twist, the killer was captured on video by one of the victims.  

 On April 4th of 1991 Angela Hammond was abducted by a "filthy, bearded man" with her groom to be giving chase. Learn more on the first episode of Criminal Prints!