The four men arrived at the house about 3:00 and stopped near the brick steps to the front door. Two cars, a brown Buick and black Ford, were in the driveway and this signaled to Hoffa that people were in the house. To Sheeran, the timing of the plot was crucial because alibis had to be considered. Hoffa got out of the rear door of the maroon Mercury while Sheeran got out of the front door at the same time. Sally Bugs then stepped out of the rear door and went around and sat in the passenger seat next to Chuckie O’Brien and they drove away. Meanwhile, Hoffa headed quickly to the steps with Sheeran behind him. Hoffa opened the front door, walked into the small vestibule while Sheeran shut the door. When Hoffa realized that nobody was coming out of any of the rooms, he knew what it was. Hoffa turned around fast, stepped around Sheeran, reaching for the doorknob. At that very moment, Sheeren fired two shots into Hoffa’s head behind his right ear. Sheeran looked down the hall to make sure nobody came out to get him, then dropped the gun and walked out the door, got into his black Ford and drove back to the Pontiac airport for the short flight to Port Clinton.
Bufalino told Sheeran later that after the two Italian guys cleaned the house, they took Hoffa out the back door and put him in the trunk of the Buick. They then took Hoffa to be cremated. When that was done, the cleaners picked up Sally Bugs at Pete Vitale’s meatpacking plant and drove to an airport where the three boarded a plane for New Jersey to report to Tony Pro. When Sheeran landed at the small airfield in Port Clinton, Bufalino was sleeping in Sheeran’s black Lincoln. He got into his car, started the engine, and woke Bufalino from his slumber. Bufalino looked up at Sheeran, winked at him with his good eye and in his gritty voice said, “Anyway, I hope you had a pleasant flight, my Irish friend.” Sheeran looked at Bufalino, “I hope you had a good sleep.” They picked up the ladies at the restaurant a few minutes later and continued their trip to Detroit, arriving just before 7:00 p.m.
About six weeks after Jimmy Hoffa disappeared in 1975, a grand jury convened in Detroit. A grand jury is empowered to conduct official proceedings to investigate potential criminal conduct and determine whether criminal charges should be brought forward. Nine suspects were ordered to appear: Anthony “Tony Pro” Provenzano, Stephen Andretta, Thomas Andretta, Salvatore “Sal” Briguglio, Gabriel “Gabe” Briguglio, Francis Joseph “Frank” Sheeran, Russell Bufalino, Anthony “Tony Jack” Giacalone, and Chuckie O’Brien. All nine were represented by Bill Bufalino and all of them took the Fifth Amendment. Frank Sheeran took the Fifth on every question he was asked, including whether the prosecutor’s yellow pen was yellow.
This is an excerpt from Vanished: The Life and Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa by William Hryb (Gangland Mysteries) Order it on www.amazon.com
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