DETROIT - The FBI found no evidence of missing Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa during a search of land under a New Jersey bridge, a spokeswoman said Thursday.The Pulaski Skyway now becomes another dead end in the decades-long mystery that has stretched from a Michigan horse farm to the East Coast: Where are the remains of one of America's most powerful labor leaders?The 47-year riddle turned last year to land next to a former landfill under the bridge in Jersey City.
The FBI conducted a search there in early June."Nothing of evidentiary value was discovered during that search," said Mara Schneider, an FBI spokeswoman in Detroit."While we do not currently anticipate any additional activity at the site, the FBI will continue to pursue any viable lead in our efforts to locate Mr.
Hoffa," she said.FILE IMAGE - Garbage containers and discarded items lay under a landfill area under the Pulaski Skyway on November 22, 2021, in Jersey City, New Jersey. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Schneider declined to comment further when asked for details about the excavation.Authorities believe Hoffa disappeared in suburban Detroit in 1975 while meeting with reputed mobsters.Dan Moldea, a journalist who has written extensively about the Hoffa saga, said he was personally briefed by the FBI in a video conference call Thursday.He said the FBI and its contractors did not dig in the exact spot that he had recommended."I'm not thrilled with the result. ...