Given the revelations in the book I Heard You Paint Houses, do you have any thoughts on how mob influence and its deep ties into city and state government affected or even encouraged the decline of Detroit?
Simpler than that. He was killed because he fucked up the Bay of Pigs in Cuba (where the mob had lots of financial interests before Castro) and allowed his brother to go after prominent mob figures.
Frank Sheeran admitted that he transported multiple rifles (!!!) for a job in "Dallas."
The mob wiped out Kennedy. His father was deep with mob ties.
But somehow nobody talks about that, because I think people realize it's the truth, and it's too scary to admit. LBJ, who is not a good guy, just profiteered off it.
Read I Heard You Paint Houses. Learn a thing.
In the book "https://www.amazon.com/Heard-You-Paint-Houses-Irishman/dp/1586422383/"
Frank Sheeran was on his deathbed and believed he needed to confess his sins to avoid hell, as an avowed Catholic. After Hoffa was shot, he was taken immediately to a crematorium at a mob controlled funeral home.
Charles Brandt pretty much laid the Hoffa mystery to rest in his book "I Heard You Paint Houses", Updated Edition: Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran & Closing the Case on Jimmy Hoffa
FRANK SHEERAN Hoffa's friend and mob Hitman shot Jimmy in Michigan in a house not far from the Red Fox restaurant; Jimmy was then cremated. The book paints an amazingly vivid picture of the factual events that led to his assassination, it paints a vivid picture of our (USA) history too, and is worth a read.
Frank Sheeran of the Buffalino crime family (La Cosa Nostra Insider and MOB Hitman) admitted to his friends murder in a death bed confession. Here's the overview of events from the book and confession recording Frank was the only non-Italian la Cosa Nostra member mentioned in Rudy Giulianis Rico indictment of the La cosa Nostra.
What's truly amazing is the depth of the powerful (and deadly) people involved with Hoffa and the Mob. In light of the new JFK papers: those who have the capacity should read the book mentioned above for insight. John Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Bobby Kennedy, Hoffa, (all murdered) we're all in very deep with the mob (and cia, FBI for that matter) ergo POLITICS. Bobby John Jimmy and MLK were murdered for their respective powers to CHANGE the status quo.
Coupe de grais are not uncommon in history. Power shifts hands in many ways everyday. Governments and organizations are interested in maintaining order as they wish it to be; troublemakers are often dealt with.
At least for Hoffa, it's clear through study he became a nuisance for the powers in his circle.
TL/DR Jimmy Hoffa was Killed by his friend FRANK SHEERAN and cremated.
Regarding the story, it's very interesting to me that all the news regarding the book <em>I Heard You Paint Houses</em> overlooks the fact that Frank Sheeran flat-out admits that he was the one who killed Jimmy Hoffa. They all say something like "allegedly was involved with the Hoffa disappearance." It's like they're afraid of getting sued if they say "Frank Sheeran, who confessed to the author and former prosecutor Charles Brandt that he killed Hoffa..."
Leading scholars and former investigators on the Hoffa disappearance state that "Sheeran's confession... solves the Hoffa mystery" and similar sentiments.
Reading the book though, I can see why people are skittish about touching on this story. It has some very dangerous accusations in it, and some of the things that are implied are flat-out blasphemy from the standpoint of United States law enforcement.
This book would give you a very different perspective on the profession. https://www.amazon.com/Heard-You-Paint-Houses-Irishman/dp/1586422383