Jimmy Hoffa not found. Again.
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.
Hoffa was president of the 2.1 million-member Teamsters union from 1957-71, even keeping the title while in prison for trying to bribe jurors during a previous trial. He was released from prison in 1971 when President Richard Nixon shortened his sentence.
It has been long speculated that Hoffa, who was 62, was killed by enemies because he was planning a Teamsters comeback. He was declared legally dead in 1982.
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.
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. The FBI reached out to Moldea last year after he published a detailed account from Frank Cappola, who was a teenager in the 1970s when he worked at the old PJP Landfill near the bridge.
Cappola said his father, Paul Cappola, who also worked at the landfill, explained how Hoffa’s body was delivered there in 1975, placed in a steel drum and buried with other barrels, bricks and dirt.
Paul Cappola, worried that police might be watching, dug a hole on New Jersey state property, about 100 yards from the landfill, and subsequently moved the unmarked barrel there, according to Moldea.
Moldea said the FBI told him it did not dig in the exact spot that he had recommended because radar showed nothing suspicious below ground.
“I do think they missed this one spot,” he said. “I think the body’s there. We just can’t find it.”
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Jimmy Hoffa not found. Again.LG
Teamsters Union leader Jimmy Hoffa, right, escorted by federal agent, arrives at the Hamilton County Jail in Chattanooga, Aug. 14, 1969, after a flight from the Federal Penitentiary at Lewisburg, Penn. Hoffa will have a hearing in federal court here Aug. 19. (AP Photo/LG)
LGTeamsters Union leader Jimmy Hoffa, right, escorted by federal agent, arrives at the Hamilton County Jail in Chattanooga, Aug. 14, 1969, after a flight from the Federal Penitentiary at Lewisburg, Penn. Hoffa will have a hearing in federal court here Aug. 19. (AP Photo/LG)
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Jimmy Hoffa not found. Again.John C. Hillery
Salvatore Briguglio, left, and his brother Gabriel, at right, leave the U.S. courthouse in Detroit, Dec. 4, 1975, where they appeared before the grand jury probing the Hoffa case, and later were ordered by a U.S. District Court judge to appear in a police line-up before a mysterious witness in connection with the disappearance of James R. Hoffa. (AP Photo/John C. Hillery)
John C. HillerySalvatore Briguglio, left, and his brother Gabriel, at right, leave the U.S. courthouse in Detroit, Dec. 4, 1975, where they appeared before the grand jury probing the Hoffa case, and later were ordered by a U.S. District Court judge to appear in a police line-up before a mysterious witness in connection with the disappearance of James R. Hoffa. (AP Photo/John C. Hillery)
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Jimmy Hoffa not found. Again.LG
Teamsters Union president James Hoffa, foreground, escorted by a federal agent, turns into the doorway of the Hamilton County Jail in Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 15, 1969, where he will await a Federal Court hearing scheduled for Aug. 19. Hoffa has been an inmate at the federal penitentiary at Lewisburg, Penn., for 30 months since his conviction on a jury tampering charge in 1964. (AP Photo/LG)
LGTeamsters Union president James Hoffa, foreground, escorted by a federal agent, turns into the doorway of the Hamilton County Jail in Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 15, 1969, where he will await a Federal Court hearing scheduled for Aug. 19. Hoffa has been an inmate at the federal penitentiary at Lewisburg, Penn., for 30 months since his conviction on a jury tampering charge in 1964. (AP Photo/LG)
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Jimmy Hoffa not found. Again.Fred Waters
Former Teamsters Union leader Jimmy Hoffa receives a Christmas kiss from his wife Josephine at his daughter's suburban St. Louis home, Dec. 24, 1971. Hoffa's granddaughter Barbara Jo apparently thought the scene a bit too mushy to watch. At far left is Hoffa's daughter Barbara Ann Crancer. Hoffa was released from federal prison Thursday. (AP Photo/Fred Waters)
Fred WatersFormer Teamsters Union leader Jimmy Hoffa receives a Christmas kiss from his wife Josephine at his daughter's suburban St. Louis home, Dec. 24, 1971. Hoffa's granddaughter Barbara Jo apparently thought the scene a bit too mushy to watch. At far left is Hoffa's daughter Barbara Ann Crancer. Hoffa was released from federal prison Thursday. (AP Photo/Fred Waters)
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Jimmy Hoffa not found. Again.STF
Frederick M. Shobe, ex-convict from Detroit, far left, leads the way to Federal Court for Teamsters president William Bufalino and Teamsters president James Hoffa, in Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb. 20, 1964. Judge Frank Wilson agreed to let Shobe tell the jury of an alleged conversation with a Nashville policeman who testified for the government. Yesterday Shobe told the court that he had been hired by the government to harass Mr. Hoffa. (AP Photo)
STFFrederick M. Shobe, ex-convict from Detroit, far left, leads the way to Federal Court for Teamsters president William Bufalino and Teamsters president James Hoffa, in Chattanooga, Tenn., Feb. 20, 1964. Judge Frank Wilson agreed to let Shobe tell the jury of an alleged conversation with a Nashville policeman who testified for the government. Yesterday Shobe told the court that he had been hired by the government to harass Mr. Hoffa. (AP Photo)
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Jimmy Hoffa not found. Again.John C. Hillery
Joseph Giacalone, 22, son of reputed Mafia figure Anthony Giacalone, listens as reporters ask his lawyer questions outside Federal Court in Detroit, Sept. 10, 1975, following a court appearance in U.S. District Court where he sought to have a subpoena for his auto quashed. The FBI believes the auto may have been involved in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa. (AP Photo/John C. Hillery)
John C. HilleryJoseph Giacalone, 22, son of reputed Mafia figure Anthony Giacalone, listens as reporters ask his lawyer questions outside Federal Court in Detroit, Sept. 10, 1975, following a court appearance in U.S. District Court where he sought to have a subpoena for his auto quashed. The FBI believes the auto may have been involved in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa. (AP Photo/John C. Hillery)
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Jimmy Hoffa not found. Again.Richard Sheinwald
FILe - In this Sept. 4, 1975 file photo, Charles O'Brien, Jimmy Hoffa's adopted son, leaves the federal court building in Detroit. O'Brien, a longtime associate of the late Jimmy Hoffa who became a leading suspect in the Teamsters boss' disappearance, has died. O'Brien's stepson, Harvard Law School professor Jack Goldsmith, said in a blog post that O'Brien died Thursday, Feb. 13m 2020 in Boca Raton, Fla., from what appeared to be a heart attack. (AP Photo/Richard Sheinwald, File)
Richard SheinwaldFILe - In this Sept. 4, 1975 file photo, Charles O'Brien, Jimmy Hoffa's adopted son, leaves the federal court building in Detroit. O'Brien, a longtime associate of the late Jimmy Hoffa who became a leading suspect in the Teamsters boss' disappearance, has died. O'Brien's stepson, Harvard Law School professor Jack Goldsmith, said in a blog post that O'Brien died Thursday, Feb. 13m 2020 in Boca Raton, Fla., from what appeared to be a heart attack. (AP Photo/Richard Sheinwald, File)
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Jimmy Hoffa not found. Again.DAVID PICKOFF
FILE - In this Oct. 3, 1978 file photo, Charles"Chuckie" O'Brien, Jimmy Hoffa's adopted son is shown during an appearance on NBC's Today Show in New York. O'Brien, a longtime associate of the late Jimmy Hoffa who became a leading suspect in the Teamsters boss' disappearance, has died. O'Brien's stepson, Harvard Law School professor Jack Goldsmith, said in a blog post that O'Brien died Thursday, Feb. 13m 2020 in Boca Raton, Fla., from what appeared to be a heart attack. (AP Photo/David Pickoff, File)
DAVID PICKOFFFILE - In this Oct. 3, 1978 file photo, Charles"Chuckie" O'Brien, Jimmy Hoffa's adopted son is shown during an appearance on NBC's Today Show in New York. O'Brien, a longtime associate of the late Jimmy Hoffa who became a leading suspect in the Teamsters boss' disappearance, has died. O'Brien's stepson, Harvard Law School professor Jack Goldsmith, said in a blog post that O'Brien died Thursday, Feb. 13m 2020 in Boca Raton, Fla., from what appeared to be a heart attack. (AP Photo/David Pickoff, File)
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Jimmy Hoffa not found. Again.Carolyn Kaster
Journalist Dan Moldea is photographed near his home in Washington, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. Moldea has written extensively about the decades-long odyssey to find the remains of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Carolyn KasterJournalist Dan Moldea is photographed near his home in Washington, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. Moldea has written extensively about the decades-long odyssey to find the remains of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Jimmy Hoffa not found. Again.Carlos Osorio
File - Investigators look over the scene in Oakland Township, Mich., June 17, 2013, where officials search for the remains of Teamsters union president Jimmy Hoffa who disappeared from a Detroit-area restaurant in 1975. The FBI's recent confirmation that it was looking at a spot near a New Jersey landfill as the possible burial site of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa is the latest development in a search that began when he disappeared. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Carlos OsorioFile - Investigators look over the scene in Oakland Township, Mich., June 17, 2013, where officials search for the remains of Teamsters union president Jimmy Hoffa who disappeared from a Detroit-area restaurant in 1975. The FBI's recent confirmation that it was looking at a spot near a New Jersey landfill as the possible burial site of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa is the latest development in a search that began when he disappeared. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
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Jimmy Hoffa not found. Again.PAUL SANCYA
FILE - In this May 24, 2006, file photo, workers, including Federal Bureau of Investigation evidence response team members, probe the ground near a demolished barn at a horse farm in Milford Township, Mich., where FBI agents investigating Jimmy Hoffa's 1975 disappearance. The FBI's recent confirmation that it was looking at a spot near a New Jersey landfill as the possible burial site of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa is the latest development in a search that began when he disappeared. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
PAUL SANCYAFILE - In this May 24, 2006, file photo, workers, including Federal Bureau of Investigation evidence response team members, probe the ground near a demolished barn at a horse farm in Milford Township, Mich., where FBI agents investigating Jimmy Hoffa's 1975 disappearance. The FBI's recent confirmation that it was looking at a spot near a New Jersey landfill as the possible burial site of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa is the latest development in a search that began when he disappeared. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
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Jimmy Hoffa not found. Again.Carlos Osorio
FILE - In this Friday, May 28, 2004 file photo, television crews set up camp outside a house in northwest Detroit, where investigators looking into the 1975 disappearance of Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa ripped up floor boards. The FBI's recent confirmation that it was looking at a spot near a New Jersey landfill as the possible burial site of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa is the latest development in a search that began when he disappeared. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
Carlos OsorioFILE - In this Friday, May 28, 2004 file photo, television crews set up camp outside a house in northwest Detroit, where investigators looking into the 1975 disappearance of Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa ripped up floor boards. The FBI's recent confirmation that it was looking at a spot near a New Jersey landfill as the possible burial site of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa is the latest development in a search that began when he disappeared. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
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Jimmy Hoffa not found. Again.Uncredited
FILE - Teamsters Union president Jimmy Hoffa is seen in Washington on July 26, 1959. The FBI found no evidence of the missing boss Jimmy Hoffa during a search of land under a New Jersey bridge, a spokeswoman said Thursday, July 21, 2022. The decades-long mystery turned last year to land next to a former landfill under the Pulaski Skyway in Jersey City. (AP Photo, File)
UncreditedFILE - Teamsters Union president Jimmy Hoffa is seen in Washington on July 26, 1959. The FBI found no evidence of the missing boss Jimmy Hoffa during a search of land under a New Jersey bridge, a spokeswoman said Thursday, July 21, 2022. The decades-long mystery turned last year to land next to a former landfill under the Pulaski Skyway in Jersey City. (AP Photo, File)
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Jimmy Hoffa not found. Again.Corey Sipkin
FILE - Dumpsters are stored under the Pulaski Skyway on Nov. 19, 2021, on the site of a former landfill where a new FBI investigation is taking place as a possible location where Teamsters union boss Jimmy Hoffa is buried in Jersey City, N.J. The FBI found no evidence of Hoffa during a search of land under the New Jersey bridge, a spokeswoman said Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin, File)
Corey SipkinFILE - Dumpsters are stored under the Pulaski Skyway on Nov. 19, 2021, on the site of a former landfill where a new FBI investigation is taking place as a possible location where Teamsters union boss Jimmy Hoffa is buried in Jersey City, N.J. The FBI found no evidence of Hoffa during a search of land under the New Jersey bridge, a spokeswoman said Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Corey Sipkin, File)
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Jimmy Hoffa not found. Again.John C. Hillery
Deday LaRene, left, attorney for Joseph Giacalone, 22, (in plaid jacket), talks with reporters outside the Federal Building in Detroit, Sept. 10, 1975, following an appearance in U.S. District Court where they sought to have a subpoena for Giacalone's car quashed. The FBI believes that the auto may have been involved in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa. (AP Photo/John C. Hillery)
John C. HilleryDeday LaRene, left, attorney for Joseph Giacalone, 22, (in plaid jacket), talks with reporters outside the Federal Building in Detroit, Sept. 10, 1975, following an appearance in U.S. District Court where they sought to have a subpoena for Giacalone's car quashed. The FBI believes that the auto may have been involved in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa. (AP Photo/John C. Hillery)
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Jimmy Hoffa not found. Again.Bill Hudson
Teamster president Jimmy Hoffa, second from right, has a wide smile en route to the Federal Courthouse with his family, in Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 20, 1964. Hoffa will go on trial on jury-tampering charges. Left to right are: James P. Hoffa, son; Barbara Crancer, daughter; Hoffa and Josephine Hoffa, wife. Six other men are charged with the teamster boss with trying to influence jurors in Hoffa's 1962 conspiracy trial in Nashville. (AP Photo (AP Photo/Bill Hudson)
Bill HudsonTeamster president Jimmy Hoffa, second from right, has a wide smile en route to the Federal Courthouse with his family, in Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 20, 1964. Hoffa will go on trial on jury-tampering charges. Left to right are: James P. Hoffa, son; Barbara Crancer, daughter; Hoffa and Josephine Hoffa, wife. Six other men are charged with the teamster boss with trying to influence jurors in Hoffa's 1962 conspiracy trial in Nashville. (AP Photo (AP Photo/Bill Hudson)
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Jimmy Hoffa not found. Again.William J. Smith
Jimmy Hoffa, right, Teamster Union president, shields his microphone as he confers with his attorney, Bennett Williams during his appearance before the McClellan Senate Rackets Investigation committee in Washington, D.C., Sept. 15, 1958. Hoffa accused the committee with trying to destroy the Teamsters Union. (AP Photo/William J. Smith)
William J. SmithJimmy Hoffa, right, Teamster Union president, shields his microphone as he confers with his attorney, Bennett Williams during his appearance before the McClellan Senate Rackets Investigation committee in Washington, D.C., Sept. 15, 1958. Hoffa accused the committee with trying to destroy the Teamsters Union. (AP Photo/William J. Smith)
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Jimmy Hoffa not found. Again.Charles Kelly
Smiling Jimmy Hoffa leaves the Federal Building in Nashville, Tenn., June 7, 1962, following his arraignment on a charge of violating the Taft-Hartley act. A passing truck driver called to Hoffa and he answered with a big wave. (AP Photo/Charles Kelly)
Charles KellySmiling Jimmy Hoffa leaves the Federal Building in Nashville, Tenn., June 7, 1962, following his arraignment on a charge of violating the Taft-Hartley act. A passing truck driver called to Hoffa and he answered with a big wave. (AP Photo/Charles Kelly)
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Jimmy Hoffa not found. Again.Harvey Georges
Teamsters Union president James Hoffa leaves the Washington municipal court building, May 18, 1962, after he asked and was granted a jury trial on a charge he assaulted a union aide, James Baron of Silver Spring, Md. At left is Hoffa's unidentified lawyer. (AP Photo/Harvey Georges)
Harvey GeorgesTeamsters Union president James Hoffa leaves the Washington municipal court building, May 18, 1962, after he asked and was granted a jury trial on a charge he assaulted a union aide, James Baron of Silver Spring, Md. At left is Hoffa's unidentified lawyer. (AP Photo/Harvey Georges)
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