By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT — The former acting boss of the Detroit mob, Anthony (Tony Z) Zerilli, who triggered a massive FBI dig in northern Oakland County in 2013 in search of James R. Hoffa, died several days ago of natural causes in the Ft. Lauderdale area. He was 87. Scott Burnstein, a…
Update: Tuesday, 4 p.m. — Mike Martindale and Candice Williams of the Detroit News report that investigators are shifting focus of the search on a different spot on the site in Oakland Township at Adams and Buell roads after a cadaver dog hit on the location. The News reports the spot isn’t part of a concrete slab…
Update: Tuesday, 8:10 a.m. — The FBI resumes digging today. Update: Monday, 6 p.m. — Detroit FBI spokesman Simon Shaykhet said agents would continue digging until sundown and will return Tuesday at 8 a.m. to resume activities. He declined to provide specifics beyond that.************* By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit Oakland Township, Mich –– On Monday morning, almost as…
By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT –– Here we go again. The feds were searching a property Monday in Oakland County, outside of Detroit, for the missing body of ex-Teamster leader James R. Hoffa, Robert Snell of The Detroit News reports. The property is located near Buell and Adams roads in Oakland Township, Snell…
By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit DETROIT –– He was son of Joseph Zerilli, Detroit’s top mobster. Anthony Joseph Zerilli, who went by the nickname “Tony Z,” followed his dad’s career path, rising to top spot in the local Mafia before heading to prison in 1974 for his hidden interest in two Las Vegas casinos. When…
By Allan Lengel Deadline Detroit For decades now we’ve heard of endless tips about the whereabouts of Teamster President Jimmy Hoffa, who vanished in 1975: a stadium, a freeway, an incinerator. And most recently, a driveway in Roseville. Now comes the latest. WDIV aired an exclusive interview Sunday night with the Tony Zerilli, 85,…
