#29: Jimmy Hoffa
Year of disappearance: 1975
Year of discovery: never found
Jimmy Hoffa, the legendary and controversial Teamsters leader, disappeared without a trace in 1975, sparking one of America’s most enduring mysteries. Last seen in a restaurant parking lot, Hoffa was reportedly set to meet Detroit mobsters to reclaim his powerful union position.

He never returned, and his fate remains cloaked in speculation. From mafia betrayals to fantastical theories of his burial beneath Giants Stadium’s end zone, the search for Hoffa has captivated the public imagination for decades.