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JIMMY HOFFA / johnny depp (public enemies) born: february 14, 1913 | disappeared: july 30, 1975 more information about disappearance

An American labor union leader who became involved with organized crime.

Hoffa disappeared on Wednesday, July 30, 1975, from the parking lot of Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Township, a suburb of Detroit. He had told others he was going there to meet with two Mafia leaders. At 2:15 p.m., an annoyed Hoffa called his wife from a pay phone and complained, "Where the hell is Tony Giacalone? I'm being stood up." His wife told him that she hadn't heard from anyone. He told her he would be home at 4 p.m.

Several eyewitnesses saw Hoffa standing by his car and pacing the restaurant's parking lot. Two men saw Hoffa emerge from the Red Fox after a long lunch and recognized him. At 7 a.m. the next day, Hoffa's wife called her son and daughter by telephone, saying that their father had not come home.  At 7:20 am Hoffa's unlocked car was found in the parking lot, but there was no sign of Hoffa or any indication of what had happened to him. Years of extensive investigation, involving numerous law enforcement agencies including the FBI, came to no definite conclusion. The case continues to be the subject of rumor and speculation. 

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AMELIA EARHART / hayley atwell (captain american the first avenger) born: july 24, 1897 | disappeared: july 2, 1937 more information about disappearance

An American aviation pioneer; the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

During an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937 in a Purdue-funded Lockheed Model 10-E Electra, Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean.

On July 2, 1937, Earhart and Noonan took off from Lae Airfield in the heavily loaded Electra. Their intended destination was Howland Island. Around 3 pm Lae time, Earhart reported her altitude as 10000 feet but that they would reduce altitude due to thick clouds. Around 5 pm, Earhart reported her altitude as 7000 feet and speed as 150 knots. Their last known position report was near the Nukumanu Islands, about 800 miles into the flight. Fascination with Earhart’s life, career, and disappearance continues to this day.

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