DETROIT â In Episode 3 of âShattered: Hoffaâ we spent a few minutes looking at Jimmy Hoffaâs possible connection to the JFK assassination.
But there are so many details we couldnât fit into that episode, so weâve decided to bring you this bonus chapter about what we learned.
Shattered: Hoffa - Bonus Chapter
Season 4 of WDIVâs Shattered Podcast chronicles the rise and fall of the iconic labor leader, Jimmy Hoffa. In Episode 3, we look at Hoffaâs memorable âblood feudâ with Bobby Kennedy, who investigated Hoffa and his connections to the Mob.
Hereâs a brief synopsis of the new episode from producer Jeremy Allen:
âJimmy Hoffa bowed to no man. His perpetual quest for power wouldnât allow him to. This drive, this motivation is what pushed him and his nemesis, Robert F. Kennedy into the national spotlight. Kennedy was a rising star in the political landscape.
Hoffa Vs. The KennedysThis season on Shattered, we're going deep on Jimmy Hoffa. Today's episode (avaiable whereever you listen to podcasts) convinced us John Kennedy's assassination must have been a conspiracy.
Posted by Shattered Podcast on Tuesday, December 24, 2019
He worked diligently as a member of various senate committees, designed to take down organized crime and racketeering. His fight would pit him face-to-face with Jimmy Hoffa and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
In some ways, the relationship between Jimmy Hoffa and Bobby Kennedy was simple. Hoffa saw a spoiled rich kid. Kennedy saw a corrupt racketeer. An aide to JFK described it best. He Called their rivalry a âblood feud,â driven by hate on both sides.â
Episodes 1-3, and a bonus chapter on the JFK assassination, of âShattered: Hoffaâ are available now wherever you listen to podcasts. This season is hosted by Local 4â˛s Steve Garagiola. Episode 3 will be released on Tuesday, Dec. 31.
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The first three seasons of âShatteredâ have garnered nearly 3.5 million downloads with audiences from 170 countries. Season 1 investigates the 2010 disappearance of three brothers in Morenci, Michigan. Their father said he gave the brothers to an underground organization. Seven years later, the boysâ whereabouts is not known. Season 2 takes listeners through the life of Richard Wershe, Jr., aka âWhite Boy Rick,â the youngest ever FBI informant turned drug dealer. Season 3 investigates the heartbreaking and riveting story about Michiganâs Oakland County Child Killer case that is still unsolved 40 years later.