Francis Joseph Sheeran

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Francis Joseph Sheeran was an American labor union official and alleged mob hitman best known for claims that he murdered Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa.

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instanceOf alleged mob hitman
human
labor union official
allegedPerpetratorOf murder of Jimmy Hoffa
associatedWith Bufalino crime family NERFINISHED
Jimmy Hoffa NERFINISHED
Russell Bufalino NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath cancer
coAuthorOfBiographicalWork Charles Brandt NERFINISHED
conflict World War II
convictedOf extortion
labor racketeering
racketeering
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1920-10-25
dateOfDeath 2003-12-14
employer International Brotherhood of Teamsters NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Irish American
familyName Sheeran NERFINISHED
genreOfWorkAboutSubject non-fiction crime literature
givenName Francis NERFINISHED
hasGenre true crime subject
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalStatusOfHoffaMurderClaim unproven
maritalStatus married
memberOf International Brotherhood of Teamsters NERFINISHED
militaryBranch United States Army
nickname Frank Sheeran NERFINISHED
The Irishman NERFINISHED
notableFor association with organized crime figures in the United States
claims that he murdered Jimmy Hoffa
late-life confessions about organized crime activities
longtime association with Teamsters Local 326 in Delaware
wartime service in Europe during World War II
notableWork memoir accounts in "I Heard You Paint Houses"
occupation alleged contract killer
labor union official
truck driver
placeOfBirth Darby, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Robert De Niro NERFINISHED
positionHeld Teamsters local union official
publisherOfBiographicalWork Steerforth Press (for "I Heard You Paint Houses") NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Wilmington, Delaware, United States NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
subjectOf book "I Heard You Paint Houses" NERFINISHED
film "The Irishman" NERFINISHED

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Frank Sheeran fullName Francis Joseph Sheeran