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In 1975, labor union leader and American icon Jimmy Hoffa went missing. Forty-four years after Hoffa\\u2019s disappearance, the crime remains one of America\'s greatest unsolved mysteries. One of those frequently considered a suspect in Hoffa\\u2019s murder is Chuckie O\\u2019Brien, Hoffa\\u2019s longtime right-hand man. O\\u2019Brien also happens to be the step-father of Lawfare co-founder and Harvard Law Professor Jack Goldsmith. In a new book, "In Hoffa\\u2019s Shadow," Goldsmith details his own rigorous investigation of Hoffa\\u2019s disappearance and explains why the long-held assumption of Chuckie\\u2019s role in Hoffa\'s death is misguided. Yet, the book is more than a murder mystery. Goldsmith also reflects on the evolution of his own relationship with his step-father.

At the Texas Tribune Festival, Benjamin Wittes sat down with Goldsmith to discuss his new book, how he came to write it, and his relationship with Chuckie.

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