Thomas Hale Boggs Sr. was an American Democratic Party politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the House majority leader and a member of the Warren Commission.
Boggs in March 1971
Boggs at the White House on September 24, 1964, as a member of the Warren Commission, presenting their report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy to President Lyndon Johnson
President Lyndon B. Johnson with House Majority Whip Boggs in May 1968
A presumption of death occurs when a person is believed to be dead, despite the absence of direct proof of the person's death, such as the finding of remains attributable to that person. Such a presumption is typically made by an individual when a person has been missing for an extended period and in the absence of any evidence that person is still alive—or after a shorter period, but where the circumstances surrounding a person's disappearance overwhelmingly support the belief that the person is dead. The presumption becomes certainty if the person has not been located for a period of time that has exceeded their probable life span, such as in the case of Amelia Earhart or Jack the Ripper.
Jimmy Hoffa, who disappeared in 1975 and was presumed dead in 1982.
