The story of the disappearance of Key West fire chief Joseph “Bum” Farto is as thrilling as true crime gets in Key West. Back in the ’70s, Farto was known as the island’s equivalent of Jimmy Hoffa. While awaiting sentencing on drug trafficking charges in 1976 (the man was selling cocaine out of a Key West fire station), Farto fell off the face of the Earth and theories on his mysterious disappearance abound. There are those who believe he escaped to Central America, while others are convinced he was kidnapped and killed by members of a drug cartel. Even Jimmy Buffett sang about his disappearance.

At this point, Farto, born in 1919, would be over 100 years old, so chances are slim that he’s even still alive. But his desk and uniforms (and maybe even his ghost) are all on display at the Key West Firehouse Museum.