NV NV - Hyman Wolfe, 52, Las Vegas, 14 Sept 1979

[TheArtfulDetective]

Hyman William Wolfe


No Photo Available

Case Classification: Missing
Missing Since: September 14, 1979
Location Last Seen: Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada

Description:

• Date of Birth: circa 1927
• Age: 52 years old
• Race: White/Caucasian
• Gender: Male
• Height: 5' 11" / 71 inches
• Weight: 240 lbs
• Hair Color: Brown
• Eye Color: Hazel
• Nickname/Alias: Unknown
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
• Clothing & Personal Items: Beige or yellow short sleeve shirt.Blue jeans. Hush Puppies shoes. Wrist watch.
• Identifiers: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance:
Wolfe was last seen at his restaurant by his employees in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 14, 1979. He told them he was tired and was going home and has never been seen or heard from since. Few details are available regarding Wolfe's disappearance and his whereabouts remain unknown.

Investigators:

• Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department: (702) 828-3111
  Reference Case#: LLV790000062004

NamUs #MP73672

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[glamourkitty1922]

A barrel just floated up from Lake Mead with a body in it dressed in 1970s clothing. He was shot multiple times. I wonder if this business owner it the person in the barrel?

 

[glamourkitty1922]

Here is the details on the body I-Team: Body found in barrel in Lake Mead may date back to 1980s, more likely to appear as water recedes, Las Vegas police say

 

[LaborDayRN]

A barrel just floated up from Lake Mead with a body in it dressed in 1970s clothing. He was shot multiple times. I wonder if this business owner it the person in the barrel?

I'd say it's certainly a possibility. I wonder how many missing men from the Las Vegas area there were in the 70's.

 

[glamourkitty1922]

I'd say it's certainly a possibility. I wonder how many missing men from the Las Vegas area there were in the 70's.

I saw only two men from the 1970s on our missing 1970s forum. There has to be more. I need to get a newspaper archive subscription.

 

[TheArtfulDetective]

I saw only two men from the 1970s on our missing 1970s forum. There has to be more. I need to get a newspaper archive subscription.

Just submitted a few. Working on adding more.

 

[TheArtfulDetective]

A barrel just floated up from Lake Mead with a body in it dressed in 1970s clothing. He was shot multiple times. I wonder if this business owner it the person in the barrel?

Vincent's case is not entered here but he was shot, however he was allegedly buried. Doubtful it's him in the barrel but he's still out there somewhere.

Gabriel Vincent – The Charley Project

 

[HopeRains]

I'd say it's certainly a possibility. I wonder how many missing men from the Las Vegas area there were in the 70's.

Lake Mead also borders Arizona and is w/in about 60 miles from border of CA.

 

[HopeRains]

I've been poking around a little in newspaper archives - my subscriptions are not inclusive of Las Vegas papers. I'll keep it up and post anything that I may find of interest.

 

[junobanks]

Vincent's case is not entered here but he was shot, however he was allegedly buried. Doubtful it's him in the barrel but he's still out there somewhere.

Gabriel Vincent – The Charley Project

Hey, I’m so sorry I have no idea how to use this site but I did want to reply here just in case anyone ever tried to work on this case
I’m submitting a potential match for Gabriel Vincent Missing Person / NamUs #MP20427

In comparison

with Unidentified Person / NamUs UP#10457
ME/C Case Number: 80-1120

a skull found by an unknown passerby whom brought the skull in a bag to the Las Vegas, PD September, 12th, 1980
Las Vegas, NV Clark County

 

[heartanium]

Photo added July 24, 2024


No Exclusions

 

[alb1on]

I am slightly surprised at the comment that few details are available. In the early 80s a mob associate Ralph Merola became an informant and witness for the state in the trials of Joseph Alario and Donald (Chico) D'Amico for the murder of another mob associate, Jermoe Ferula. In the process he made secret recordings of Alario discussing the murder. On one of these recordings Alario boasted about killing Hyman Wolf and leaving the body in the desert. Alario worked at the pizzeria he owned. The attached clipping confirms the details.