PA PA - Diane Wolf, 45, Hanover, 29 Jan 1999

[Cagle]

East Berlin man speaks 20 years after mother’s disappearance

East Berlin man speaks 20 years after mother’s disappearance

 

[JerseyGirl]

Wolf, born May 19, 1953, was 45 when she disappeared. At the time, she was 5 feet, 6 inches tall and 180 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.

Wolf finished her third-shift job at Hanover Foods in Hanover, Pennsylvania, at about 7 a.m. Jan. 31, 1999. The last recorded sighting of Wolf was of her making a deposit that morning at a bank on Dart Drive in Hanover.

She was reported missing, and on Feb. 1, 1999, her 1994 turquoise Pontiac Grand Prix was found in the parking lot of a Weis Markets in Penn Township in York County. Wolf's sister worked at the store.

Diane Wolf has not been located since Sunday, Jan. 31, 1999.

Help find them: 13 cold cases of people who went missing in Pa. - lehighvalleylive.com

 

[skybluesea]

Bump

 

[elframo]

Bumping for Diane.

 

[bearfossils]

Bumping for Diane. Have there been any leads or theories for this case? The most I’ve been able to find are vague statements that imply someone she knew at work was behind her disappearance, but nothing more. The Topix sites that apparently had some kind of chatter from locals about what they’d heard have all been deleted or are dead links. It seems like Diane was interrupted during her daily routine. Since her car was left in the parking lot of where her sister worked, I’m guessing whoever left it there was aware of this fact and did it on purpose. They probably aren’t a stranger, but who was it? Do the family have any theories on what they think happened?

 

[mlhenn]

Diane Louise Wolf – The Charley Project

Last updated July 7, 2021; two pictures added, details of disappearance updated.

 

[elframo]

Could the husband be involved?

 

[Richard]

Diane Wolf, 45
Missing since 29 January 1999

 

[mlhenn]

23 years later: Adams County woman still missing in cold case | fox43.com

Feb 09 2022

Authorities have highlighted a cold case featuring a missing Adams County woman that has recently turned 23-years-old.

Diane Wolf, of Conewago Township, was last seen on Jan. 29, 1999 in Hanover.

Police say she was last seen at 7:00 a.m. by Lita Wolf after they had ended their shift at Hanover Foods Inc. in the 1500 block of York Street in Hanover.


On Feb. 1, 1999, police say Wolf's 1994 Pontiac Grand Prix was located in the parking lot of Weis Markets on Baltimore Street in Penn Township.

Authorities noted that the disposition of Wolf's vehicle was out of character for her.

Wolf has not been seen or heard from since.

 

[chaddylex]

Wicked Deeds podcast just released an episode about Diane's disappearance.

‎Wicked Deeds: Diane Wolf - 1999 - PA on Apple Podcasts

‎Show Wicked Deeds, Ep Diane Wolf - 1999 - PA - May 31, 2022

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When Diane Wolf didn’t show up for her overnight shift at Hanover Foods, her family became worried that something terrible may have happened, and just a few days after she was reported missing, her car would turn up in a seemingly deliberately placed location, solidifying those fears. But as authorities began their search for the missing woman, they didn’t appear to share Diane’s family's feelings… and only after more than a decade of mystery, has new evidence been released, which may hold the key to finding out what truly happened to her.

 

[Venom]

I'm local and haven't heard anything about any new evidence. I started listening to the podcast and I'll clear some things up. Hanover Foods isn't a grocery store. They are a food processor. They have a frozen side where they package frozen vegetables and there is the canned side, where they can vegetables. Diane worked on the canning side. Her husband passed away about 10 years ago.

 

[acehard]

I'm local and haven't heard anything about any new evidence. I started listening to the podcast and I'll clear some things up. Hanover Foods isn't a grocery store. They are a food processor. They have a frozen side where they package frozen vegetables and there is the canned side, where they can vegetables. Diane worked on the canning side. Her husband passed away about 10 years ago.

Thanks for the clarification. May I ask what the local rumors are?

 

[Venom]

Thanks for the clarification. May I ask what the local rumors are?

I don't want to post them because I don't want to come off as victim blaming. This news article hints at them. I had read another article that mentioned another one, I'll have to dig around to see if I can find it.

Unsolved case: No trace of Diane Wolf 19 years after central Pa. woman disappeared

Diane Wolf's family doesn't believe she left the area on her own accord.

www.eveningsun.com

 

[Venom]

I don't want to post them because I don't want to come off as victim blaming. This news article hints at them. I had read another article that mentioned another one, I'll have to dig around to see if I can find it.

Unsolved case: No trace of Diane Wolf 19 years after central Pa. woman disappeared

Diane Wolf's family doesn't believe she left the area on her own accord.

www.eveningsun.com

I can't figure out how to edit my post. Re-reading the article I find it interesting about the phone number found on her nightstand.

 

[elframo]

Bumping for Diane since it's been over a year. I relistened to the Wicked Deeds podcast and if you haven't listened to it I recommend you do so.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Two days later, on Sunday, Jan. 31, Diane's husband, Merle, reported his wife missing. Conewago Township Police were promptly dispatched to the Wolf home on Sycamore Lane to investigate

No body, no answers: What happened to Adams County native Diane Wolf?

Diane Wolf was a soon-to-be grandmother when she went missing on a cold January day in 1999. Twenty-four years later, so many questions remain unanswered.

www.fox43.com

 

[Pennysmom2]

Diane Louise Wolf – The Charley Project

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Wolf, circa 1999

• Missing Since 01/29/1999
• Missing From Hanover, Pennsylvania
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Female
• Race White
• Date of Birth 05/19/1953 (70)
• Age 45 years old
• Height and Weight 5'6, 180 pounds
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• Associated Vehicle(s) Turquoise 1994 Pontiac Grand Prix with the Pennsylvania license plate number WR9396M (accounted for)
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• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair with red highlights, brown eyes. Wolf has a scar on her abdomen and a purple rose tattooed on her left ankle. Her ears are triple-pierced, and she wears eyeglasses. Her maiden name is Althoff.

Details of Disappearance​

Wolf worked the third shift at Hanover Foods on Route 116 in Hanover, Pennsylvania. She had held the job for twenty years. Her husband and mother were also employed at the company; they worked second shift. Wolf departed from the business at approximately 7:00 a.m. on January 29, 1999. She returned to her family's residence on Sycamore Lane in Conewago Township, Pennsylvania shortly afterwards.

Wolf left her pink and white lunchbox and several Avon products on their kitchen table, then drove to the Allfirst Bank on Dart Drive in Hanover. A security camera recorded her $300 deposit at the drive-through ATM at approximately 7:33 a.m.

Wolf normally filled her car's gas tank on Fridays and also visited a local tanning salon during the evening hours. She never canceled her appointment scheduled for that night. Wolf has never been heard from again. She had been employed at Hanover Foods for eighteen years prior to her disappearance and had never missed work before without giving notice.

Wolf's sister was employed at Weis Market on Baltimore Street in Hanover. She discovered Wolf's turquoise 1994 Pontiac Grand Prix with the Pennsylvania license plate number WR9396M locked and abandoned in the parking lot on February 2, 1999 at approximately 6:50 a.m. There was no sign of her sister at the scene.

Another store employee reported that the vehicle had been parked in their lot since the previous morning. Wolf's dry cleaning was hanging from the interior hook and the car's locks were frozen. The car was covered with dust, as if it had been driven on a dirt road or in a quarry. Wolf's loved ones said that she normally searched for the closest possible parking space at any establishment. Her Grand Prix was parked on the outskirts of Weis Market's lot, which was uncharacteristic of her.

There hasn't been any activity on Wolf's credit cards since January 1999. She left all of her clothing behind at her residence, and her cellular phone, which she normally carried everywhere, was in her car. Only Wolf's purse was missing; it has never been recovered. She normally packed at least two suitcases if she was planning to go on a trip.

She had left a hotel card on her nightstand, with a handwritten phone number on it. When police tracked the number, they discovered it belonged to a Maryland man. He said the number was an old fax number he no longer used, and that he'd never met Wolf and had no idea why the number was in her bedroom.

Her husband, whom she met through her job and married three years after her first husband died, maintained that they never had any serious problems in their fourteen-year marriage. However, she had had several extramarital affairs, including some that were reportedly were coworkers. One couple she had worked with had threatened her. By the time of her disappearance, however, that couple had moved out of state.

There were two unconfirmed sightings of Wolf since her disappearance. One took place in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on Stratton Street on the same morning Wolf's car was discovered. Another sighting took place near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania in March 1999.
Wolf's family members said that she was looking forward to visiting her pregnant daughter during her four weeks of vacation from Hanover Foods. She was reportedly excited about becoming a grandmother. She planned the baby shower and placed a baby crib on layaway. Her daughter, who lived out of state, was planning to move back home before the baby was born, and Wolf was thrilled that they'd be living nearer to each other.

Her mother said that Wolf was upset several days before her disappearance. She said she was worried because she had not yet created a written will. Her mother calmed her down and Wolf appeared to be fine afterwards. It is not known if the incident is related to her case.

Wolf was declared legally dead in 2006, seven years after she went missing. Her husband died in 2012. Police believe she was a victim of foul play and someone in the local area has knowledge of her disappearance. Her case remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency​

• Pennsylvania State Police
• Gettysburg Station
• 717-334-8111
• Harrisburg Station
• 717-705-0340

Source Information​

• NamUs
• Pennsylvania State Police
• The Gettysburg Times
• The Missing Persons CyberCenter
• The Evening Sun
• The York Daily Record
• North American Missing Persons Network
• Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers
• Jenn Baxter

Updated 6 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated October 8, 2015; two pictures added, details of disappearance updated.

 

[Pennysmom1]

2489DFPA - Diane Louise Wolf

Distinguishing Marks/Features: Glasses. Tattoo of a "purple rose" on left ankle, scar on abdomen. Both ears triple pierced.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Dental x-rays available. Fillings and missing teeth.
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: In CODIS

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-evening-sun-missing-piece-family-s/136510071/

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-evening-sun/139805994/

 

[Caring1]

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