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According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day. Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends. Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.

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Diane Louise Wolf





Wolf, date, approximate 1999
Date Missing 01/29/1999
Missing From
Hanover, Pennsylvania
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 05/19/1953 (69)
Age 45 years old
Height and Weight 5'6, 180 pounds
Associated Vehicle(s) Turquoise 1994 Pontiac Grand Prix with the Pennsylvania license plate number WR9396M (accounted for)
Markings and/or 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 suits 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 .
Wolf was declared ly 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 remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Pennsylvania State Police
Gettysburg Station
717-334-8111
Harrisburg Station
717-705-0340
Other
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

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Resources for Missing Persons

According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day. Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends. Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.

Missing Person Case Updates with Photos