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Diane Louise Wolf, a 45-year-old from Hanover, Pennsylvania, disappeared on January 29, 1999. She worked a night shift at Hanover Foods and left her job around 7:00 a.m., stopping briefly at her home in Conewago Township to drop off her lunchbox. Security footage later confirmed that she made a $300 deposit at an ATM at 7:33 a.m. that morning, but she was never seen again.

Two days later, Wolf's car, a turquoise 1994 Pontiac Grand Prix, was found abandoned and locked in a Weis Market pa ...Read More
Last Seen: Jan 29, 1999

Victim Details

Jan 26, 2009

Apr 02, 2020

Diane

Wolf

71

45

65 inches

66 inches

175 lbs

180 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

In the early morning hours of January 29, 1999, 45-year-old Diane Louise Wolf completed her 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift at Hanover Foods in Hanover, Pennsylvania, a place where she had worked for two decades. After leaving her job, she made a brief stop at her Conewago Township home to drop off her lunchbox. A short time later, at approximately 7:33 a.m., she was captured on a bank's surveillance camera depositing $300 at a drive-through ATM. This transaction would be the last confirmed sighting of Diane. Concern began to mount when she failed to show up for her shift that evening, an act that was highly uncharacteristic for the reliable employee who had never before missed work without notice. The following day, after she remained out of contact, she was reported missing. The investigation into Diane's disappearance began when her husband notified the authorities. Two days after she was last seen, her turquoise 1994 Pontiac Grand Prix was discovered locked and abandoned in the parking lot of a Weis Market, where her sister was employed. The vehicle was covered in dust, suggesting it might have been driven on a dirt road, and it was parked in a remote part of the lot, which was contrary to Diane's usual habit of finding the closest possible space. Inside the car, investigators found her cell phone, but her purse was missing and has never been located. The discovery of her car, miles from her home, deepened the mystery and heightened the fears of her loved ones. The circumstances surrounding Diane's disappearance were puzzling and troubling to both her family and investigators. No clothing or personal items were missing from her home, and there has been no activity on her credit cards since she vanished. Her family was adamant that she would not have left on her own, especially given her excitement about her pregnant daughter who was planning to move back home. Diane had been eagerly preparing for the arrival of her grandchild, arranging a baby shower and putting a crib on layaway. Despite the ongoing investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police and the pain of her family, no definitive answers have emerged. In 2006, seven years after she was last seen, Diane Wolf was declared legally dead. Her case remains an active and unresolved missing person investigation, a heart-wrenching mystery for a family still seeking closure.

Jan 29, 1999

Hanover

Pennsylvania

Adams County

17331

No

7172

Pennsylvania State Police

Harrisburg

Pennsylvania

Dauphin County

17112

Jeremiah Mistick

Trooper

8000 Bretz Drive, Pennsylvania

7176717500

State

Law Enforcement

H06-1051426

Pennsylvania State Police

Brown

Brown

Brown

No

06/05/2026


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