CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) – A Chesapeake family is continuing to look for answers after their loved one disappeared over six months ago.
65-year-old Bill Wolf was reported missing on July 23, 2024. He was last seen in the 2000 block of Athens Court just after 3 p.m.
“He’s been gone six months now, and it’s just hard to go on without him,” Cynthia Wolf, Bill Wolf’s wife said.
According to Cynthia Wolf, her husband was last seen operating his silver 2008 Ford F150 pickup with a Virginia license plate that reads “IBDWOLF” after having a mental health episode.
“He thought someone was chasing him. He was asking for help. So, I went to call 911 to get somebody to come to help him, and in that minute, he took off into his truck, which is parked in the driveway, and drove off,” Cynthia Wolf said.
An investigation and search followed by the Coast Guard, Virginia Marine Police and Chesapeake Police.
The Coast Guard announced they had found an unmanned catamaran about three nautical miles north of Little Creek Harbor in Norfolk. It contained some of Bill Wolf’s personal items, but he was nowhere to be found.
“Not knowing is what’s hurting me the most. I don’t know if he’s walking around hiding, thinking that somebody’s still looking for him or if he drowned,” Cynthia Wolf said.
Authorities have also since recovered Bill Wolf’s truck, which now sits parked in the family’s driveway.
His two sons, Thomas and David Wolf, are struggling to come to terms with his disappearance. They said that their dad had struggled with his mental health in the past but had never been gone for this long before.
“It’s almost like my life’s on pause at the moment because of it,” Thomas Wolf said. “I’m hoping someone can give us some news or information.”
David Wolf echoed the same message.
“I would like to know that he’s alive, or at least closure,” David Wolf said. “The worst part is thinking he’s either out there or he’s not. But until we know something, you can’t, you can’t move past it or go through it,”
Cynthia Wolf hopes by speaking out, they can finally get answers.
“Just for somebody to let us know that he’s alive. It’s very hard to be home here and the night comes, and I think of him being out there by himself,” Cynthia Wolf said.
Police described Bill Wolf as 5 feet, 8 inches and about 188 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.
Anyone with any knowledge about Bill Wolf’s whereabouts is urged to contact the Chesapeake Police Department at 757-382-6161 or the Coast Guard at 757-483-8567.