The body of a gay San Francisco man whose family traveled from Illinois last week to look for him has been found, according to an announcement made late February 15.
The mother of Christopher J. Woitel, 50, last heard from the Guerrero Street resident January 9, according to the San Francisco Police Department. Today, the San Francisco Police Department and the medical examiner notified us that they have located Chris, a statement from the Woitel family reads. It is with a heavy heart that we must inform you of Chris passing. Please help us by preserving Chris legacy in your memories. Thank you for your love and caring support through these very difficult times.
Emeryville Police have talked to a person who claims to have knowledge of the whereabouts of a gay San Francisco man who disappeared early this year, according to a family member, as San Francisco Police seek the public s help in finding him.
The mother of Christopher J. Woitel, 50, last heard from the Guerrero Street resident January 9, according to a February 10 SFPD news release.
Woitel s brother Michael Woitel, 45, is one of six siblings and lives in Illinois. He told the Bay Area Reporter February 12 that the Emeryville Police Department is in touch with a homeless man in the East Bay city who claimed to know that Woitel had been murdered.