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The Case of the Missing D.A.

Aug 30, 2022
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ANECDOTE

Gricar's Disappearance

  • Ray Gricar, Centre County DA, vanished on April 15, 2005, after a day of playing hooky.
  • His girlfriend, Patty Fornicola, reported him missing after unsuccessful attempts to reach him.
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The Abandoned Car

  • Gricar's red Mini Cooper was found in Lewisburg, containing a cigarette ash but no signs of struggle.
  • Gricar was a non-smoker, raising questions about who else was in the car.
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Eerie Parallels

  • The location of Gricar's car near a bridge over a river mirrored the circumstances of his brother's suicide years earlier.
  • This led family members to initially suspect suicide.
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