DA Ray Gricar's Disappearance in 2005 Left Clues; What Do They Mean?
Posted: Wednesday, November 16, 2011
by elle kynzer
This past week has been very interesting, as the DA Ray Gricar's disappearance, in 2005 from Lewisburg, PA surfaces again. The Sandusky case has shed light on Happy Valley, PA, and it's best known cases, and the fact that DA Ray Gricar had investigated charging Sandusky with child molestation in 1998. Gricar decided he did not have enough evidence, so declined to prosecute, at that time. It appears he was never informed of the current charges in the case.
The laptop took four months to be found, and the river had been searched extensively at the time of his disappearance. The hard drive was found two months after the laptop, and not with the laptop, the hard drive was found on the bank of the River. The couple had a home computer that was used to search "how to get rid of a hard drive, how to destroy a hard drive, etc" prior to Gricar's disappearance.
“No agency was able to get information from the hard drive found at the river, that belonged to the county laptop.”
The Mini Cooper was locked, and inside was a 'few ashes' on the passenger side, and it smelled of smoke. Gricar hated smoking, and NEVER allowed anyone to smoke in his vehicle. His cell phone was locked inside of the car and turned off. The keys and wallet were missing, and never found. After the removal of the car on the 15th of April, it was about 18 hrs before dogs looked for his scent..... but after 20' the dogs could not find a scent. Did someone pick him up?
Several witnesses saw him the morning of the 15th at that area, two from the stores, and several employees from the Museum across the street. A woman was seen with him, but not romantically, just talking. He had parked and left, and returned, as if waiting for someone. The car was parked in similar proximity to the River, as his brother Roy's car had been when he had been found in Ohio, supposedly committed suicide due to things happening in his life.
There was an author who wrote a book about a 1969 Penn State Murder, Pamela West, who became friends with the DA in 1985. At the time she was researching the crime, and sought out Gricar.
He advised her to write the book, but not name the person she suspected, as the individual was a high profile person. She wrote the book as a paranormal book titled: 20/20 Vision. The importance of this woman is she may have been the person with him in Lewisburg. Did she help his disappear? Was he in danger? Was the way he disappeared intended to be a message to law enforcement? Did they not think through the information left to them?
The book was about a detective, who was researching an old murder, and he disappears on April 15th; and he has a personalized license plate on a small care (like Gricar), and the only evidence are some ashes in the car. The DA disappears on April 15th, and the only evidence is a small amount of ashes. The book detective was close to retiring too, when he disappeared.
Law enforcement in the area developed three scenarios; suicide, murder, or walked away. To me, those theories are missing the point of what has been said through the disappearance. I believe this disappearance speaks volumes, as to the 'way' April 15th was handled, and that the prominent person involved in the 1969 murder may still be there in that community; and maybe Gricar knew who it is. However without evidence, there cannot be a prosecution.
There are many things that point to his leaving, but murder is an option, however there is no sign of a struggle, kidnapping, and no body has been found. The fact he was seen back at the office in a different car later that afternoon; and he isn't from Pennsylvania, but Ohio. There appears to be a message in the way he disappeared, but it's a mystery as to "who"left the clues.
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Top-level comments on this article: (1 total)Well, after reading this and my track record on other cases, I'd never make a good detective. This one has my head going in circles. What do you think? About the only thing I know is that OJ and Casey are guilty and both got off scott free. As to the rest of the unsolved crimes, I'd be hardpressed to figure them out. Most interesting however!Please log in to respond to this comment.
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