Missing: Ray F. Gricar - Centre County, PA District Attorney

 
 
If you have information regarding the disappearance of Centre County, Pennsylvania District Attorney Ray F. Gricar, please contact the Bellefonte Police Department at (814) 353-2320 or your local law enforcement agency.

Please direct all media inquiries to Tony Gricar at (937) 287-3841
 
   
   
   
 
Special Thanks To:

Bellefonte Police Department, Pennsylvania State Police, F.B.I, the many participating fire departments and dive teams, and the Centre County District Attorney's Office.

We would also like to thank the various media including Pete Bosak, Genaro Armas, Erin Nissley, Halle Stockton, Greta Van Susteren, CBS' The Early Show and Without a Trace, Larry King, Anderson Cooper, Nancy Grace, The Fox News Channel, Court TV, and the many others who have covered Ray Gricar's case.

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Ray Gricar's Case Description and Details


- March 21, 2007 - On Sunday, March 25, 2007, CBS will be re-airing the Ray Gricar case on the primetime show, "Without a Trace". The following Monday morning, March 26, CBS's "The Early Show" will air a companion feature.

- May 12, 2006 - Police Seeking information on woman possibly seen talking to Ray Gricar in the Street of Shoppes, Lewisburg, PA. Described as an attractive, brown-haired woman, 5'8" tall and 30-40 yrs of age.

- Ray, 59 yrs old, 6' tall / 172 lbs, was last seen Friday, April 15, 2005, in Bellefonte, PA and possibly in Lewisburg, PA. wearing blue jeans, blue fleece jacket, and sneakers.

- His vehicle, a red and white 2004 Mini Cooper was found in Lewisburg, PA, approximately 60 miles from Bellefonte, PA. and the Penn State University main campus at State College, PA.


- Ray's last known communication was a phone call stating he was, "on 192 and wouldn’t make it back to take care of Honey.". Honey is the family dog.

- His Centre County-issued Micron brand laptop computer is missing. The case, power supply, and associated cables are accounted for. ***UPDATE*** - Sunday, July 30, 2005: Ray's Laptop computer was recoverd by 2 fishermen. It was recoverd from underneath the Lewisburg Bridge. State Police Computer Forensic's determined that the hard drive had been removed prior to it's being thrown into the river.

- Thursday evening, April 14, 2005 was the last known surveillance video of any kind. Ray was seen entering and exiting the Centre County administrative building, wearing blue jeans and the blue fleece jacket. He did not have his laptop computer with him.

- Among his interests are anything related to the city of Cleveland, his Slovenian heritage, and antiques (especially toys from the 1940's-50's). Ray is also a graduate of Gilmour Academy in Cleveland, Ohio, The University of Dayton, and Case-Western Reserve School of Law.

 
 
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A heart-felt thank you to all of the Law Enforcement Personnel and Firefighters who have contributed their time and effort into the search for Ray, as well as to those who have sent their thoughts and prayers to his family, friends, and co-workers.
 
Last Updated: March 22, 2007