Ray Frank Gricar (; born October 9, 1945, missing since April 15, 2005) was an American lawyer who served as the district attorney of Centre County, Pennsylvania, from 1985 until 2005. On April 15, 2005, Gricar went missing under mysterious circumstances and has not been heard from since. After he had been missing for years with no trace of his whereabouts, Centre County authorities declared Gricar legally dead on…
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Podcast episodes
- CONSPIRACY: Ray GricarCrime Junkie · 2020
- Ray GricarAnd Then They Were Gone · 2026
- Disappearance of DA Ray Gricar in 2005. Deep dive with JJ from Philly.Running Into History · 2026
- 072 - The Disappearance of Ray GricarTrace Evidence · 2019
- Final Argument: The Disappearance of Ray GricarFinal Argument: The Disappearance of Ray Gricar, District Attorney · 2021
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- Sacramento Television — KCRA 3 / KVIE 6 / KOVR 13 / KXTV 10 — Off-Air VHS Recording — May–December 2011Video · 2011
- Dateline : MSNBCW : September 28, 2025 11:00pm-12:00am PDTVideo · 2025
- Dateline : MSNOW : September 28, 2026 12:00am-1:00am PDTVideo · 2026
- Today : KNTV : December 16, 2011 7:00am-11:00am PSTVideo · 2011
- Today : WRC : December 16, 2011 7:00am-11:00am ESTVideo · 2011
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