EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU-TV) — Where is Ray Gricar? That’s a question many people are still asking more than 15 years after he disappeared.
Lewisburg, Pa. -- It's been 16 years and still no answers for the disappearance of Centre County District Attorney Ray Gricar. It was a warm spring day on April 15, 2005, when Gricar, of Bellefonte, told his live-in girlfriend he was taking off work and going for a drive.
Patty worked as a clerk in the DA’s office, and the two spent nearly all of their free time together. Ray told her of his plans to take the day off, and she thought it sounded like a good idea. Ray had been working hard for years, and lately it appeared to be catching up to him.
They were able to identify five sets of fingerprints on the car, and three of those sets had been made by Ray. They were unable to determine who made the other two sets. They ran a DNA test on the bottle of water, and only Ray’s DNA was found on it.
She grew increasingly concerned with each passing minute, and by 11:00 pm she was in a complete panic. At 11:30 pm, Patty called 911 to report Ray missing.
Patty arrived home from work at 5:00 pm and took care of Honey. She then went to the local YMCA to work out for a while, and was back home by 7:00 pm. She had expected Ray to be home by then, but only Honey was there to greet her. When another hour went by with no word from Ray, Patty began to worry.
Roy Gricar had been 53 years old when he told he wife he was going to run to the store to buy some mulch for their garden. He never returned, and his car was located two days later in Dayton, Ohio.
He told Patty that he wouldn’t be home to take care of Honey, their dog, so Patty told him she would go straight home after work to check on her.
When there was no word from Ray by Saturday morning, Patty knew something was terribly wrong. She made the difficult decision to call Ray’s 27-year-old daughter, Lara, who lived in Washington. Lara could tell as soon as she heard Patty’s voice that the situation was serious, and her heart sank.
Patty worked as a clerk in the DA’s office, and the two spent nearly all of their free time together. Ray told her of his plans to take the day off, and she thought it sounded like a good idea. Ray had been working hard for years, and lately it appeared to be catching up to him.
They were able to identify five sets of fingerprints on the car, and three of those sets had been made by Ray. They were unable to determine who made the other two sets. They ran a DNA test on the bottle of water, and only Ray’s DNA was found on it.
She grew increasingly concerned with each passing minute, and by 11:00 pm she was in a complete panic. At 11:30 pm, Patty called 911 to report Ray missing.
Patty arrived home from work at 5:00 pm and took care of Honey. She then went to the local YMCA to work out for a while, and was back home by 7:00 pm. She had expected Ray to be home by then, but only Honey was there to greet her. When another hour went by with no word from Ray, Patty began to worry.
Roy Gricar had been 53 years old when he told he wife he was going to run to the store to buy some mulch for their garden. He never returned, and his car was located two days later in Dayton, Ohio.
He told Patty that he wouldn’t be home to take care of Honey, their dog, so Patty told him she would go straight home after work to check on her.
When there was no word from Ray by Saturday morning, Patty knew something was terribly wrong. She made the difficult decision to call Ray’s 27-year-old daughter, Lara, who lived in Washington. Lara could tell as soon as she heard Patty’s voice that the situation was serious, and her heart sank.