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(17,111 posts) Sun Jan 1, 2012, 03:24 AM Jan 2012

'Missed Leads' (Major problems in investigation of missing DA Ray Gricar-DA involved in PSU case)

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BELLEFONTE — One year after former Centre County District Attorney Ray Gricar seemed to step off the face of the planet, a review of the police investigation has uncovered new details that indicate key elements may have been missed.
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Some startling revelations emerged:u An assistant district attorney is certain she saw Gricar in Bellefonte at 3 p.m. on Friday, April 15, 2005, the day he vanished. It was reported to police but dismissed as not fitting the timeline police had established for Gricar.u

Police admit they are not monitoring Gricar's checking and savings accounts for strange activity, which experts called a serious mistake.

Two close and longtime friends of the missing district attorney -- Ed Walker and Assistant District Attorney Steve Sloane, who is perhaps Gricar's best friend -- say they were never interviewed by Bellefonte police Officer Darrel Zaccagni, the lead investigator in the case.
Zaccagni also never interviewed Gricar's co-workers in the courthouse or District Attorney's Office.
More weird info:
http://www.centredaily.com/2006/05/13/3802/missed-leads.html#storylink=

He was also acting strangely at work. At one point, a case was being discussed, and he mumbled that he wouldn't be there.
It's stranger than I thought.
He was a DA. Why was only one officer investigating the case, and why didn't the state step in?
For whatever reason, they didn't conduct a thorough investigation. Even the most basic procedures were ignored. You always talk to coworkers, close friends, and monitor bank accounts.

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'Missed Leads' (Major problems in investigation of missing DA Ray Gricar-DA involved in PSU case) (Original Post) Are_grits_groceries Jan 2012 OP

That article is nearly 6 years old. The woman at the antique mall has been ID'd REP Jan 2012 #1

I know it is 6 years old. Are_grits_groceries Jan 2012 #3

?? I was pointing out that the information is 6 years out of date REP Jan 2012 #5

Eerie story. LiberalAndProud Jan 2012 #2

The whole thing is just too bizarre. DCKit Jan 2012 #4

REP

(21,691 posts)

1. That article is nearly 6 years old. The woman at the antique mall has been ID'd

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Sun Jan 1, 2012, 03:35 AM

Jan 2012

Whats really odd is that his brother disappeared (and was found) as well.

Are_grits_groceries

(17,111 posts)

3. I know it is 6 years old.

Reply to REP (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 1, 2012, 04:40 AM

Jan 2012

I had missed the fact that they had failed to monitor his bank accounts and other basic procedures. They lost the opportunity to follow potential leads.
*sigh* sorry if the post broke your rules.

REP

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5. ?? I was pointing out that the information is 6 years out of date

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 2, 2012, 09:12 PM

Jan 2012

Since this isn't the True Crime group, I won't bore you to tears with the latest info on this case, but since the woman in the antiques mall was mentioned in what you posted, she's been ID'd. She's a long-time friend, not a lover and not a person of interest. Whatever happened, it's very sad for his family and partner.

And I still think it's very odd that both Gricar brothers disappeared in very similar ways (Roy was recovered a week later; a suicide).

LiberalAndProud

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2. Eerie story.

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Sun Jan 1, 2012, 04:21 AM

Jan 2012

You should cross post this in the True Crime group.

DCKit

(18,541 posts)

4. The whole thing is just too bizarre.

Reply to LiberalAndProud (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 1, 2012, 05:59 AM

Jan 2012

You could write something like this, and publishers would tell you it was too implausible to sell.

I was born and raised in PA, but this shit is too Twilight Zone for me.

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