The Mystery of the Missing DA: The Disappearance of Ray Gricar

Moms and Mysteries: A True Crime Podcast

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True Crime

4.6 • 8.8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2026

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

On April 15, 2005, Centre County District Attorney Ray Gricar left his office for a routine afternoon drive through central Pennsylvania. He was 59 years old, highly respected, and just months away from a planned retirement. But Ray never returned home. Days later, his distinctive red and white Mini Cooper was found abandoned in an antique store parking lot near the Susquehanna River. The investigation quickly took a bizarre turn when a fisherman pulled Ray's county-issued laptop from the river—only to discover that the hard drive had been intentionally removed and destroyed. With no body, no financial trail, and no clear motive, investigators were left to untangle a web of possibilities. Did Ray take his own life, walk away to start over, or fall victim to someone from his long career as a prosecutor? Thank you to this week's sponsors! Text MOMS to 64000 to get 20% off all IQBAR products, plus FREE shipping. Message and data rates may apply. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday! Follow us on Instagram: @momsandmysteries Join our Patreon: patreon.com/momsandmysteries Visit our website: momsandmysteries.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:21.8	dot-court-Uk-K-slash-podcast to learn more. On April 15, 2005, Pennsylvania District Attorney Ray Griecar
0:28.9	left for what should have been a routine drive through central Pennsylvania, but he never came home.
0:34.4	Days later, his car was found abandoned near the Susquehanna River. Months after that,
0:40.0	investigators recovered his laptop from the water, but the hard drive had been ripped out and thrown
0:44.3	away separately. More than 20 years later, nobody knows whether Ray Griecar was murdered, died by
0:51.1	suicide, or vanished intentionally. And the deeper you get into this case, the less certain everything becomes.
1:03.7	Hey guys, and welcome to the Moms and Mysteries podcast, a true crime podcast featuring myself, Mandy, and my dear friend, Melissa.
1:10.9	Hi, Melissa. Hi, Melissa.
1:11.7	Hi, Mandy.
1:12.4	How are you?
1:13.7	I am doing good.
1:15.0	I'm doing good.
1:16.7	How are you?
1:17.8	I'm doing great.
1:18.9	After this, I'm going to be drinking some Agua de Papina.
1:23.3	Papina.
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1:24.7	I don't remember how it is.
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