When it came to the Sandusky allegations 13 years ago, friends and former co-workers said Gricar would never have backed down if he had a strong case.
The lawyer’s nephew Tony Gricar told The Patriot-News: ‘People ask why Ray did not prosecute, and I have no problem saying, because he clearly felt he didn’t have a case for a ‘’successful’’ prosecution.
‘One thing I can say is that Ray was beholden to no one, was not a politician.’
The DA had a ‘bitter taste in his mouth’ for the Penn State program and Coach Sandusky, added his nephew.
Montour County District Attorney Robert Buehner Jr, a friend of the missing man, told the New York Times that if Gricar had committed suicide, he would have wanted his body found.
No suspects have ever emerged after investigations into Gricar’s death.
A report written in 1998 on the charges levelled against Sandusky decided the claims were ‘unfounded’ - even after the DA had the mother of an alleged victim confront the football coordinator while police listened in.
Mr Beuhener told The Patriot News: ‘You don’t want to go after someone high profile unless you have a compelling case.’
I think the power of Penn State was stronger than Gricar's case against Sandusky in 1998, so I think Gricar took a deal that included money in exchange for protection.
Gricar always wanted to travel the world when he retired and he announced his retirement in January 2004, 16 months before he disappeared.
As usual, the LOSS of a LOT OF MONEY was the justification for keeping this quiet, possibly involving murder as well.
It’s always the same story.