Departed in Pennsyltucky
Departed in Pennsyltucky is a true-crime narrative podcast that takes you down the back roads of Pennsylvania, into small towns and forgotten headlines.
From unsolved disappearances to chilling murders, each episode uncovers the secrets still haunting the Keystone State.
Some stories were whispered for years. Others almost faded into obscurity—until now. True-crime talk without the valley-girl squawk.
Departed in Pennsyltucky
It's a Shame About Ray: The Cold Case of Ray Gricar
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On a quiet spring afternoon in 2005, Ray Gricar walked out of his office in Centre County and told no one exactly where he was going — only that he needed a drive.
By nightfall, he was gone.
The next morning, his red Mini Cooper sat abandoned in a parking lot near the slow-moving waters of the Susquehanna River in Lewisburg. His phone was inside. His keys were missing. And the man who had built a career on solving other people's crimes had seemingly vanished without leaving a single clue behind.
Weeks passed. Then something surfaced from the river — something that raised more questions than it answered.
Was this a carefully planned disappearance? A desperate decision? Or did someone finally catch up to a prosecutor who had made powerful enemies over decades in court?
As rumors swirl and theories collide, one thing remains certain: a seasoned district attorney stepped out for a drive… and never came home.
