And Then They Were Gone

Ray Gricar

On the morning of April 15, 2005, a well-respected district attorney in central Pennsylvania took a day off work, climbed into his beloved red Mini Cooper, and called his girlfriend to tell her he was going for a drive. That was the last anyone heard from him. Ray Gricar had spent twenty years prosecuting murderers and rapists in Centre County, Pennsylvania, and was on the cusp of retirement. What made him leave his house that day, and did he know that he was never coming home? Now, over twenty years later, Ray Gricar remains missing, and the questions just keep multiplying. A $5,000 reward is being offered by Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers for information that leads to a resolution in his case. If you have any information about the disappearance of Ray Gricar, you can contact Pennsylvania State Police at 814-355-7545, or the Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-800-472-8477. Subscribe to Day by Day: True Crime Stories [https://pod.link/1786150003] Buy the ebook! - And Then They Were Gone: True Stories of Those Who Went Missing and Never Came Home [https://www.amazon.com/Then-They-Were-Gone-Stories-ebook/dp/B0BXQ4KWF5/ref=sr_1_1?crid=XCHPUFCPN4DB&keywords=kona+gallagher&qid=1678470170&sprefix=kona+gallagher%2Caps%2C71&sr=8-1] Submit a case [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScrWBUtuWdAtU-Ym3lSxOCwTLSSZAaUPC_o1CJf9_bbk430TA/viewform?usp=sf_link] Find us everywhere [https://linktr.ee/attwgpod] Get episodes early and ad-free on Patreon [https://patreon.com/attwgpod] Merch store [https://www.andthentheyweregone.com/merch-store] For a full list of our sources, please visit our blog [https://andthentheyweregone.com/blog] Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands [https://redcircle.com/brands] Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy [https://redcircle.com/privacy]

Re-Release: Samantha Clarke

Late in the evening of September 13, 2010, 19-year-old Samantha Clarke was dressed in her pajamas and watching TV with her younger brother in their Orange, Virginia home. But after receiving a call, she told her brother she was going out and would be back in the morning. Samantha left her home, and has never been seen again. Police had few clues to work with, but did zero in on a person of interest almost immediately. However, a lack of evidence made the case go cold. Then, 3 years later, another teenager disappeared just miles away, and police were certain the two crimes were connected. Everything seemed to be falling into place, but now, over 14 years since she was last seen, answers in Samantha’s case remain elusive. A break in her case seems just over the horizon– the question is, who will deliver it? Anyone with more information on Samantha Clarke’s disappearance is asked to contact the Orange Police Department at (540) 672-1491. Subscribe to Day by Day: True Crime Stories [https://pod.link/1786150003] Buy the ebook! - And Then They Were Gone: True Stories of Those Who Went Missing and Never Came Home [https://www.amazon.com/Then-They-Were-Gone-Stories-ebook/dp/B0BXQ4KWF5/ref=sr_1_1?crid=XCHPUFCPN4DB&keywords=kona+gallagher&qid=1678470170&sprefix=kona+gallagher%2Caps%2C71&sr=8-1] Submit a case [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScrWBUtuWdAtU-Ym3lSxOCwTLSSZAaUPC_o1CJf9_bbk430TA/viewform?usp=sf_link] Find us everywhere [https://linktr.ee/attwgpod] Get episodes early and ad-free on Patreon [https://patreon.com/attwgpod] Merch store [https://www.andthentheyweregone.com/merch-store] For a full list of our sources, please visit our blog [https://andthentheyweregone.com/blog] Our Sponsors: * Check out Factor: https://factormeals.com/attwg50off * Check out Mood and use my code ATTWG for a great deal: https://mood.com * Check out Quince: https://quince.com/attwg Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands [https://redcircle.com/brands] Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy [https://redcircle.com/privacy]

Arelie Garcia

[https://pod.link/1786150003]On Thursday, September 22, 2022, a 25-year-old woman left her apartment building in Salinas, California. She looked like anyone else going to work that morning. But she wasn’t wearing the right clothes, and she wasn’t leaving at the right time. Arelie Garcia never made it to her job that morning. Later that same day, her car was found more than an hour away, with her phone, keys, and wallet left behind. When police arrived, there was no indication of anything. Not foul play, not self-harm, and not a voluntary disappearance. Just a car that was miles away from where it should have been and a young woman who broke her daily routine. Now, over three years later, her family is still trying to piece together what happened that September morning. If you know anything about the disappearance of Arelie Garcia, contact the Salinas Police Department and Detective Edwin Cruz at 831-758-7393. Anonymous tips can be made to 831-775-4222.  Subscribe to Day by Day: True Crime Stories [https://pod.link/1786150003] Buy the ebook! - And Then They Were Gone: True Stories of Those Who Went Missing and Never Came Home [https://www.amazon.com/Then-They-Were-Gone-Stories-ebook/dp/B0BXQ4KWF5/ref=sr_1_1?crid=XCHPUFCPN4DB&keywords=kona+gallagher&qid=1678470170&sprefix=kona+gallagher%2Caps%2C71&sr=8-1] Submit a case [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScrWBUtuWdAtU-Ym3lSxOCwTLSSZAaUPC_o1CJf9_bbk430TA/viewform?usp=sf_link] Find us everywhere [https://linktr.ee/attwgpod] Get episodes early and ad-free on Patreon [https://patreon.com/attwgpod] Merch store [https://www.andthentheyweregone.com/merch-store] Our Sponsors: * Check out Factor: https://factormeals.com/attwg50off * Check out Mood and use my code ATTWG for a great deal: https://mood.com * Check out Quince: https://quince.com/attwg Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands [https://redcircle.com/brands] Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy [https://redcircle.com/privacy]

Damien Nettles

Disappearing is something “all boys do at the age of 16.” That’s what police told Valerie Nettles when she discovered her 16-year-old son, Damien, hadn’t come home the night before. The teenager had been at a party with friends on November 2, 1996, but missed his midnight curfew, and couldn’t be found the next day. The Nettles family was frantic, but police treated Damien as a runaway.  This early misstep, one that we see so often in missing persons cases, meant that potential witnesses were missed, evidence was lost, and now, nearly thirty years on, no concrete answers have ever come in Damien’s disappearance. The Nettles family, however, hasn’t given up, and they’re hopeful that someone out there is still willing to do the right thing. If you have any information about Damien Nettles, you can contact Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary by calling 101 and asking for the Major Investigation Team and referencing Operation Ridgewood. You can provide information anonymously through Crimestoppers at 0800 555 111.  Missing Damien Blog [https://valnettles.blogspot.com/] Missing People UK [https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/] Alex Roberts Music [https://www.alexrobertsmusic.com/] Subscribe to Day by Day: True Crime Stories [https://pod.link/1786150003] Buy the ebook! - And Then They Were Gone: True Stories of Those Who Went Missing and Never Came Home [https://www.amazon.com/Then-They-Were-Gone-Stories-ebook/dp/B0BXQ4KWF5/ref=sr_1_1?crid=XCHPUFCPN4DB&keywords=kona+gallagher&qid=1678470170&sprefix=kona+gallagher%2Caps%2C71&sr=8-1] Submit a case [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScrWBUtuWdAtU-Ym3lSxOCwTLSSZAaUPC_o1CJf9_bbk430TA/viewform?usp=sf_link] Find us everywhere [https://linktr.ee/attwgpod] Get episodes early and ad-free on Patreon [https://patreon.com/attwgpod] Merch store [https://www.andthentheyweregone.com/merch-store] Our Sponsors: * Check out Factor: https://factormeals.com/attwg50off * Check out Mood and use my code ATTWG for a great deal: https://mood.com * Check out Quince: https://quince.com/attwg Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands [https://redcircle.com/brands] Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy [https://redcircle.com/privacy]

Dale Kerstetter

On September 12, 1987, 50-year-old Dale Kerstetter clocked into his overnight security shift at Corning Glassworks in Bradford, Pennsylvania. It was supposed to be an ordinary night at a place he’d worked for years, but by the time morning came, Dale was gone– and so was over $250,000 in platinum.  Now, almost forty years later, Dale has never been found, and what happened that night remains a subject of debate. Was Dale the victim of a robbery? Was he forced to help? Or, was he involved… and then double-crossed? If you have information about Dale Kerstetter’s disappearance or the platinum theft at Corning Glassworks, you can contact Pennsylvania State Police at 814-938-0532. Subscribe to Day by Day: True Crime Stories [https://pod.link/1786150003] Buy the ebook! - And Then They Were Gone: True Stories of Those Who Went Missing and Never Came Home [https://www.amazon.com/Then-They-Were-Gone-Stories-ebook/dp/B0BXQ4KWF5/ref=sr_1_1?crid=XCHPUFCPN4DB&keywords=kona+gallagher&qid=1678470170&sprefix=kona+gallagher%2Caps%2C71&sr=8-1] Submit a case [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScrWBUtuWdAtU-Ym3lSxOCwTLSSZAaUPC_o1CJf9_bbk430TA/viewform?usp=sf_link] Find us everywhere [https://linktr.ee/attwgpod] Get episodes early and ad-free on Patreon [https://patreon.com/attwgpod] Merch store [https://www.andthentheyweregone.com/merch-store] Our Sponsors: * Check out Factor: https://factormeals.com/attwg50off * Check out Mood and use my code ATTWG for a great deal: https://mood.com * Check out Quince: https://quince.com/attwg Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands [https://redcircle.com/brands] Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy [https://redcircle.com/privacy]