article_snippet.sent: In 2011, when former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was arrested and charged with sexually abusing boys, it was revealed that it was Gricar who decided not to charge Sandusky when the first victim came forward in 1998.
article_snippet.sent: The intrigue already simmering in Gricar's case exploded.
article_snippet.sent: But some have stuck to the homicide theory, suggesting that Gricar was an enemy of mob-like gangs in central Pennsylvania who were upset at his drug and corruption prosecutions.
article_snippet.sent: this case has gotten significant attention on the national level, appearing on several true-crime television shows, including HLN's "Nancy Grace.
article_snippet.sent: So it was strange to many in Pennsylvania that for years a case with such a high profile would be handled by the tiny Bellefonte Police Department, where one investigator was assigned to juggle Gricar's case along with several more.
article_snippet.sent: Sources close to the investigation told CNN this case, as state police received this case, was disorganized and porous.