In the nine months since his mysterious disappearance, the name Ray Gricar seems to be lost on Penn State students.

"Who?" Jess Connelly (sophomore-elementary education) asked upon hearing Gricar's name. She shook her head. "I don't know much about it," she said.

"It" -- the most high-profile missing-person case in recent Centre County history, the seemingly uncrackable case of the former district attorney -- caused quite a few blanks on students' faces when asked about it. A group of freshmen said they had never heard of Gricar.

It's a case that has plagued investigators since its onset. Gricar's red-and-white Mini Cooper was found in Lewisburg on April 15; the Bellefonte police, the FBI and even a California psychic have tried to tackle the mystery. Police have used air searches, launched ground searches using police dogs and have used divers to search the Susquehanna River, where Gricar's laptop and hard drive were eventually found.

And now, it seems the trail has run cold.

But Bellefonte Police Officer Darrel Zaccagni, lead investigator in the case, said he hopes the public will not toss the case of Ray Gricar to the wayside.

"It's still in our minds everyday," Zaccagni said. Despite sporadic tips, Zaccagni said leads and national interest have plunged.

In an attempt to rouse attention to the case, Zaccagni spoke on CNN's Nancy Grace, a justice-themed interview show, last night.

Tony Gricar, Ray Gricar's nephew and family spokesman, was also interviewed for the show.

"The hope is that something will kick-start some kind of lead," Tony Gricar said. "From a general public viewpoint, I think a lot of people are still thinking about it. The problem is the lack of evidence, lack of leads."

Investigators, deducing that foul play is more of a possibility than suicide and run-away theories, have begun to lean more toward the foul-play theory in recent months, though they have little information to corroborate it.

Locally, Zaccagni said he is working to ensure that Ray Gricar's name remains in residents' minds. He said any kind of media -- even negative -- is an asset because it reminds people of the missing former district attorney.

"I think locally, they remember about the case. I would bet I hear at least once a day, 'Where's Ray? Did you find Ray yet?' ... but on the national scene, Ray is just another name," Zaccagni said.