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On May 28, 2002, Ray died of a heart attack at the Lea County Correctional Facility at 62 years old, right before he was to be transferred to the general prison population, and just a year after he was sentenced. Were still getting good leads, FBI spokesman Frank Fisher said. In the tiny hamlet of Belen, David Parker Ray was born in November 1939 to grow up in a fragmented family marked by violence. It was recovered with the rest of his array of torture tools. The D in Saw 3D stands for duhhhhhhhh. Heres the weirdest part: the similarities between the two stories are apparently totally coincidental. Ultimately, what got Ray arrested was discovering the home on Bass Road and the toy box trailer on the property. What they did find, however, were numerous belongings mainly clothes and jewelry which had belonged to his victims. After her release, Hendry lives today as a free woman. Inside Rays torture trailer that he called his Toy Box, the disturbed couple tormented their victims with electric shocks and medical instruments, while mirrors installed in the ceilingforced the women to watch themselves suffer. Cynthia Vigil-Jaramillo's name is bound to come up in discussions of extreme acts of bravery.Hers is a true-crime story with a satisfying ending a rarity in kidnapping cases. It was during this time that his twisted fantasies developed. ET. Distilling runs through the Parker-Bryan family like moonshine through a still. (Photo Credit: Joe Raedle/ Getty Images). He later claimed he tied a woman to a tree and tortured her to death when he was 13 or 14, but this is likely more fantasy than fact. Hendy was around 11 when he crawled into her bed and attempted to rape her. Yancy admitted to strangling his former girlfriend, Marie Parker, after Ray had kidnapped and tortured her. He also served in the U.S. Military, being given an honourable discharge at the end of his period of service. They seemed to feed off of each other, and Cindy got an opportunity to let go of all of her inhibitions, said reporter Yvette Martinez. Who exactly is the Toy Box Killer, and how did Cynthia Vigil-Jaramillos act of immense valor potentially save dozens, or even hundreds, of women? The floor was covered with saws, surgical blades, leg spreader bars, clamps, straps, chains, and whips as well as a huge assortment of various different styles of sex toys. 2 2021, Published 3:50 p.m. He forced the victims, whilst being tied up, to listen to this sinister tape before being tortured and sodomized or whenever . It would serve him well for future employment, and his lifelong dream of building a torture chamber. His father was a drunkard who often quarreled with and lashed out at his mother. Garrett was a former friend of David Parker Ray's daughter and accomplice Jesse. Years before the woman was found, there were signs of something amiss with David Ray. Elston followed up on a strange 911 call that had come in moments before, in the same neighborhood. David Parker Ray was born on November 6th 1939 in Belen, city in New Mexico, United States. Growing up, she was exposed at a very young age to her father's masochistic lifestyle, who did little to hide his deviancy from her. Though investigators could place Ray at the assault, it was never proven that he or Jesse Ray was responsible for Parker's death. After seeing blood gushing, he walked away. While being held captive at his "Toy Box" trailer, Ray tortured and raped her for two days, whilst keeping her under the influence of date-rape drugs the entire time, two days later when he had grown "bored" with her, Ray slit her throat and dumped her body on the side of a road. She enjoyed aggressive, near-violent sex that included rape fantasies. Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors. Many happened in a small trailer that became his killing workshop. Ultimately, Hendy was sentenced to 36 years in prison. On May 28, 2002, just three years into his 224-year sentence, David Parker Ray died of a heart attack. Be very quiet. Hendy had left the keys to Vigils restraints on a nearby table while she left the room. Authorities, meanwhile, scoured his property for human remains. Jesse Ray may have dodged a murder charge as well. However, despite her seemingly hopeless situation, she accomplished the unthinkable. 59-year-old David Ray and 39-year-old Cindy Hendy were leaving their trailer in a Toyota RV when the cops pulled in. Ray was always a bit of an outcast. In fact, not only was his daughter on 'Everybody Loves Raymond' named after Alexandra (the on-screen daughter was Ally), but . Hendys mother took her new husbands side and the two kicked Cindy out of the house around age 12. Mirrors hung throughout his trailer ensured that the women would have to watch as they were brutalized. On May 28, 2002, Ray died of a heart attack at the Lea County Correctional Facility at 62 years old, right before he was to be transferred to the general prison population, and just a year after he was sentenced. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. She escaped. Ted Bundys girlfriend Elizabeth Kloepfer. Hendy, Rays primary accomplice and girlfriend, was given a 36-year sentence in 2000. Despite his troubled childhood, there is no explicit indication of what caused Ray to begin his torturous acts in the 1950s. The owner brought Vigil-Jaramillo inside, and then called police. Then Ray told Yancy, "You have to get rid of her.". In New Mexico, Cindy Hendy worked at a state park, where she met David Parker Ray. They saw Jessy Ray as coming to them out of spite and blew her off. For David Parker Ray, that was his toy box, a trailer that he had equipped with soundproofing and elaborate torture devices. Both siblings attended Mountainair High School where Ray was relentlessly bullied by his classmates for how shy he was with girls. Hendy's mother eventually married another man when her daughter was eight. Ray claimed he sold video copies to online acquaintances who shared his love of sadistic torture and hatred of women, but whether Parker was one of the victims filmed for profit remains unknown. Conveniently, David Ray had a heart attack during the end of his trial and served only a few years in prison. In return for testimony against Ray and Yancy, Hendy still faced a maximum of 54 years and a minimum of 12. The deputies, Lucas Alvarez and David Elston, worked for the Sierra County Sheriffs Department. A mechanic and park ranger for nearby Elephant Butte State Park, Ray had been married and divorced four times and had a 31-year-old daughter, Jesse Ray, from his third marriage, with whom he had a close relationship. But how did she escape the nightmare, and what happened to the Toy Box Killer? The fourth marriage didnt last. The owner of the house brought Vigil in and called the police, who promptly arrested both Ray and Hendy. In her spare time, Rosemary enjoys spending time with her partner, her cats, and her horse, or sitting down to read a good book. The thought of that girl strengthened Vigil-Jaramillos will to live. Left on her own, Hendy dated drug dealers, prostituted herself, and became dependent on alcohol and cocaine. Mar. Marie Parker. This is a short reading of the David Parker Ray Toy Box Killer tape.Stay tuned to Classic VHS Horror for the latest True Crime episode, on, you guessed it! As long as were getting those leads, and as long as the exposure in the press keeps generating interest in the case, were going to keep investigating this., Meanwhile, Cynthia Vigil-Jaramillo had her entire life ahead of her. She was 28 years old and suffered a sudden bout of pneumonia which led to heart failure. Jaramillo is the co-founder of Street Safe New Mexico, whose mission is to help women who are facing lives on the street for whatever reason. Soon David Ray's daughter Jesse was also charged for her participation in a similar 1996 attack. When Ray left for his job as a maintenance man for the New Mexico Parks Department, Vigil took the keys to her chains from Ray's accomplice and girlfriend, Cindy Hendy. She rarely saw her father who was constantly traveling, working odd mechanical jobs. David Parker Ray. In his tape, Ray said the neighbors knew what he was doing, and that Vigil-Jaramillo possibly would be servicing them. But in 1999, their horrific spree ended when a victim managed to get away. Montano was picked up by police but there had been no follow-up on her case. He kept the trailer in the Elephant Butte area of New Mexico. It was like he knew what he was doing. David Parker, the serial killer, had been on the FBI radar before, but they let him go. The couple remained together for 16 years, until Cecil, a moody and violent man, divorced her and took custody of both kids, who he deposited with his parents. Emilie's father, Robbie Parker, fights back tears as he speaks during a news conference on Saturday. A decade after David Parker Ray was convicted of sexually torturing and kidnapping women in the small . By the time law enforcement arrived, shed covered Jaramillo up and was talking to her in a soothing voice. She had served two and a half years. Her research focused on military, environmental, and Canadian history with a specific focus on the Second World War. He was shy and unpopular in high school, but not a troublemaker. After 19 years in prison, Hendy was released on July 15, 2019. Privacy Policy. He quickly left to go overseas for work again, dumping his infant son with his mother. Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesDavid Parker Ray in court with his attorney, before dying of a heart attack behind bars in 2002. He said at least one a year for about forty years, Cindy later recalled. T. Since completing her degrees, she has decided to take a step back from academia to focus her career on writing and sharing history in a more accessible way. They knew they needed to find the couple - and fast. Their days were spent policing traffic stops, domestic squabbles and breaking up a fight or two. Although smitten with his infant daughter, who displayed a strong-willed temperament, David Ray abandoned his family: a wife, three young children and his mother. She received both her bachelor of arts degree in history, and her master of arts degree in history from Western University. He convinced his wife he drunkenly . He told me I was never going to see my family again. He parked it on Bass Road and named it the Toy Box, and began using his decades of mechanical experience to construct a torture chamber. 4-Year-Old Girl Has a Sudden Heart Attack Her Dad Saves Her With Something He Learned on The Office, 10-Year-Old Twins Save Dad From Drowning Using Technique They Learned From The Sandlot, An Anonymous Man Is Feeding the Homeless at Night Dressed as Spider-Man, Actress Goes to Pick Up Her Car From Valet Parking Finds an Insulting Note on the Ticket That Mortifies Her, Strangers Spring Into Action to Save a Driver in Crisis on a Busy Road [VIDEO], 8-Year-Old Finds Out His Favorite Waffle House Waiter Is Hiding a Secret Doesnt Hesitate to Raise $64,000 for Him, White Woman Refuses to Listen to Dad After He Forbid Her From Marrying a Black Man 60 Years Later, Theyre Still Together. Thats because Ray died of a heart attack in May 2002, three years into his prison sentence. Here are their stories: Billy Bowers was Rays long-time business partner, who was reported missing by his family on Sept. 22, 1988. James Wan and Leigh Whannell, the creators of Jigsaw, have never once mentioned a real-life inspiration for their killer. After accepting his money, he revealed that he was an undercover police officer and was putting her under arrest. Shes a victim, yes, but, more importantly, shes a survivor. A friend of Jesse's named Dennis Yancy was convicted for the 1999 strangulation death of Marie Parker (per KRQE News). Impersonating a cop, Ray flashed a badge and handcuffed her. Read on to learn more about his heinous acts and the brave women whose testimony helped to put him away for good. These were likely made worse by visits from his alcoholic father, who provided his son with extremely graphic sexual magazines. Both had been tortured by Ray and Hendy on separate occasions. David Parker Ray in court with his attorney, before dying of a heart attack behind bars in 2002. Kelli was there to drink and unwind after an argument with her husband. It allowed him to continue his killing spree in small-town New Mexico. * Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/christinarandall Street Smarts Podcast is available on:Apple (iTunes) Podcast: https://apple.co/2Lb54zxSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3fqid5TGoogle Podcast: https://bit.ly/3dtmsM9Deezer: https://bit.ly/2LdSWOuBuzzsprout: https://bit.ly/2WcOd5UiHeart Radio: https://ihr.fm/2AwGY0cVideos To Watch:Why I Went to Prison:https://youtu.be/3aBTg6FTNtw3 Year Prison Experience:https://youtu.be/-eaIGMRr30wWhat Changed Me:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO-8jKXczxoAfter I Got Out:https://youtu.be/19J8WFtpfQwHow I Met My Husband:https://youtu.be/V4coAHevfyM Sources:Toybox Killer David Parker Ray tape transcript (GRAPHIC)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUiL4mv7mBI\u0026t=1518shttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Parker_Rayhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/david-parker-ray-toy-box-killerhttps://criminalminds.fandom.com/wiki/David_Parker_Rayhttps://www.ranker.com/list/david-ray-parker-facts/jacob-sheltonhttps://www.oxygen.com/killer-couples/crime-news/how-toy-box-killer-david-parker-ray-and-cindy-hendy-tortured-women Jadens Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC69I-C6ZTB1OGQaYPRkKjggChristina's 2nd Channel/Lifestyle Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLJTYMJrbsaNpmyKFfTIsKg Mailing Address:P.O. A co-worker of Ray's, Dennis Roy Yancy, with the help of Ray's daughter Jesse, drugged and kidnapped Parker. It wasnt until sex worker Cynthia Vigil was taken captive that Rays actions came to light. The victims fully aware what was happening before their demise. He was married and divorced four times, with two children. Whoever called hung up, but dispatch traced the number to an address on Bass Roadless than a block from their encounter with the bloody Jaramillo. David Parker Ray (November 6, 1939 - May 28, 2002), also known as the Toy-Box Killer, was an American kidnapper, torturer, serial rapist and suspected serial killer.Though no bodies were found, Ray was accused by his accomplices of killing several women, and was suspected by the police to have murdered as many as sixty women from Arizona and New Mexico while living in Elephant Butte, New . Prosecutors secured a conviction against him for kidnapping and torture in 2001. Then, learn about Ted Bundys girlfriend Elizabeth Kloepfer. Jesse Ray was sentenced to two years in prison, and five on probation, following a plea deal made by her father. David Parker Ray was born on 6th November 1939 in Belen, New Mexico in the US. With a passion for historical learning and historical education, her writing interests include social history, and war history, especially researching obscure facts about the Second World War. Crimes.Ray used whips, chains, pulleys, straps, clamps, leg spreader bars, surgical blades, electric shock devices, and saws to sexually torment and murder his victims.. Hendy wasnt as meticulous as Ray, and placed keys to the restraints on a nearby table. When she squealed on her boyfriend's last accomplice, Roy Yancy, and gave her testimony, she was only sentenced to 36 years. Sitting amidst Ray's sprawling, dusty property was a soundproofed white trailer that he had specifically rigged for performing torture on unwilling victims. But, their relationship wasnt always perfect. Authorities arrived soon after, taking both Ray and Hendy into custody. The Louisiana native Patti Bryan may not have been an original cast member on the TV show Moonshiners, but she's quickly become a fan favorite on the show. When I moved in, he started to tell me all the women he had murdered. He joined the Army as a mechanic, leaving his new wife only a few months after the wedding. Cynthia Vigil-Jaramillos name is bound to come up in discussions of extreme acts of bravery. Deceased (1939-2002) David Parker Ray/Living or Deceased. On March 19, 1999, 22-year-old Cynthia Vigil-Jaramillo was in an Albuquerque, New Mexico, parking lot, minding her own business. Jessy met Kelli Garrett at the Blu-Water Saloon on July 24, 1996. The horrific crimes that Ray is believed to have committed didn't come to light until the escape of Cynthia Virgil, however, it is believed that his sick spree of torture and murder began sometime in the mid-1950s. She claimed to lead them to burial sites, but there was nothing there. Killer David Parker Ray's girlfriend, Cindy Hendy, was then facing up to 197 years in prison. On March 20, 1999, he picked up the victim who would put an end to his spree. They had found clues of multiple killings, including entries in Ray's diary where he described murdering women. He would have continued his life of torture and murder if it werent for one brave woman, Cynthia Vigil-Jaramillo. The only thing that gives me comfort is that hes gone. She grew up tall, slim, and a blond tomboy the spitting image of the dad she adored. According to Cindy, Jesse and Dennis had participated in the murder of Dennis' former girlfriend, 22 year old, Marie Parker. Police released some details about the woman that was in the video discovered in Ray's trailer, she was identified by her ex-mother-in-law as Kelly Garrett, who was a previous friend of David Parker Ray's daughter. Vigil was bashed on the head with a lamp by Ray's girlfriend Cindy as she was unlocking her chains and attempting to flee. On Tuesday, KRQE News 13 confirmed 59-year-old Hendy is scheduled to be released from prison on Monday, July 15, 2019, about 20 years into her 36-year sentence. Jessy Ray helped her father subdue Jaramillo, who said she had no chance against two people with weapons. David Parker Ray/Age at death. Fisher said authorities later found Rays journal, with meticulous records detailing the victims that he abducted and what he did to them., The way he talked, I didnt feel like this was his first time, said Vigil. This tactic was so his daughter Jesse wouldnt be tried so harshly. All of us were hungry. Turns out, Vigil hadn't been the only victim of David Parker Ray and Cindy Hendy. When a reporter asked Hendy if she was in any way involved, she replied: After their arrest, Ray and Hendy initially claimed Vigil was a heroin addict that they were trying to detox. Ray shouted out a . On March 19, 1999, a 22-year-old woman by the name of Cynthia Vigil was working as a sex worker in a car park in Albuquerque, New Mexico, when she was approached by a . Shockingly, during the trial for crimes against Garrett, two of the jurors said that her story was unbelievable. After a retrial, however, Ray was convicted on each of the 12 counts laid before him. She had just escaped from the clutches of the Toy Box Killer. Serial Killer David Parker Ray (aka) The Toy-Box Killer, was active for 43 years between 1957-1999, known to have ( 3 confirmed / 60 possible ) victims. Vigil-Jaramillo was quick to hear a tape that Ray recorded, detailing what she and other women would endure. David Parker Ray was born in Belen, New Mexico in 1939. She hitchhiked to Albuquerque and went to the local police, who did nothing. Just before Jessy went to authorities and shortly after buying the property, David Ray purchased a 25-foot long, windowless cargo trailer. Though Ray was 20 years her senior, 37-year-old Hendy began living with him soon after she moved to New Mexico when her relationship with an abusive ex-boyfriend soured. Inside Ray's "toy box" trailer, investigators recovered audio tapes Ray had recorded, some of which he intended specifically for his victims. He forced the victims, whilst being tied up, to listen to this sinister tape before being tortured and sodomized or whenever they regained consciousness. From his teenage years and through the most part of his life, Ray is alleged to have abducted, raped, mutilated and killed about 40 unsuspecting victims. The way he talked, I didnt feel like this was his first time, Vigil-Jaramillo recalled. Suffering from the effects of the drugs that she was plied with, Garrett had a limited recollection of the exact events that she had been made to endure, but she did remember being raped by David Parker Ray. Wed go over after school, and Cindy would have to beg like hell till her mother threw out a can of tuna fish just to get rid of us.. Bullied in school and abused at home, he turned to drugs and alcohol, self-medicating and self-soothing. Raised in an impoverished neighborhood on the outskirts of Everett, Washington, Hendy grew up with an alcoholic mother, a bartender who would routinely let her daughter go hungry. On the third day of Vigil being detained, Ray was out at work and Hendy had left the keys to Vigil's restraints on a table that was close to where she was chained up, when Hendy left the room, Vigil quickly took a lunge for the keys and managed to get her hands free. She wasnt sure if she believed Rays story at first, and she said she was both nervous and intrigued after hearing it. Now in custody, the repercussions of her actions hit Hendy like a ton of bricks. No matter how many places they checked, they were never able to find any bodies, said Martinez. Ray told Hendy he had perfected hiding his victims in the nearby lake by splitting open their abdomens and filling them with cement before submerging their bodies. The landscape and culture have changed little in the last hundred years. The only thing David Ray showed much aptitude for was building and fixing machinery. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. She wanted him to stay in prison for his entire life. One partner recalled she once said they should rape somebody, maybe a prostitute.. Vigil-Jaramillo knew this was a battle for her life. It was the first of up to 60 murders linked to the man who would become known as the Toy-Box Killer.. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Cynthia Vigil, one of Ray's torture victims, escaped from the Toy Box on March 22, 1999, after Ray tortured her for three days. David Ray Parker aka the Toybox Killer is believed to have tortured & killed more than fifty women within the boundaries of his soundproof trailer. But when did his life of crime start? Still, Jessy went to the authorities and told them what her dad and new mom were up to. In fact, his daughter, Jesse Ray, would act as an accomplice to many of his later acts. A staff writer for All Thats Interesting, Marco Margaritoff has also published work at outlets including People, VICE, and Complex, covering everything from film to finance to technology. Xtra. Yancy admitted to aiding in the 1997 murder of Marie Parker, following days of torture by Ray. He spent the next few years on the road, working odd jobs and making a living using his mechanical ability. The markers of depravity began when he discovered sex; his hatred of females likely grew out of adolescent rejection. Breech called 911. Montano again came forward after Ray and Hendys arrest following Jaramillos escape and testimony. During the investigation of David Parker Ray, police found evidence of even more victims than we currently know of, they found a lot of personal effects from different women in his trailer as well as a diary written by Ray where he detailed the murders and torture of at least 50 other women. Ray kidnapped several victims a year, keeping them captive for three to four months. Pinned up on the walls around the trailer were posters with detailed diagrams showing various techniques that could be used for inflicting pain on his victims. Ray had kidnapped her three days earlier, but he hadnt worked alone. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". Beyond the physical torture, Ray enjoyed telling his victims what he was going to do to them, in precise detail. Somehow, Garrett managed to survive the horrendous ordeal but unfortunately, no one believed her story, the police and her husband both thought she was lying, her husband was convinced she had cheated on him that night and filed for a divorce the same year.

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