David Parker Ray, The Toy Box Killer
6 min readOct 1, 2023
Sex crimes are notoriously harder to get convicted of than other crimes. The question regarding consent is what makes the difference. When the perpetrator claims there was consent, and law enforcement and jurors find the claims of the victims unbelievable, the case turns into a nightmare for those seeking justice.
The case of David Parker Ray, better known as the Toy Box Killer, was exactly that. Hell. From multiple missed opportunities to stop Ray to a mistrial. The victims of Ray lived a nightmare that went on for years. Let’s walk through it.