David Parker Ray

David Parker Ray

David Parker Ray born 6 November 1939 and died 28 May 2002 also known as the toy box killer was an American kidnapper, torturer, serial rapist and suspected serial killer. Though no bodies were found, David was accused by his accomplices of killing several women. He was suspected by the police to have murdered as many as 60 women from Arizona and New Mexico. David was convicted of kidnapping and torture in 2001, For which he received a lengthy sentence, but he was never convicted of murder. David died of a heart attack about 1 year after his convictions in 2 cases, the 2nd of which resulted in a plea deal.

David used soundproof methods on a semi-trailer, which he called his ‘toy box’, and equipped it with items used for sexual torture. David would kidnap about 4 or 5 women a year, holding each of them captive for around 2 or 3 months. During this period he would sexually abuse his victims and often torture them with surgical instruments, sometimes involving his friends, wife or even his dog. David would drug them…