David Parker Ray (November 6, 1939 – May 28, 2002), also known as the Toy-Box Killer,[1] was a suspected American serial killer, and known torturer of women.
David Parker Ray
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Ray in custody.
Born David Parker Ray
November 6, 1939
Belen, New Mexico, U.S.
Died May 28, 2002 (aged 62)
Lea County Correctional Facility in Hobbs, New Mexico, U.S.
Cause of death Heart attack
Other names The Toy-Box Killer
Criminal penalty 224 years' imprisonment
Children 3
Killings
Victims 3 confirmed; 40–60 suspected
Span of killings
1950s–March 22, 1999
Country United States
State(s) New Mexico
Date apprehended
March 22, 1999
Though no bodies were found, he was accused by his accomplices of killing several people and suspected by police to have murdered as many as 60 people from Arizona and New Mexico, while living in Elephant Butte, New Mexico, approximately 7 miles north of Truth or Consequences.[2] He soundproofed a truck trailer that he called his "toy box", and equipped it with items used for sexual torture.
Ray was convicted of kidnapping and torture in 2001, for which he received a lengthy sentence, but he was never convicted of murder. He died of a heart attack about one year after his convictions in two cases (the second of which resulted in a plea deal).