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Toy Box Killer

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Key facts

Name David Parker Ray[1]
Alias Toy-Box Killer[2]
Birth date November 6, 1939[1]
Death date May 28, 2002[1]
Place Elephant Butte, New Mexico[1]
Sentence 224 years in prison[3]

The Toy Box Killer is David Parker Ray, an American kidnapper, torturer, and suspected serial killer who used a soundproof trailer called the 'Toy Box' in New Mexico.

Context

David Parker Ray, called the Toy Box Killer, was an American kidnapper, torturer, serial rapist, and suspected serial killer [1]. He is associated with crimes committed in a trailer he called the 'Toy Box' in Elephant Butte, New Mexico, and authorities never found bodies or definitive evidence linking him to murders [2]. Ray was convicted for crimes against three women and sentenced for those crimes [3]. Police and some reports suspected he may have kidnapped, tortured, and killed up to 40 to 60 women, but no bodies were found [3]. Ray's nickname came from the soundproof trailer he used as a torture chamber [4]. Cynthia Vigil's escape in 1999 helped expose the case [3].

Documented claims

  • Ray was convicted for crimes against three women and sentenced for those crimes. [3]
  • Police suspected he may have kidnapped, tortured, and killed up to 40 to 60 women, but no bodies were found. [3]
  • Ray's nickname came from the soundproof trailer he used as a torture chamber. [4]
  • Cynthia Vigil's escape in 1999 helped expose the case. [3]

Questions and answers

Where did the Toy Box Killer get his nickname?

The nickname came from the soundproof trailer he used as a torture chamber, called the 'Toy Box' [4].

How many victims did the Toy Box Killer have?

Ray was convicted for crimes against three women, but police suspected he may have killed up to 40 to 60 women; no bodies were found [3].

When did the Toy Box Killer's crimes come to light?

Cynthia Vigil's escape in 1999 helped expose the case [3].

Sources

  1. David Parker Ray — maamodt.asp.radford.edu (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. Crime History: The Story of David Parker Ray, the 'Toy Box Killer' — investigationdiscovery.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  3. David Parker Ray: The Toy Box Killer — vocal.media (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  4. Surviving the ‘Toy Box Killer’ — krqe.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in History