Tom and Ben don the sunscreen for a trip to the South of New Mexico in search for answers to one of the state’s most divisive questions: did David Parker Ray use his Toy Box purely for mutual pleasures or did he use it to become one of the most horribly successful serial killers of all time?
In one of the most chilling cases ICMAP has ever covered, Tom and Ben investigate the horrifying crimes of David Parker Ray, known to the world as The Toy Box Killer. Despite being suspected of abducting, torturing and murdering dozens of victims, he was never convicted of a single murder.
Operating out of a remote New Mexico town, Ray constructed a soundproof torture chamber filled with homemade devices and recorded a disturbing audio tape he would play for his victims. With shocking journal entries, disturbing recordings and a team of alleged accomplices, including his daughter, this case is as baffling as it is terrifying.
Join us as we dissect the timeline, explore how he was eventually caught, and consider the scale of evil that unfolded inside the toy box.
⚠️ Listener discretion is strongly advised.
⏱️ Chapters
00:00 – Intro & Trigger Warning
05:10 – Early Life & Background
14:00 – Local Reputation
22:45 – Cynthia Vigil’s Escape
29:00 – Discovery of the Toy Box
36:00 – FBI Investigation & Evidence
41:30 – Kelly Van Cleave Testimony
50:00 – Trial, Sentencing & Aftermath
59:30 – Outro
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Written & presented by Tom Norris & Ben Carter | @nozzer89 @thisiscarts
Produced by Dan Lambert | @dvnjmix
Edited By Cian O'Leary
Additional voices by Joel Bygraves and Rob Firth
Additional research by Danielle St Romaine
Animation by Phil Whitton | @philwhitz
Theme music by Alfie Indra
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