Uncovering the full extent of David Parker Ray’s crimes (Part 2/3) | Forensic Files

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Butte to visit the lake on February 21 1999 off-duty sheriff's deputy Gary labor was heading north along Interstate
25 as he drove outside Truth or Consequences labor caught sight of a hitchhiker on the side of the road
the young woman motioned for him to pull over always willing to offer rides to those in need
labour rode his car to a stop alongside her the hitchhiker introduced herself as
Angelica Montaigne and she requested a ride 150 miles north to the city of albuquerque labor was heading in that
direction so he agreed to drop the woman off at her destination the journey to Albuquerque would take about two hours
as the pair started cruising along the highway Angelica initiated some small talk by casually remarking you wouldn't
believe what just happened to me deputy labor asked her what happened Angelica replied I was just kidnapped by
a couple they held me in their house for a few days braked me tortured me and to then let me
go just now on the highway Angelica went on to explain her encounter in more detail the story began
with her abduction days prior and - led to descriptions of extreme sexual torture the laid-back ease in which
Angelica recounted her ordeal was surreal - deputy Gary labor it was as though she was casually retelling a
rather uneventful experience despite the distressing content of her story Angelica showed no behavioral signs of
trauma which struck labor as odd keeping his opinions to himself labour offered to take Angelica to a police station so
she could make a formal report on the matter however Angelica refused to go anywhere
near a police station and showed her no desire of reporting the incident given her relaxed demeanor and refusal to
speak to authorities labour considered whether the woman was lying perhaps to make the car ride more interesting he
didn't press the matter and the topic was dropped once they arrived in Albuquerque labour led Angelica out at a
bus stop and bid her farewell although noting the experience as bizarre he didn't give it any more
thought and soon details of being Keanu completely slipped from his mind just over a month later
Cynthia vales harrowing escape from David Parker Ray's house of horrors was dominating national media reports of
potentially dozens of women being held captive on a suburban property within the sleepy township of Elephant Butte
was unlike anything anyone had ever heard before except for deputy Gary labor when he
heard the news memories returned of the hitchhiker he picked up on interstate 25
from outside Truth or Consequences a month earlier her story of abduction and torture bore striking similarities to
the one told by Cynthia V Hill now convinced the hitch-hiker had been telling the truth labour contacted the
investigators who were overseeing the David Parker ray case and reported his interactions with the woman
investigators were convinced labour had inadvertently crossed paths with another
one of David Parker Ray's victims yet complicating the matter was Labour's inability to record the woman's name
despite this the details of her suffering was something he could never forget [Music]
around at the same time that Gary labor came forward with his story about the hitchhiker investigators were contacted
by a resident of Hot Springs Landing who lived in near David Parker raised bass Road home
the men claimed to have important information related to the case and agreed to participate in a formal
interview his name was John Brunner and he arrived to the police station accompanied by his wife Jean Brunner the
couple were acquaintances of Cindy Hendy David Parker raised partner and co-accused
the Brunner's meant handy when she first arrived in town in the summer of 97 upon
her arrival handy had stayed in a motel managed by Jane Brunner enter Jean took candy under her wing the women became
friends and Hendy would visit the Brunner's house often the Brunner's lived only eight blocks away from David
Parker ray so after Cindy Hendy moved in with Ray the Brenna saw her more frequently
during these visits handy revealed a lot of intimate details about her relationship with Ray some of which were
so shocking they were hard to believe during one of her recent visits to John and Janes house an intoxicated handy
divulged the disturbing story about her boyfriend Hindi revealed a David Parker ray had abducted and sexually tortured a
woman in his trailer holding her captive for several days rage struck a deal with his prisoner
agreeing to release her on one condition that she never spoke of what happened ray and Hindi dropped her off on the
side of highway interstate 25 just outside the neighboring city of Truth or Consequences hindi referred to the woman
as Angela the Brenner's brushed off Handy's drunken story is just that a story this hindi had a reputation for
saying outrageous things purely for the shock value consequently the bran is never considered speaking to police
about what hindi had told them it wasn't until they heard news of Cynthia vigils
escape from David Parker Ray's property that the couple suspected Hindi story about Angela could in fact be true
the Brenner's weren't actually the first to mention this story after Cindy Handy's arrest she told police about
Angela a victim Ray had left on the side of a highway back in February between deputy Garry labor the Bronner's
and Cindy Hendy had appeared all of them were referring to the same woman by placing these stories together
investigators gathered that Ray in Hindi had abducted Angela in February and held
her captive for several days before releasing her on Interstate 25 where she was picked up by Deputy carrier labour
and to left in Albuquerque then later hindi drunkenly confessed to the Brenna's about what she and Ray had
done investigators were certain Angela existed and could only hold out hope she would come forward and to make a report
but for Angelica Montano she readily dismissed the thought of going to the police since her ordeal at the hands of
David Parker ray and Cindy Hendy Angelica had been living in constant fear considering herself lucky to have even
survived Angelica made an abrupt to move to Albuquerque on the day of her release
leaving her life in Truth or Consequences behind she hoped creating distance between herself and her captors
would stop them from coming after her again Angelica had already broken her promise to remain silent
twice first she spoke of her captivity to the man she hitched a ride from to Albuquerque and to then again to a close
friend when she arrived in town fearing what ray would do to her if he found out
she broke her part of the deal Angelica decided not to make matters worse by reporting the incident to
authorities a month later Angelica's friend heard of the arrests of David Parker ray and Cindy Hendy and
convinced Angelica it was now safe for her to return to Elephant Butte and report her abduction to police
[Music] it was surely before 3:00 p.m. on March 27 when investigators combing David
Parker Ray's house noticed the car pull up to the roadblock outside a woman emerged introducing herself as Angelica
Montano in the early months of 1999 27 year-old Angelica Montano was living with her partner and young son in Truth
or Consequences On February 17 Angelica made a trip to the local shops to purchase ingredients to bake a cake
for her boyfriend whilst the Angelica walked along the main strip of town and motorhome pulled up beside her looking
up at the vehicle she saw Cindy Hendy through the passenger side window the two women already knew each other
they weren't close but they moved in the same social circles and had crossed paths several times before
as the pair exchanged small talk angelica mentioned she was out buying ingredients for a cake hindi suddenly
perked up offering to give angelica some spare cake mix she had at her friend at
david's place in this moment and he introduced the Angelica to David Parker ray who was watching the exchange from
the driver's seat Angelica eagerly accepted a ride to retrieve the cake mix and climbed into
the motorhome after a short quiet drive they pulled up to the front of Ray's house on bus road and the trio went
inside Angelica waited expectantly for the cake mix and he had promised her out of
nowhere ray produced a large knife and pointed it towards Angelica threatening to kill
her if she didn't do as she was told and he stood beside ray not saying a word [Music]
Angelica burst out laughing assuming the couple were pulling some sort of twisted
prank her reaction infuriated grey who punched Angelica in the face causing her to falter when she regained her
composure hindi was pointing a revolver at her Angelica then realized this was no joke
ray in handy you ordered Angelica to strip naked terrified she did as she was told
they then restrained her hands and feet to a bed in the living room before clamping a metal collar around her neck
which Ray referred to as a dog collar once Angelica was shackled right force-fed her an orange-colored pill and
made her wash it down with hard liquor the pill was supposed to have a dizzying effect that would impact the Angelica's
ability to later recall what was about to happen to her however the pill didn't have the desired
reaction and Angelica remembered everything ray walked over to a cassette player and
pressed the play button the sound of his voice emanated from the audio tape inside completely restrained
Angelica could do nothing else but listen she later recalled hearing quote I bet you're scared and we're gonna play
with you for a while things only got worse from there over the next five days ray in handy held Angelica prisoner at
the house on five one three bus road where she was repeatedly tortured and assaulted in a manner that held striking
similarities to the ordeal Cynthia veal had endured during this time Angelica record being taken into Ray's toy box
twice at one stage Angelica heard ray in Hindi debating over ways in which they could get rid of
her Ray proposed to two options the first was to inject Angelica with a solution of potent drugs that would
blank out her memory so she would forget what happened his second option was to kill her when
Angelica overheard her captors discussing ways to dispose of her body the very real possibility that she might
die soon propelled her into survival mode restrained and exhausted Angelica didn't have the strength to
fight back and in you doing so would only anger her captors so she came up with a different plan with great effort
Angelica internalized all her overwhelming fear and anger masking it from her captors she then attempted to
befriend Rey in handy hoping that by doing so Rey would be less likely to kill her as
the couple continued to torture and abuse Angelica she pretended to be a willing participant later telling
investigators the only way she thought she would survive was to quote play along Angelica's deception worked as Rey
and Hindi were making the final decision about what to do with their prisoner Henley appeared to have had a change of
heart telling ray that it wouldn't feel right to kill her upon realizing she had
successfully fooled ray and handy into trusting her Angelica persuaded them to let her go home to see her son Ray
responded quote if I'd known you were this noise I wouldn't have kidnapped you in the first place
Ray agreed to release Angelica as long as she promised not to speak to anyone about what had happened desperate to get
away from the property and her captors Angelica agreed On February 21 1999 five days after her
abduction David Parker ray in Cindy Hendy left Angelica Montaigne on the side of Interstate 25
despite Hindi referring to her prisoner is Angela it was clear she was miss naming Angelica as when deputy Carrie
labor was later shown a photograph of Angelica Montano he confirmed she was the hitchhiker he had picked up and
taken to Albuquerque with the discovery of a second survivor the sordid life of David Parker ray became a meteor
obsession into their presence in Elephant Butte quickly overwhelmed a small town
they sought answers to the perplexing question of how such horrific crimes could have occurred right under the
noses of the local community without anyone suspecting a theme raised property on bass Road was not hidden in
the wilderness nor talked away in an isolated area of the desert it sat on a half acre suburban block with neighbors
on all sides parked at the rear of the property was raised infamous toybox trailer sitting in plain sight of
passers-by but elephant boots locals could often no answers the mayor of Elephant Butte Bob Barnes would later
express his shock at the situation speaking of how the case had simply crashed in on them and to left the town
feeling violated two locals Ray and Hindi carried themselves like any normal couple and raised absolutely
no suspicions David Parker ray was regarded as clean-cut and intelligent a simple man who lived the routine life on
weekdays had stopped by the same gas station to purchase donuts and lunch supplies with his state parks co-workers
during these visits the station's manager would give ray free coffee when images of a handcuffed array being led
away by police flashed across television screens friends and neighbors felt they
were looking at a monster they didn't recognize like her partner Cindy Hendy also came across this ordinary she was
an avid reader who enjoyed romance novels Christian radio stations and adored her small dog named rat according
to those who knew her hindi had become noticeably happier since moving in with Ray which they attributed to love one of
the more candid insights into Cindy Handy's real character came from her longtime acquaintance John Brunner in an
interview with Albuquerque television news station KOB TV Verano repeated many of the same stories about Hindi that he
had told police during previous interviews including the time Hindi drunkenly confessed to him that David
Parker ray was responsible for hundreds of deaths Hindi allegedly stated quote I've always been interested in serial
killer magazines and Danao on living with one Hindi admitted to John Brunner that she didn't have a problem with her
partner's crimes as she herself quote got off on the pain Andy also bragged about her participation in the abduction
and torture of Ray's victims revealing that she did it for the adrenaline rush furthermore Brunner
spoke of the time Hindi complained of a blood stain on her floor that she couldn't scrub away she said it was the
result of rage shooting a man in the head John Brunner concluded his interview with reporters by revealing one last
thing Cindy Hendy had once told him that over the years David Parker ray had disposed of upwards of seven bodies in
Elephant Butte Lake according to handy ray went to great lengths to ensure the bodies wouldn't
have any buoyancy cutting them open filling them with rocks and to binding them back together with chicken while
this actor guaranteed the body sunk into the watery depths and wouldn't float back up to the surface do towards close
proximity to raise property Elephant Butte Lake was already an area of interest in the search for his potential
victims but the problem facing investigators was the sheer size of a lake its surface spread over 36,000
acres and at its deepest point had a depth upwards of 165 feet without information to help them refine the
search to a specific area the only option was to clear the entire lake which was an overly ambitious ask far
easier said than done although investigators wouldn't completely rule out a search of the lake there were
adamant it was not going to happen in the immediate future meanwhile the extensive search of David
Parker Ray's borrowed property continued yellow police tape frame to the outskirts to keep a camping media at bay
and blue tarps were hung around the double-wide mobile home to block the scene from curious onlookers 20 New
Mexico State Police officers and 30 FBI agents in sterile jumpsuits and latex gloves sifted through the homestead
filling two large vans with evidence taken from the scene items confiscated from raised property included a range of
weapons torture devices and objects related to bondage and dominance searches of raised workplace and Dodge
Ram work truck revealed a variety of police related items he allegedly used to conduct some of his abductions
including badges a portable emergency light her baton and a piece of paper listing numerous common laws
investigators refused to publicly detail the specifics of items taken from Ray's
property after Darren white from the Department of Public Safety visited the crime scene he told reporters quote when
we witnessed firsthand the evidence at the scene it literally made my stomach turn this is very disturbing stuff white
later added that the more information authorities uncovered in relation to the case the more file that became
a major breakthrough came on March 30 in the form of a video cassette tape found
in raised toy box the tape contained footage of a woman who is strapped to the gynecological chair in raised
trailer although the footage was grainy had appeared the woman was being held there
against her will her face was completely banned in duct tape she kept making attempts to cover up her naked body and
her movement was sluggish as though she were drugged due to the poor quality of the film and the fact that the woman's
face was covered it was impossible to immediately identify her one thing was clear it was neither Cynthia veal or
Angelica Montano but an unknown third woman her only distinguishing feature was a tattoo of a swan on her leg which
was done in a tribal design believing this woman could be yet another victim of David Parker ray investigators
released an image of her distinctive Swan tattoo through the media hoping she would be identified and come forward
in the mean time little red flags were being erected throughout Ray's yard leading media to speculate they
indicated areas of interest the first soon to be conducted dick for human remains propelling this speculation was
an anonymous tip-off to the press which confirmed that bones had indeed been found on David Parker Ray's property and
were currently being examined yet tests were quick to determine that these bones
belonged to a small animal likely food scraps Ray had given to his pet dogs although no human remains had so far
been discovered at the property or anywhere else reporters held little doubt that David
Parker ray was being viewed by investigators as a potential serial killer during a news conference an FBI
spokesperson told reporters quote we are not going to rule out more victims we are not going to rule out the
possibility that this case involves homicides we have not discovered any bodies in this case we have received
information from people on the possibility of other victims and we are following up that information right now
on March 30 eight days after their arrest additional charges were filed against David Parker ray and Cindy Hendy
in relation to their second alleged victim Angelica Montano both accused now faced 25 charges in total with bail
remaining at the insurmountable amount of 1 million dollars cash both attorneys for the accused publicly declared their
clients innocent and stated that were ready to go to trial that night investigators held a town meeting for
locals and visiting media which dispelled many widespread rumors circulating about the case including one
that claimed two bodies had been retrieved from Elephant Butte Lake an announcement was made revealing that
40 more FBI agents would be joining the investigation bringing the total number of active law enforcement officials on
the case up to 100 this action was highly unusual as the suspects were already detained typically the number of
investigators decreased once suspects were in custody during the meeting locals expressed their concerns saying
they felt as though they were living in a nightmare Department of Public Safety secretary
Darren white responded quote the nightmare is behind bars this is a safe community the 10:00 a.m. on March 31 the
long-awaited dig at five on three bus Road commenced shovels and metal detectors were used along with
ground-penetrating equipment the sensed if any particular spot of Earth had recently been disturbed although
investigators wouldn't confirm to the press what they were digging for spectators assumed it could only be one
thing bodies digging occurred in three main areas beside the house towards the middle of the lot and at the rear of the
property near the chain-link fence the surrounded the home a long day of digging failed to yield any significant
discoveries the following day a cadaver dog from the Los Alamos mountain canine Corps named Guinness was brought to the
crime scene Guinness was placed in the yard for an extended period of time but he too failed to detect any human
remains as this initial dig wrapped up the FBI announced they weren't ruling out the
possibility of conducting a major excavation of the property in the future however based on a lack of finding so
far they were confident there were no bodies buried on David Parker Ray's property at the same time the search
inside Ray's home was also reaching its conclusion all up a total of 1,000 pieces of evidence had been seized this
included David Parker raised toybox the 25 foot long trailer was carefully placed onto a flatbed truck secured and
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guilty of any alleged crimes they didn't doubt the accounts given by Cynthia vo Laura Angelica Montano but to go to
trial with only circumstantial evidence was a huge risk the footage found in a toy box of the unknown woman with the
Swan tattoo added validity to the two survivors claims yet until she was identified and her ordeal was known
Ray's defense could shape the narrative and argue she was a consenting party additionally as the search for human
remains had failed so far Cindy's Hindi stories about Ray's alleged murders were nothing more than
hearsay with few remaining avenues left for investigation authorities were desperate hoping to get a more damning
testimony from her on April 6 the prosecution offered Cindy Hendy a plea deal in exchange for information on
David Parker ray her 25 charges would reduce to just five one count of conspiracy to commit kidnapping two
counts of accessory to kidnapping and two counts of accessory to criminal sexual penetration this would more than
half Handy's potential prison term of 100 years Andy accepted the plea deal during
subsequent interrogations she offered further details on David Parker Ray's alive into named several
persons of interest one name immediately stuck out to investigators as it wasn't
the first time Hindi had mentioned it to them Denis Roy Yancy she described Yancy as a close friend of
David Parker ray as the two shared similar interests 27 year-old Dennis Roy Yancy lived a
transient life hopping from one friend's couch to the next when friends had enough of him cheap motels where Yancy's
back up and he's a last resort was his parents place every so often Dennis Roy Yancy was drawn back to his
childhood town of Truth or Consequences it was never good news when the ante reappeared in town locals regarded him
as a violent criminal a reputation he'd maintained since his teens he was arrested for the first time at age 16
when he and two others broke into a house and stole a computer and stereo not long after he and he formed a
satanic cult with friends the group terrorized the local residents by vandalizing gravestones and poisoning
small pets when they threatened to start killing children local officials canceled all Halloween
festivities in town to pacify concerned parents years later Yancey served in the
United States Navy for a brief period of time but his service ended in a dishonorable discharge even Yancy's
friends were wary of his behavior many felt on edge around him it was well known that yes he had a temper and when
he drank alcohol which was often his anger worsened violently outbursts would follow where anyone could be a target
his rap sheet included convictions for domestic violence and a rape her friend also recorded Yancey saying he could
kill somebody and do not blink an eye Yancy's interest in Satanism wasn't just the passing phase during his troubled
youth he carried his faith in devil worship into his adult life would you let him at 18 years old to form a
friendship with a fellow believer David Parker ray both of Dennis Roy Yancy and David Parker ray were followers of the
Church of Satan members view Satan as a positive archetype representing pride Liberty enlightenment and individuality
although not supported by the church objectionable acts such as worshipping evil forces animal law human sacrifice
cannibalism torture and dark arts have been associated with some believers David Parker Ray's home was littered
with satanic memorabilia and he referred to his home as the Church of Satan according to Cindy Hendy rate outed
himself as a dungeon master of the local chapter of the church she alluded that he used his position to manipulate
control and torment others including Dennis Roy Yancy who she described as a quote hardcore satanic follower of Ray
it wasn't just their mutual interest in Satanism that drew Dennis Roy Yancy and David Parker ray to one another like ray
Yancy was a sadist someone who derived pleasure from others pain or humiliation a school friend recalled he answers
vivid stories of his time as a naval officer stationed in the Philippines where he'd pick up local sex workers and
used them to act out his sadomasochistic fantasies as their friendship blossomed
Yancy would stay at Ray's bus Road home whenever he was in town during one such visit ray discovered he and Nancy shared
a sexual interest in bondage whilst ENC skimmed through a pornographic magazine ray pointed the pages featuring pictures
of bound and gagged women bragging that he and an ex-wife had experimented with bondage ray showed Yancy photographs he
had taken of a completely restrained woman ENC had never met any of Rey's ex-wives
therefore he couldn't confirm the identity of the woman in Rey's photography collection investigators
believed she was more than likely one of rays captives as he was known to take pictures of the women he had abducted
whilst he tortured them this theory was substantiated when investigators questioned Dre's ex-wife's of which he
had several who all denied participating in acts of bondage with Rey knowing that Yancy was a fellow
sadomasochists Rey gave him a tour of the inside of his toy box like a teacher educating an eager pupil he explained
how each of his different devices and instruments worked including how to use nipple clamps and administer electric
shocks soon Yancy and raised friendship involved entertaining their two mutual interests Satanism and sadism the pair
engaged the services of sex workers to participate in consensual acts involving bondage and sadomasochism some of these
instances occurred within Ray's toy box later when Cindy Hendy came on the scene
the three would participate in such sex acts together in describing Yancy's overt diversion to his master Rey Cindy
Hendy proceeded to make serious allegations implicating both men in a murder handi alleged that Yancy and Rey once
held against his ex-wife captive at five one three bus road after days of torturing and sexually assaulting the
woman Rey ordered Yancy to kill her as Yancy strangled his ex-wife to death race stood in a corner taking
photographs afterwards the men bundled the woman's body into Ray's car and drove out into the desert during the
trip Yancy continued to violate his ex-wife's body eventually they reached a suitably
isolated location where the pair disposed of the body taking extra care to ensure that it wouldn't be found in
the following days yen si got drunk and was in such a state of euphoria that Rey
grew increasingly concerned that his young accomplice would tell someone about what they had done or worse they
will reveal the location of the body unbeknownst en si a week after the murder Rey returned to the spot where
they had left the body and moved it to a different location although Rey later told Cindy Hendy of
having relocated the body he didn't specify exactly where Cindy Hendy claimed this murder took place years
before she even met David Parker ray and she only knew about it because he bragged about it to her although
incriminating it was immediately clear the accusations made by Cindy Hendy against the Dennis Roy Yancy for the
murder of his ex-wife didn't hold up a quick background check by investigators uncovered that Yancy had never been
divorced and thus never could have had an ex-wife he was currently married to a woman named Christina who investigators
found alive and well in another blow to Hindi story Christina defended her husband the Noyan
claims Yancy was a sexual sadist she insisted he had never shown an interest in what she described as quote deviant
sexual behavior Christina didn't deny her husband's friendship with David Parker ray recalling several instances
where Yancy took her to visit five one three bath Road the first was on their wedding day in September in 1997
the newlyweds were heading to Elephant Butte Lake when the inci made a brief stop at race house on the way during
another visit Christina's three-year-old child was playing in raised yard and wandered in the direction of a large
white trailer towards the rear of the property Rhea quickly stopped the child and warned Christina that they could
never go back there Christina respected raised demand but noted it as odd christina further
revealed that during a brief separation with her husband in 1998 ENT had commenced the sexual relationship with
Cindy Hendy when Christina and Nancy got back together he confessed that the pleasure hindiii found in violent sex
acts had made him uncomfortable christina also noticed her husband had developed an emotional drinking habit
during this time investigators track to Dennis Roy Yancy to an address in Williamsburg a small village on the
western edge of Truth or Consequences he was a fairly unremarkable man of Valene
build with sharp cheekbones and a head of dark hair he agreed to be interviewed about the David Parker ray case but
information gained amounted to very little yen she admitted he participated in consensual sex acts with Ray and
Cindy Hendy he also revealed the Rae would occasionally invite sex workers who specialized in bondage and
sadomasochism to join them in the toy box during one trip to obtain the services of a sex worker ray expressed
an interest in abducting an unwilling participant to truly fulfill their sadomasochistic desires but Yancy
assured investigators they never acted out on the idea yet she firmly denied at the accusation that he had strangled a
woman to death in Ray's toy box he insisted that all sex acts done inside the trailer involved consenting and
willing parties he strongly rejected Cindy handy's claims that a murder had ever taken
place undeterred by Yancy's denial Andy stood by her claim that he was a murderer inquiries continued but without
evidence investigators couldn't even be sure a murder had even taken place they were dealing with two unreliable parties
locked in a case of he said she said on the afternoon of April 9 1999 police held their third interview with Denis
Roy Yancy in an interrogation room at the truth or consequences State Police office at 1:30 p.m.
ENC was seated before FBI Special Agent Gary Brodin and sergeant Casey Rogers from the New Mexico State Police Rodgers
had been on the David Parker ray case since the beginning he had entered and searched the infamous toy box torture
chamber observed the confronting evidence collected from Ray's home and listened to the disturbing details about
the heinous crimes he'd committed further adding to the sheer horror of the case was the knowledge Ray had
accomplices criminal couples were not unheard of therefore Handy's involvement though shocking was not unique it was
Dennis Roy Yancy's alleged involvement as stuck out is particularly concerning if what andy said was true ray had roped
a completely outsider in on his despicable acts it was yet to be determined if that was an indictment on
ray or Yancy Rogers desperately wanted justice for the victims but every new breakthrough in the case had so far led
to a massive road block in Yancy's third interview investigators line of questioning centered around a detail
Cindy Hendy had mentioned in one of her statements she alleged but when the auntie strangled the woman to death in
the toy box the victim lost control of her bodily functions investigators told Yancey they intended
to test the floor of the trailer for DNA to determine if what Hindi said was true
ENC continued to deny any involvement sergeant Rogers was nearly at his wits end he looked he and he straight in the
eye and said they could obtain DNA from all kinds of sources quote block that poor woman who lost control of her
bodily functions and pissed on the floor when you were sitting on her chest choking the life out of her Rodgers
blunt comment seemed to switch something inside of he ends his mine he snapped back quote I was forced to do it
they made me strangle her stunned by Yancy's sudden confession Rodgers pressed for more information but a panic
TNT just kept repeating quote I was forced into doing it I didn't want to choke her after calming down yes he
asked for a lawyer but quickly changed his mind and instead offered a full confession
sergeant Rogers asked what only start with who it was that you had in David Parker Ray's house who was it that you
all killed without hesitation ent replied Marie Parker [Music] Marie Parker was a 22 year old single
mother of two she and Dennis Roy Yancy had been a couple back in 1993 but their relationship wasn't healthy
at one point Marie confided to a neighbor that Yancey had raped her Marie told others of her growing fear she had
of her boyfriend remarking that she no longer felt safe being in the same room with him unless another person was
present the relationship ended after Marie reported Yancey for domestic violence a charge that led to a
conviction years later around at the end of June 1997 Marie was evicted from her
apartment for failing to pay rent she had since been living in a tent on the western shore line of Elephant Butte
Lake behind the suburban estate of hotsprings Landing to ensure her two young daughters had a warm bed and a
roof over their heads Marie sent them to stay with people she trusted until she got back on her feet on the morning of
July 5 1997 Marie took her daughter's to the local swimming pool and spent the day with her
brother and a friend that afternoon she dropped her daughters off at a friend's house before heading back to her
lakeside attend at around 5 p.m. Marie left the camp in her 1993 Geo Metro car and drove to the blue waters saloon the
local watering hole in Elephant Butte her night was spent drinking and dancing with friends shortly before midnight
Marie mentioned to others that she had to go and check on her daughters but would return to the bar later yet by the
time the bar had closed Marie was nowhere to be seen assuming Murray was with her daughters
her friends were startled to spot her car in the saloons parking lot mowgli concerned about her whereabouts the
group drove around town looking for maria until 2:00 a.m. but founded no sign of her by the following morning
Murray still hadn't reappeared her brother checked her can't cite by Elephant Butte Lake and discovered that
Murray's belongings were gone over the following days her car remained in the parking lot of the blue water saloon and
no one saw Murray come or go the car doors were unlocked and Murray's purse was left between the two front seats the
most recent paycheck was unclaimed at the convenience store where she worked when Murray still hadn't shown up by
July 7 her family reported her missing a police officer attempted to locate Murray during their investigations they
learned she was known to occasionally use an alias angel Morrison Murray also had a history of suffering from suicidal
thoughts based on this information police believed Murray Parker had either taken her own life
or left town for good under her alias although the investigation ended without evidence to prove either theory so
Murray Parker's missing persons file remained open throughout the following weeks months and years
Murray's family refused to give up and continued to search for her during a telephone interview with the press
Marie's mother stated quote I've been searching and searching for two years I've got her on almost every
prayer chain in the entire United States two years is a hell of a long time to go
without your friend your daughter your blood on April 9 1999 almost two years after Marie Parker disappeared
Dennis Roy Yancy finally revealed the truth about what really happened to his ex-girlfriend living and working in the
Albuquerque at the time Yancey was surprised when he's estranged to father Martin contacted him and suggested they
take a road trip together to get reacquainted Martin was a paraplegic Vietnam War veteran who had since taken
up painting he planned to fund of their trip by selling his artwork along the way feeling like he was going nowhere in
his current job ent agreed to join his father on the road he had just one request that they take a detour and make
a short stop off in Elephant Butte Yancy explained he had some stuff he wanted to
pick up from her friend's house and also wanted to stop by to wish his sister a happy birthday as she lived in the area
Martin agreed after the 150 mile drive south Yancey in the company of his father went to visit his old friend
David Parker ray as it was the 4th of July weekend accommodation options were limited in Elephant Butte as the town
was busy with tourists spending the holiday celebrating at the lake as such ray happily invited his visitors to stay
at his house Dennis Roy Yancy spent Saturday July 5 drinking steadily a raised place until
he felt buzzed later that night a visitor arrived 2 5 1-3 bass road it was David Parker raised thirty year old
daughter Glenda gene ray better known by her nickname Jesse drugs were a major problem in both
Elephant Butte and its neighboring town truth or consequences due to their rural
locations the town's tended to attract drifters living fail of the law or others wanting to outrun their own
troubled pasts local drug dealers were always ready in too willing to make a quick buck of the most vulnerable
members in the community one such dealer was Jesse ray she sold crystal meth cocaine and
marijuana to anyone who asked Jesse was easily recognizable around a town her presence was often forewarned by the
grumble of her motorcycle as it cruised down the Main streets the motorcycle didn't quite suit Jesse a thin blond
haired woman with aviator style reading glasses described as quiet and reserved in much the same way she stood out at
her local horn a div' rock-and-roll biker bar in town but to those who knew her well Jesse was far from the meek
young woman she appeared she carried a powerful presence which hid a violent streak that would emerge when provoked
ex-girlfriends had reported her for incidence of domestic violence but no charges were ever laid in one incident
she attacked her ex pay and his new girlfriend with pepper spray after Jesse was asked to leave their house although
she had deep roots in the Elephant Butte community it wasn't so much a home for Jesse Ray she moved around often and
switched jobs constantly while operating under different aliases Linda Brenda or
[ __ ] her employment history included stints as a cab driver pizza delivery driver
and following in her father's footsteps and mechanic she had a young daughter who was being raised in Louisiana by
Jessie's mother Glenda David Parker raised third ex-wife Jesse had a temperamental relationship with
her father David Parker ray the two were close but also prone to conflict back in
1986 jesse was living with her father on his ranch in fence lake New Mexico they
grew marijuana in a small greenhouse on their farmland which Jesse would then sell to locals in June that year
Jesse accused ray of withholding money owed to her and an altercation followed seemingly spurred on by this event she
contacted the FBI and volunteered information implicating David Parker ray in acts of slavery according to FBI
agent Doug Belden quote Jesse alleged that David Parker ray was abducting and torturing women and selling them to
buyers in Mexico throughout the following year the FBI dug around to see if they could find anything substantial
to support Jesse Ray's claims but she had been so nonspecific that nothing surfaced
the FBI were unable to determine who the alleged abducted victims were has Jesse
offered them no names agents visited David Parker raised ranch where they questioned him directly but
he confidently denied the allegations open and upfront with these answers ray gave authorities no impression he was
hiding something soon after this interview rain moved back to Albuquerque and because he
wasn't formally charged no one followed after him with absolutely no evidence to
support Jesse Ray's accusations the FBI dropped the case who was suspected that the whole situation was a lie concocted
by Jesse in spite of her father this all occurred thirteen years prior to the arrest of David Parker ray in relation
to the abduction captivity and torture of women in Elephant Butte David Parker ray didn't know his daughter reported
him to the FBI he was told they had received an anonymous tip over time the father and daughter patched up their
relationship and became very close spending time together whenever Jesse ray moved back to town Jesse ray also
shared a close friendship with Dennis Roy Yancy when both were in town they take time to catch up spending most of
their time together drinking dancing and playing pool or the local dive bars or partying out by the lake when Nancy
arrived in town with his father on the 4th of July weekend Jesse was eager to catch up with her old friend she drove
her motorcycle up to five one three bus road in the sweltering hot evening of July 5 1997 where Yancy was inside
intoxicated after a brief catch-up Jesse asked her father if she could borrow his Dodge Ram
truck to get around at that evening David Parker ray agreed and handed the keys over Jesse asked Nancy to join her
on a drive to the blue waters saloon during the 10-minute Drive Jesse told Nancy they were going to the bar to pick
up his ex-girlfriend Marie Parker Nancy and Murray hadn't maintained a friendship since their breakup but they
had run into each other at a party the previous day and got mildly reacquainted Nancy felt their interaction had been a
positive one as he had given Marie advice on how to overcome her current living situation night had fallen by the
time Jesse and Nancy pulled up at the blue water saloon on the corner of Warm Springs Boulevard and highway 195
country music and joyful chatter emanated from the building leaving Yancey alone in the truck
Jesse exited the vehicle and disappeared into the bar inside the walls were adorned with americana decor not
atypical for a country town watering hole patrons guzzled back B whilst dancing two-step and playing pool on an
overworked pool table a short time later he caught sight of Jesse emerging from the bar with her was Marie Parker
marika lumped into the passenger seat and Jesse got behind the wheel sandwiching Yancey between the two women
Jesse told them she had to make a quick stop to conduct a drug deal but assured it wouldn't take long
the trio required as Jesse drove into the empty darkness of the town outskirts stopping a while later at a secluded
hilltop she climbed out of the car and after looking around she told the others that the dealer
hadn't arrived yet and they'd have to wait a while Maria Nancy waited in the car making
small talk to pass the time Jesse paced around to the passenger side of the vehicle and opened the door Marie
turned to her and was struck with terror when she noticed Jesse pointing a revolver at her Jesse used her free hand
to pull out a pair of handcuffs frozen in fear Marie didn't resist as Jesse clipped the cuffs underwear wrists
pointing the gun into the car Jesse demanded both the Yancey and Marie to get out the pair followed orders and
Jesse led them to the rear of the truck after opening the back door she ordered Yancey to get in and hold Marie down yes
he did as it was told inside the truck he climbed on top of Marie and cocooned her body with his ensuring she was out
of sight and unable to move Yancey recalled that Marie was so petrified that there was no need to put his hand
over her mouth she didn't make a sound before Jesse slammed the door shut behind them she barked sit down shut up
and don't move or I'll kill you Jessie resumed her position behind the wheel and drugged the truck away from the area
while Yancy continued to haunt me right down in the back after a short drive the
car began to rattle it was cleared Jessie had turned to the vehicle onto a gravel road
not long after Jessie pulled the car into a driveway and brought it to a stop Jessie exited the car and dnc soon
followed they were at 5 1 3 bass Road the truck had been parked alongside the long white trailer located at the rear
of the property the trailer door swung open and David Parker ray emerged ray grabbed Mary Parker from the rear of the
truck and with Jessie's Hope dragged the front woman into the toy box closing the
door behind them during his confession Yancy told investigators he didn't enter the toy box for the duration of Marie
Parker's captivity but knew exactly what would happen to her inside after maryse abduction Nancy wandered
into Ray's house where he grabbed a beer and started drinking he debated whether
he should call the police but feared what ray and Jessie would do to him if he did instead he put the situation to
the back of his morning and went about his life as usual for the next few days all the while he was staying at David
Parker Ray's house Marie was only a few feet away being put through unimaginable
horror yes his father Martin was also staying on the property completely oblivious to anything that was going on
in the soundproof steel reinforced padlocked trailer in the backyard David Parker ray continued his normal routine
each day he'd go to work for the state parks department we need returned home in the evening
he'd head straight to the toy box where he'd spend most of the nine around three nights later Jesse ray
returned to the borrowed property she told Yancey that her father was quote done playing and it was time for
Marie Parker to go ENC followed her Jessie into the toy box Marie was lying on a portable army-style
caught with her eyes closed and covered with cotton wool she appeared to be sleeping yes he was handed a rope and
understood exactly what was expected of him he didn't argue or resist using two hands he wrapped the rope around Marie's
neck and tightened it Marie began to fight making it difficult for Yancey to hold her still he put Annie on her chest
and pressed down to hold her in place completely restrained Murray could do nothing to save herself Jesse ray
watched on all David Parker ray held up his camera photographing Murray's final moments
when Maury Dodd Yancey and Jesse proceeded to wrap her body in a green blanket and place her into the back of
David Parker Ray's Dodge Ram truck during the night the trio drove out to an isolated
stretch of the highway where they dumped her body in a deep ravine in the middle
of nowhere as they rolled Murray's body out of the blanket and into the ravine David Parker ray turned to Yancy and
warned him don't say anything or you'll join her he and his father Martin left Ray's
property a few days later they were having a drink together later in the week when Martin started reliving
stories of his time as a soldier in the Vietnam War during the conversation about the
killings the Martin witnessed during that time ENC interrupted his father and said pop I've done something terrible I
don't know how to tell you this I killed somebody that didn't deserve to die and
I wish it was me that was dead after confessing to investigators to the murder of his ex-girlfriend Marie Parker
Denis Roy Yancy was charged with five counts kidnapping first-degree murder conspiracy to commit kidnapping
conspiracy to commit murder and tampering with evidence if convicted he faced a potential prison term of forty
six and a half years yes he strongly maintained that he had nothing to do with the planning of the murder and
simply went along with David Parker ray and Jesse ray fearing the consequences if he refused cooperating fully with the
investigation Yancy led investigators to where the trio had left Marie Parker's body an isolated part of the highway
about 15 miles west of Elephant Butte where arid Hill scape was surrounded by Bracken the remote part of the highway
stretched on for miles with no distinguishing features to spark Yancy's memory as to where exactly Murray had
been dumped everything looked the same with no landmarks or houses to differentiate one
area from the next ent felt somewhat confident he had directed authorities to the correct location of Marie's body
however he couldn't be 100% certain the night the group had driven Marie's body yen she spent the trip lying in the back
of the truck so he didn't get a proper look at the surroundings all he could remember clearly was that the ravine was
about 25 feet from the edge of the road and two there were large power lines nearby this information wasn't much help
given that the road ravine and powerlines stretched on for miles after an extensive search authorities were
unable to recover Marie Parker's body had the identified saw it they suspected Cindy Hendy as part of the story was
true that in the week after the murder Ray had returned for the scene and to move to the body to a different unknown
location but investigators didn't give up the search they scanned along highways less traveled roads and of
numerous areas in and around Elephant Butte Lake Denis Roy Yancy trailed them in handcuffs on each location in an
attempt to jog his memory but it was fruitless the search area was simply too vast covering the State Park highways
caves abandoned mines and desert plains cadaver dogs were used extensively but they too found nothing over the
following weeks numerous calls came in from hikers and campers having found bones at the Elephant Butte State Park
however testing revealed none of the bones were human with no body discovered Dennis Roy Yancy suddenly recanted
everything he'd confessed and revealed he would now be pleading not guilty to Marie Parker's murder
On June 30 1999 a fisherman at Elephant Butte Lake spotted a burlap sack floating across the surface of the water
he retrieved to the bag and when he pulled it close he noticed that was secreting a strange liquid looking
inside he was sickened to discover what appeared to be human remains and he quickly phoned the police tests later
revealed the fisherman suspicions were indeed correct the burlap sack had fished out of Elephant Butte Lake
contained human muscle tissue investigators didn't have any of Murray Parker's DNA on file to test the tissue
against a search through Murray's medical records failed to provide anything of use the only possible way of
gaining Murray's DNA was to create a reconstruction of it using samples provided by both of her biological
parents Marie's mother agreed to provide a DNA sample however Murray's father said he couldn't
100% confirm that Murray was his biological daughter ever since Murray was young he toyed with the thought of
having a paternity test done to be sure but it had never gone ahead without a reliable DNA sample from either Murray
Parker herself or one reconstructed from the DNA of her biological parents investigators could not confirm whether
the human remains found in the lake belonged to Marie Parker to this day the remains have never been positively
identified and to Murray Parker's body has never been recovered Murray Park is murder although a huge breakthrough had
reached the same abrupt and unresolved conclusion as every other lead in the David Parker ray case
determined to find conclusive evidence of David Parker Ray's crimes the FBI continued to reach out to witnesses and
potential victims through the media news reports prominently featured the image of the Swan tattoo belonging to the
unknown woman who appeared restrained in the toy box in one of Ray's homemade videos investigators were certain the
woman in the footage had been held by Ray against her will as investigators continued to search through files for
any unsolved missing persons cases that could be linked to David Parker ray a call came in
someone had recognized the woman with the Swan tattoo to be continued in the third and final
installment of the series next week [Music] you [Music]

Case 96: The Toy Box (Part 2)

[Part 2 of 3]

Part two of the three-part Toy Box series…

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Brief Summary

Angelica Montano's abduction by David Parker Ray leads to shocking confessions and unresolved mysteries surrounding other victims.

Key points

Angelica's Abduction. Angelica Montano shares her harrowing story of being kidnapped and tortured.
Ray's Disturbing Confession. Cindy Hendy reveals shocking details about David Parker Ray's crimes.
Evidence Collection Begins. Police and FBI sift through David Parker Ray's property, collecting disturbing evidence.
Video Cassette Breakthrough. A video tape found in Ray's toy box reveals a woman held against her will.
Plea Deal Offered. Cindy Hendy accepts a plea deal in exchange for information on David Parker Ray.
Murder Allegations Surface. Cindy Hendy implicates Dennis Roy Yancy in a murder, but inconsistencies arise.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I was just kidnapped by a couple.

Angelica recounts her abduction to Deputy Gary Labor.

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Tension

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