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Summary: Toybox of Terror
Review: David Ray Parker along with his girlfriend Cindy Hendy get their "kicks" from abducting unwilling women and holding them captive for three days. During those days, the unimaginable happens. David Ray has a Toybox of Terror that is filled with sexual aids, a gynecology chair and a video camera. After he has had his way with them he drugs them and leaves them in the middle of nowhere. It is appalling to think of what these women went through. This guy is sick and demented, unfortunately he's smart too.
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Summary: Toybox of Terror
Review: David Ray Parker along with his girlfriend Cindy Hendy get their "kicks" from abducting unwilling women and holding them captive for three days. During those days, the unimaginable happens. David Ray has a Toybox of Terror that is filled with sexual aids, a gynecology chair and a video camera. After he has had his way with them he drugs them and leaves them in the middle of nowhere. It is appalling to think of what these women went through. This guy is sick and demented, unfortunately he's smart too.
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Summary: Cries In The Desert
Review: I didn't think this book was that great. I had to force myself to finish it. It does not delve very deep into the lives of the players, just skims across the surface. Also, there are so mnay people mentioned in this book, it is hard to keep them all straight!
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Summary: It was a page turner!
Review: I read this book in 24 hours, and although, it is true that there are many people mentioned and at times I had to back track a little to see if I missed something, it was worth it. It wasn't so distracting that I would quit it all together, and believe me there are many books out there much, much worse. All and all I thought it was fast paced and easy to read. It is amazing to me that I'd never heard of this before, as huge as it was. And It never ceases to amaze me the atrocities that people can do to other people. It is a scary, scary, story and for the people who survived David Parker Ray, I hope you may somehow find peace.
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Summary: This story could have been better written
Review: I really think this story about David Ray Parker could have made a much better book.
I always like it when a author gives you a lot of details about the person who committed the crime,why he/she did this to the victims
On the end i still had no better picture of David Ray Parker or his daughter or his girlfriend(s).
This book was more about (how can i explain) the facts. then everything around it.
Maybe some of you will say, wauw thats what i want, but i read a lot of true crime but this was a bit disappointing to me.
On the end it keeps you with a lot of questions and because of the way he wrote the story..it was not very frightening, although it was of course horrifying to hear of these facts.
Before i read this book i had never heard of David Ray Parker or the crimes he committed.There is another book on this crime. called Slow death by James Fielder.
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Summary: Couldn't even finish it.................
Review: I thought it was an excellent primer for beginning to understand this type of criminal mind. Particularly in light of the unspeakable horrors we see in the news daily,about sexual predator abductions.
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Summary: Misconceptions
Review: Knowing the history and facts behind this fictional story gives alot of perspective on this paticular review. For any individual that had or has access to any of the actual public and sealed documents concerning this case, it tends to leave a great deal of food for thought.When a mistake is made by any government agency, of course, it's an embarrassment, especially considering the last couple of decades for a reminder.Some folks in this great nation are finally realizing that our government and law enforcement agencies are not infallible and that when put in a compromising position will do just about anything to save face and funds.It's not a pleasent reality that this portrays, but unfortunately true.If given the oportunity to find fact from fiction, would you take it??
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Summary: The Prosecutor's View
Review: The book contains some factual errors. The cover notes that the events began in the FALL of 1999. Actually the events began in March 1999 - the Spring. One of the "photographs" is alleged to be an x-ray depiction of the "Toy Box". It may be an artists rendering but is not accurate as to how the interior of the Toy Box appeared. However, John Glatt does a very good job in regard to the background of the individuals involved inthe crimes committed in this case. His coverage of the trials wold have been more in depth and accurate had he been at the actual trials in New Mexico. The only postscript I would add is that the New Mexico Court of Appeals denied the appeals filed by David Ray's attorney in March / April of 2002. David Parler Ray died in prison on May 29, 2002 from conditions related to heart disease.
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Summary: horrors abound
Review: Well done. Moves at a good clip. Includes many details/info that were left out in the other book. Written by a professional journalist who knows what he's doing and it shows. Am glad this writer left out tiresome banter between DA Yontz and teen reporter Frances Baird, etc., am also relieved we don't have to read about all the "evidence" that the first judge threw out and prosecutor moaned about (when he should have simply been better prepared).
What also makes this a better version is that this writer stays with the victims and perpetrators--as he should, because that's the only story that matters, BECAUSE THAT IS THE STORY. Also, told in chronological order, and that matters a lot here. Am I saying this is the definitive on this sadist David Parker Ray? Of course not, that's why I gave it four instead of five stars. Someone out there, maybe like Mailer, a writer with time and a good budget ought to dig up the WHOLE DAMN STORY, ALL OF IT, ETC. Until then CRIES IN THE DESERT will have to do & comes fairly close. A good true crime tale. Too bad Ray and his sadistic cohorts weren't put through all that they put their victims through. This is a nightmare tale about a truly sick white trash bunch.
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