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this episode on your app or on our website it was 322 p.m. on March 22 1999 when
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Sierra counties 9-1-1 emergency central dispatch received a call from a local residential number when the operator
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answered or they could hear on the other end of the line was a muffled commotion
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like an altercation was taking place nothing distinguishable was said and the caller soon hung up sensing something
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was wrong the 9-1-1 operator phoned the number back minutes later and a woman answered sounding flustered and
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irritated the woman apologized for making the initial call brushing it off as a mistake she insisted everything was
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fine before abruptly hanging up after this second call the 9-1-1 operator felt the situation was a little off wanting
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to make sure everything was okay the operator radioed through the local police they request that an officer
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conduct a welfare check of the property from where the phone calls were made Sierra County deputy David Alston
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accepted the task the phone number was listed under the address five one three baths Road in Hot
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Springs landing a small suburban community located on the northeastern cusp of the new mexico town Elephant
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Butte situated near the southwestern corner of New Mexico State Elephant Butte is a small and quiet desert
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Township with a population of just over 1,000 people the town mostly attracts retirees people looking to settle and
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slow down and amongst the space Sun and serenity residents and visitors alike are drawn
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to the relaxing lake lifestyle offered by the town due to its proximity to Elephant Butte Lake nestled on the
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townships eastern edge spread over 36,000 acres with more than 200 miles of shoreline the lake is a mecca for
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outdoor recreational activity from camping and picnicking to fishing boating and water sports during warmer
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holiday seasons the lake attracts upwards of 100,000 visitors to its shores it's the 84th largest man-made
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lake in the United States and crosses at the Rio Grande River which forms part of
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the border separating the u.s. from Mexico Elephant Butte Lake lies within Elephant Butte State Park the largest
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state park in New Mexico the park is maintained tuned overseen by Park officers like Krista Cassie and Michael
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Lanford on the afternoon of March 22 to Gussie and Langford were at the state parks office getting through a routine
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uneventful day as 3 o'clock ASP the pier started to notice increasing chatter over local police radio when they heard
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mention of a bass road address their eyes locked as part of their employment with the state park staff members were
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offered residential properties around town to lease it incredibly low prices bass road was an area where parks
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employees lived taking advantage of the cheap rent believing the situation may involve one of their colleagues officers
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the gassy and Langford decided to attend the address to see if they could offer assistance to deputy Elston
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the drive north from the state parks office to bass road only took a few minutes as the pair approached the scene
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they caught sight of a green car pulled over to the side of the road a woman was
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standing nearby waving her arms frantically the gassy and Lanford slowed their vehicle to a stop
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the woman was visibly rattled and told them she had just witnessed a naked woman covered in blood come running down
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the road a chain clearly visible around her neck the officer scanned the immediate area
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but the naked woman described was nowhere to be seen aware that more officers were on their
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way the Gaussian Lanford ordered the witness the state put they couldn't wait around they needed to continue onwards
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to the location of the emergency call five one three bus road bass road is located in Hot Springs
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landing a small suburban community consisting of mobile homes lining dirt roads named after fish Pike catfish
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trout and a bass sporadic desert shrubbery provided little shade two front lawns which
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consisted mostly of coarse sand and patches of dry wild grass framing the eastern edge of the community was the
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shoreline of Elephant Butte Lake and further out the arid flat endless horizon of dusty grasslands and cracked
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earth of the New Mexico desert the Gaussian Lanford were the first to arrive at five one three bus road much
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like others in the area the property was unremarkable a single-story double-wide
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mobile home with white exterior walls and a flat corrugated iron roof a makeshift shed was attached to one side
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and piles of junk old boats and several semi-truck trailers were scattered around the messy grounds a chain-link
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fence frame to the front of the property with a small metal plate attached that warned beware of the dog propped up on
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the front lawn was a large wooden sign a red David P ray [Music] offices too gassy and Lanford approached
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the house at 5:00 on three baths rode with curiosity contrary to the earlier radio communication from 9-1-1 dispatch
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there were no signs of a commotion or altercation at the address it was quiet and nobody appeared to be home knocks to
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the front door went unanswered and - nothing stirred within the pair decided to wait for deputy Elston to arrive
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before advancing any further in the meantime another call was received at Sierra counties nine one one
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emergency central dispatch the naked woman with a chain around her neck had been spotted again this time running
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down Spring Lane Boulevard a remote road lined with dry shrubbery desert vegetation and the odd home the
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woman attempted to wave down and get into passing cars but frightened as drivers quickly locked their doors and
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sped away local resident Doris was driving home after doing some grocery shopping when she spotted the naked
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woman running along the road Doris later stated quote that's when I saw all the chains on her and the blood she was just
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running around in circles at first I thought someone was chasing her but I didn't see anyone she had blood on her
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face it was quite a shock she didn't say anything she didn't make any noise at all she just looked wild but the time
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police officers arrived for the area and searched for the woman she was nowhere to be seen
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as reports spread of the strange happenings around hot springs landing deputy Elston arrived two five one three
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bus road we're officers the gassy and lands that were waiting they informed the deputy that the house appeared empty
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which was unusual considering the 9-1-1 call was made there only minutes earlier
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as the trio discussed their next step Sierra County Sheriff Terry Byers arrived on the scene the four officers
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decided to split up in teams and circle the property each entering the building through separate doors quickly yet
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carefully that cleared the house checking each room for persons who may need assistance however no one was
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inside the officers reconvened in the living room a dreary lived in space full of mess and clutter heavily curtain'd
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windows offered little light against the dated striped wallpaper and dark timber
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furnishings the room was cramped and lacked a warmth or comfort tucked away in a corner was an out-of-place bed
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pieces of green glass were scattered across its surface and a broken lamp lay on the floor nearby the mattress was
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stained with blood as was the carpet below and a bloody ice pick was spotted on the floor next to the bed it was
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clear a violent struggle had taken place there recently and that someone had been
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badly injured immediately observable above the bed were chains and hooks hanging from sliding steel rods operated
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by a system of pulleys they also found a box resembling a coffin pushed against the wall with
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shackles inside perhaps most disturbing weather chains with padlocks extending from the four corners of the bed the
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attending officers were struck with the unnerving possibility that someone might
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have been restrained there hanging from pegboards on the wall were a variety of sinister looking handmade devices made
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from sharp scrap metals in another room of the house two chains hung from the ceiling shoulder-width
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apart inside this room was another bed as well as a dresser the top surface of the dresser was cluttered with many
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menacing objects on display pliers scissors clips harnesses muzzles and sex toys graphic images of hardcore
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pornography were stuck to the walls unsure exactly of what they had discovered the four officers went back
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outside what they had found inside the house was unlike anything they had ever seen before as they speculated over what
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may have happened yet another call was made to 9-1-1 this time a female caller told the operator quote i'm calling for
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a young lady that ran into my house she says she's just been raped she's got a chain on her send someone right away
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this lady's naked she says they've been holding her for three days responding to
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this call Sierra County deputy Peter bow Widow it's drive down the cracked asphalt strip of hot springs Landing
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Road as his colleagues were searching the borrowed property just meters away though we do' it spotted an elderly man
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standing at the front of her home waving him down the man introduced himself as Donald he told the widow it's that a
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young naked woman with a chain around her neck had barged into his house a short while ago desperately pleading for
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help the woman was frightened and bleeding Donald's wife Darlene immediately contacted emergency services and was
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currently inside tending to the woman has been widowed at Cindy's part in her approach the couple's mobile home the
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woman rushed out the front door towards them she was clearly distressed a pink robe
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was draped over her bruised scratched and bloodied body and a metal collar clamped together with a padlock was
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visible around her neck a chain that appeared to be about five feet long was attached to the collar dragging behind
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her the woman screamed out to the officers go and let them get me she revealed her name Cynthia V Hill
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Cynthia explained that days earlier she had been kidnapped by a man and a woman they took her to their house where they
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chained her up inside and refused to let her go she was repeatedly raped and tortured by her captors Cynthia didn't
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know the address where she was hold nor did she ever get a good look at the exterior of the property
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she was only ever kept inside away from the windows Cinthia referred to her male captor as
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dave pointing to the attending police officers uniform she remarked he was one of them she referred to her female
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captor as Cindy with confidence cynthia claimed if she saw her captors again she
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could easily identify them cynthia was rushed to Sierra Vista Hospital for immediate treatment with the information
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shared so far provided to police the dots were starting to connect between each scene in hot springs landing
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it appeared Cynthia veal had been imprisoned at five one three bus road for several days after she managed to
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escape she sprinted along neighboring roads where she was spotted by multiple witnesses before taking refuge in the
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house of Donald and Darlene elsewhere state parks officer Byron Wilson was finishing up paperwork in his
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office and was almost ready to go home for the day when he heard chatter over the police radio about a naked woman
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running through the streets a potential rape and an address on bass road realizing the situation unfolding
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involved a state parks property Wilson decided to forego heading home and headed straight to Hot Springs landing
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to find out what was going on on his way officer Wilson spotted a cream-colored Toyota motorhome traveling in the
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opposite direction down Rock Canyon Road as the RV approached Wilson caught sight
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of the male driver and his female passenger although he didn't know the couple well Wilson recognized the man as
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his colleague from the state parks a mechanic named David Parker ray David Parker ray had lived in Elephant Butte
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since 1993 and was well-liked within the local community considered friendly and
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approachable ray was the kind of guy who was always happy to do favors for others
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sitting beside him in the motorhome was his partner Cindy Hendy officer Wilson casually waved at the
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couple as their vehicle passed or when Wilson reached the crime scene at five one three bus road he quickly
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learned it was David Parker Ray's property stories were emerging of alleged abduction imprisonment and rape
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realizing he had only just recently crossed paths with Ray in Hindi as they drove away from the area Wilson
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suspected the couple were in the process of making an escape following Wilson's directions police car sped to where the
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couple were last sighted Rock Canyon Road and near three and a half mile stretch they cut through Elephant Butte
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and moved northerly into the rural desert outskirts they assumed David Parker ray and Cindy Hendy were fleeing
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into the expensive New Mexico desert but were confident they couldn't have traveled far in the lumbering motor home
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with lights flashing and sirens wailing police cars descended on Rock Canyon Road from all directions
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officer Byron Wilson had gotten as far as nearby Springfield Boulevard when he was surprised to cross paths again with
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David Parker Ray's motor home it was not escaping outwards into the desert as expected but strangely appeared to be
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homeward bound Wilson performed a swift u-turn and caught up behind to the RV he signaled
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for it to pull over the are they slowed moved to the side of the road and came to a stop other officers arrived and
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surrounded the motor home David Parker ray was ordered via loudspeaker to step out of the vehicle
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he yelled back saying this wasn't necessary the police repeated their demand the
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RV's door swung open 59 year-old David Parker ray emerged his skin wrinkled and tanned from the Desert Sun a bushy blond
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mustache hung over his upper lip and his thin white colored hair was slicked back
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the moment Ray's feet hit the ground he was knocked down handcuffed cutted down and forced into the rear seat of a
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waiting police car Ray's partner thirty nine-year-old Cindy Hendy emerged next the slim blonde woman was covered in her
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own blood which wept from a deep gash above her left ear she too was quickly restrained and - scored it straight to
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hospital David Parker ray was taken to Richard R Cooper boat safety training center located inside Elephant Butte
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Lake State Park the training center was closer and better equipped than local police stations for Elephant Butte small
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population and violent crimes involving kidnapping rape and torture were incredibly a typical drug and property
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crimes were standard violent crimes did occur but most were common assaults understanding this highly unusual and
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sensitive case required the resources of a larger more experienced policing department Sierra County Sheriff Terry
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Byers called in assistance from New Mexico State Police New Mexico State Police criminal investigator Wesley la
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Cuesta arrived at the training center had around a 555 that evening after being briefed on the situation the
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Questor ordered that no one was to interview David Parker ray until he first spoke with the alleged victim
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Cynthia veal 22 year-old Cynthia veal had been a Sierra Vista Hospital since 4 p.m.
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still in shock from her ordeal Cynthia repeated the mantra I'm safe here I'm safe here as nurses treated her starving
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she was given food but promptly throw it back up her body was covered in cuts and bruises
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and caked with dried blood a thorough examination was carried out to determine the extent of her injuries and a rape
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kit was administered during these tests Cynthia broke down sobbing saying why me
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why me why did they do that to me all Cynthia's injuries were external and none were considered life-threatening
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but it was clear the metal collar around her neck was causing her great emotional
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distress without the tools necessary to remove it hospital staff summoned a maintenance worker who arrived at the
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ward with a pair of bolt cutters the padlock securing the device together was cut as soon as the collar fell from her
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neck Cynthia threw it across the room relieved to be free from the collar Cynthia seemed to settle down but her
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calm stayed was temporary when she spotted Cindy Hendy being escorted into the hospital by police for treatment of
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her head wound Cynthia started to panic she cried out that's her don't let her in she's here
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for me as well as the head injury Hendy also had a cut on her right ring finger and several smaller ones across her legs
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his medical staff treated her and II told them she had been hit in the head with a lamp
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none of her injuries were serious and once she was traded police led hindy out of the hospital before she left
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Hindi pointed to Cynthia Vale and said quote that girl should be checked because the [ __ ] is on heroin hindi was
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then taken to the training center in Elephant Butte Lake State Park where her partner David Parker ray was already
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being detained [Music] once Cynthia V Hill had been assessed by doctors and her injuries treated police
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proceeded to interview her about her abduction when she spoke to police she was upfront about her drug use and
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openly admitted to using heroin in the two days prior to her abduction her reliance on drugs was a result of a
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traumatic childhood that included the loss of her mother to whom Cynthia was very close since her mother's death
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Cynthia had been estranged from her remaining family members staying in cheap motels and paying her way as a sex
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worker sometime between 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. on March 20 1999 Cynthia was walking to a restaurant in
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her home city of Albuquerque in central New Mexico as she crossed through a parking lot off Albuquerque's main strip
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of Central Avenue she ran into a male acquaintance he pointed out a motor home that was parked nearby and explained a
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man inside was interested in her services needing money Cynthia nodded and headed towards the
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vehicle as Cynthia approached the Toyota motorhome she glimpsed that the male driver sitting behind the wheel he was
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older with wrinkled dirt and skin and a distinctive bushy mustache he motioned for her to come inside when Cynthia
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rented the man got straight to the point he spoke in a friendly manner as the pair discussed the price he would pay to
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engage Cynthia in sex work later Cynthia would come to learn the man's name was Dave once they came to an agreement
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David Parker ray started the engine and steered out of the parking lot moments later ray took out a police
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badge and flashed it at Cynthia telling her he was an undercover police officer and that she was under arrest for
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soliciting before Cynthia had time to properly assess the situation Cindy Hendy emerged from behind a curtain that
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hung between the front and rear compartment of the motor home carrying a pair of handcuffs certain the pair were
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not real police officers Cynthia desperately thrashed about whilst Hindy tried to handcuff her Cynthia screamed
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as loud as she could in the hope someone would hear the motor home halted break stood and quickly clamped one of the
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cuffs to Cynthia's wrists before forcing her to the back of the vehicle Ezreal today handcuffed Cynthia to a pipe she
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continued to fight and scream Andy grabbed a cattle prod pointed it toward Cynthia and threatened to use it if she
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didn't settle down and comply with no other options Cynthia did as she was told and her captors restrained her to the
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pipe Ray returned to the driver's seat and the vehicle took off again with handi in the passenger seat next to him
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locked in the back of the motor home Cynthia continued to wrestle with her restraints she heard a faint squeaking
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and noticed that was coming from the pipe she was attached to the screws joining the pipe to the floor were loose
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with great effort she carefully and quietly twisted the screws until they came out allowing her to slip away from
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the pipe before Cynthia was able to consider her next move the motor home came to an abrupt stop at a traffic
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light the unexpected job cost Cynthia to slam into the wall of the vehicle alerting
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her captors to the fact she was now unrestrained hindi quickly retrieved the cattle prod and directed at at Cynthia
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forcing her again to obey she and Ray stripped cynthia naked removing the woman's black and brown pullover jacket
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white shirt blue jeans black checkered shorts and white tennis shoes they handcuffed Cynthia to a more secure part
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of the vehicle and stuck duct tape over her mouth the drive to their destination
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was long and unfamiliar spending the entire trip restrained on the floor Cynthia was unable to see out the window
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to take notice of any distinguishable landmarks she had no idea where they were going
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but knew from the long drive it was far from home during their one stopped to get gas
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Cynthia was threatened with a gun Hindi warned her if you scream I'll kill you the vehicle didn't stop again until it
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reached its final destination by now they had travelled over 150 miles south from where Cynthia was abducted in
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Albuquerque to Ray's house in Elephant Butte when the vehicle stopped Cynthia's ankles were shackled and she
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was once again warned not to scream the vehicle had been parked close to the front door to Ray's home
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Cynthia was quickly forced inside barely catching a glimpse of her foreign desert surrounds once inside the house
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Cynthia was led down a hallway to a dark and uninviting living room with dreary Brown striped wallpaper a bed was tucked
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in a corner it was lost amongst the meager belongings cause of junk and trash worn furniture and a television
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set a metal collar was quickly clamped around Cynthia's neck it was thick and strong a five-foot chain led from the
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collar and its end was padlocked to a bracket on the wall above the bed Cynthia was then forced to lay down on
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the mattress as her limits were restrained by chains attached to the beds four corners she was then
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blindfolded and gagged unable to say anything Cynthia heard the click of a tape recorder button an audio tape began to
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play the tape featured raised distinct voice Cynthia recalled hearing the words you
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have been selected or something similar raised voice was calm and steady as though he was reading from a scripted
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speech as the tape continued his matter-of-fact tone gradually became more upbeat
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sometimes even giddy confused and terrified Cynthia could barely pay attention to the words Ray
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was saying the recording drained on and on for what felt like forever she would later refer to this tape as her
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introduction which narrated every horrifying thing that was going to be done to her at the hands of her captors
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she recalled quote the way he talked I didn't feel like this was his first time it was like he knew what he was doing he
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told me I was never going to see my family again he told me he would kill me like the
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others although she would never be able to remember exact minute by minute occurrences during her captivity Cynthia
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would never forget what was done to her at gunpoint she was forced to endure her
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acts of sadism and torture she was led through the house to a room where whips medical instruments and other torture
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devices were out on display Cynthia was strung up by chains which hung from the ceiling and was further
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sexually assaulted and tortured an old motor was rigged up attached to Cynthia via cables and he used to administer
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electric shocks to her body the shocks were so powerful and painful that she'd often lose consciousness as a result
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throughout her ordeal ray took photographs of her to keep his perverted mementos when she was not being
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tormented Cynthia was kept in the living room where she was chained to the bed by
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her arms legs and neck sitting nearby where ray and Hendy who casually watched television she was given only one
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serving of food to keep her going but not enough to help her gather any energy or strength
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Cinthia record ray showing her photographs of other women bound and tortured it seemed clear to Cynthia that
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she was not David Parker Ray's first prisoner on the morning of March 22 the third day of her captivity
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Cynthia woke and caught sight of ray wearing what she interpreted to be a police officer's uniform in reality
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there was a raised State Parks uniform which bore a resemblance in similarities to those worn by local law enforcement
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remembering the police badge she had flashed during her abduction an unsettling thought crossed Cynthia's
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Morland what if her captor was an officer of the law before he left for work ray told Cynthia he had a surprise
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for her once he returned home that afternoon he was going to take her into his toy box it was not the first time
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Cynthia heard of the toy box but she had yet to learn what it was in reference to
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she ever heard Hindi mention at the night before believing Cynthia was too exhausted to escape ray removed if a
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change that were restraining her arms and legs to the bed this allowed her to stretch and move to an extent the caller
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still remained around her neck keeping her chained firmly to the wall ray left for work
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leaving Cynthia alone with Cindy Hendy without Ray around there was an uneventful day and Andy spent most of
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the time watching television at around 3 p.m. the women were startled by the sound of the house phone ringing Hindi
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answered the call placing the keys to Cynthia's restraints down on a coffee table
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as the conversation continued Hindi's focus on Cynthia lessened until she wandered out of the room completely and
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into the kitchen Cynthia courtside the keys on the coffee table and II distracted by the phone
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conversation had carelessly forgotten about them when she walked away after days of torture with a very little food
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Cynthia was physically weak it took all of her remaining strength to stretch her
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body towards the coffee table and twist her foot around one of its legs after successfully making contact she pulled
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the table towards her as quietly as possible once it was close enough Cynthia crapped the keys fearful Hindi
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would reappear at any moment Cynthia slowed down and thought carefully about her next move ignoring the temptation to
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begin unlocking her neck restraint she instead focused on pushing the coffee table back to its original place
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this way when Hindi returned she wouldn't immediately notice that the table had been moved and that Cynthia
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had obtained the keys full of nervous energy Cynthia used her leg to maneuver the table back to where it had been but
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as her leg was still outstretched hindi suddenly entered the room catching cynthia in the act with the
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keys in her hand furious Hindi rushed at Cynthia dropping the phone on the mattress as she lunged
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when Cynthia refused to let go of the keys Hendy grabbed a nearby lamp and used it the belt Cynthia across the head
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smashing the lamp into pieces the impact should have been enough to impair Cynthia but any pain was masked by the
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surge of adrenaline pumping through her veins during the scuffle Cynthia managed to reach out and grab
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the phone that handy had dropped on the mattress quickly dialing 9-1-1 the emergency blind operator answered but
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hindy snatched the phone away and terminated the call in this brief moment of distraction
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Cynthia saw an opportunity she reached down and grabbed an ice pick that was lying near the bed slashing it across
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the back of Hindi's head the impact was enough to send Hindi into an immediate days as blood started to pour from the
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open wound using the keys Cynthia quickly unlocked the padlock that was securing her collar chained to
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the wall when the padlock on clicked and fell Cynthia stumbled to her fate and rushed
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out of the house the collars chained dragging behind her as she ran naked and covered in blood she headed out into the
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unfamiliar surrounds completely disoriented the course and of the desert landscape scraped the bottoms of her
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bare feet as she bolted dragging the neck chain along behind her motorists passed her by some locking their doors
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and accelerating away as she screamed for them to stop desperate for help Cynthia ride every
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property she ran to but they appeared empty when she finally spotted a double-wide mobile home with lights on
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and its front door open she sprinted in screaming for help 60 year-old darlene was startled by the
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intruder cynthia begged darlene not to let them get her darlene later described Cynthia's physical state quote her
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wrists looked like hamburger meat she had beautiful long brown hair and it was all matted with blood she was dirty all
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mate ship happen criminal investigator Wesley la questa listened intently to Cynthia vo story
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although a horrific ordeal seemed too appalling to be true there was little doubt from the puncture wounds cuts
00:42:26
bruises and a burn marks across her body that Cynthia had been violently tortured
00:42:31
at the hands of David Parker ray and Cindy Hendy after completing his interview with Cynthia Lacroix Stowe
00:42:39
made his way to the training center in Elephant Butte Lake State Park where David Parker ray and Cindy Hendy were
00:42:44
being held the couple were separated and kept in different rooms which were under
00:42:50
constant guard by police their clothing had been seized for testing ray in Hindi
00:42:57
explained to their side of the story to authorities they admitted to abducting Cynthia V Hill against her will but for
00:43:04
a bizarre reason they claimed it was for Cynthia's own good as they knew she was
00:43:09
a heroin addict and wanted to help her keep her addiction they told police they brought Cynthia to their home and
00:43:16
chained her up only to get her through the most severe part of the heroin withdrawal process when Cynthia escaped
00:43:24
Hendy Cordrey at his workplace to tell him ray told colleagues he had an emergency at home and abruptly left work
00:43:31
before his shift ended he didn't explain what kind of emergency it was ray rushed
00:43:38
home to pick up handy and the couple commenced the search of the local area for Cynthia that was when they were
00:43:44
pulled over on Springfield Boulevard and taken into custody information provided
00:43:51
by Cynthia as well as the scene officers had witnessed at Ray's house told a different story both ray and Hindi were
00:43:59
charged with one count of kidnapping one count of assault one count of criminal sexual penetration and two counts of
00:44:06
conspiracy they both denied the allegations once the charges were laid they were moved to the Sierra County
00:44:15
Detention Center and refused to answer any more questions [Music] the crime-scene team had been standing
00:44:24
at the front of five one three bus road for hours waiting in anticipation for a search warrant to be issued by 7:30 p.m.
00:44:32
March 23 the warrant was approved and investigators headed in however night had fallen and the property was too dark
00:44:41
for a thorough search to be conducted the search had to be postponed until daybreak the following morning March 24
00:44:51
that morning ray in Hindi had made their first court appearance where their bonds
00:44:56
were set at 1 million dollars each payable in cash only there was an impossible amount for the
00:45:02
pair to pay ensuring they remained in custody while the search of their home was conducted the search needed to be
00:45:11
undertaken with diligence as this was an unprecedented case investigators couldn't afford to be careless before a
00:45:19
single thing was touched or examined a detailed sketch of the house layout was made whilst photographers and
00:45:25
videographers moved through meticulously documenting every inch the double-wide mobile home leased to David Parker ray
00:45:35
was cluttered and unkept had featured a master bedroom a smaller second bedroom a living space kitchen and bathroom
00:45:44
clothing worn by Cynthia veal on the day of her abduction was found in the master
00:45:49
bedroom including her white shirt blue jeans and white tennis shoes amongst Ray's belongings
00:45:57
investigators discovered 401 unique articles that did not appear to be property belonging to either David
00:46:03
Parker ray or Cindy Hendy these belongings included a large collection of women's jewelry clothing and other
00:46:10
accessories a 25-foot long wide windowless semi-truck trailer sat at the rear of
00:46:20
the property a steel-reinforced a double deadbolt sealed the door shut requiring the services of a locksmith to
00:46:28
open it there were no locksmiths in Elephant Butte so police had to bring one in from the nearby larger town of
00:46:35
Truth or Consequences the town's only locksmith arrived on the scene at 9:45 a.m. and unlocked the door hanging on
00:46:45
one interior wall was a sign that read st. ins Dan another next to it read the bondage room but this was the room David
00:46:55
Parker ray would refer to as his toy box the first thing officer soar upon entry
00:47:03
was a handmade motorized the black reclining chair situated in the center of the trailer it was similar in design
00:47:11
to the type of chair used for gynecological examinations except unlike the medical chair it was based on this
00:47:18
one had several unique additions metal stirrups electrodes and several red nylon straps were attached and the chair
00:47:27
was on top of a tract allowing it to slide backwards and forwards walls and shelves were adorned with a chilling
00:47:35
collection of torture instruments which included a branding iron clamps leather belts paddles sandpaper saw blades
00:47:43
needles suction cups whips and forceps items used to incapacitate such as ammonia pills bottled chloroform and
00:47:54
syringes were also discovered a large variety of sex toys were strewn about made of differing materials wood metal
00:48:03
latex and plastic equipment used to restrain or detain such as harnesses chains handcuffs pulleys and ropes were
00:48:13
hung throughout products like lubricant baby oil body lotion lipstick mouthwash perfume and shampoo were also discovered
00:48:24
several books on Anatomy and witchcraft were spotted as were many pornographic magazines a court bulletin board
00:48:33
featured Pinder photographs and illustrations of adult females being tortured a sign above it read the lure
00:48:40
of Satanism which was the theme that carried elsewhere on display nearby were two replica skulls one with three
00:48:49
candles on top a long black robe with a red cape and a Barbie doll trapped in Chains
00:48:56
a list of instructions explained how to use a motorized machine to inflict damage to breasts these instructions
00:49:04
ended with the following warning quote this process is very painful and due to the constant motion the body will not
00:49:13
adjust to the pain during the operation the subject will remain in extremely painful duress a television hung on the
00:49:24
wall at the foot of the chair with a video camera set up on a tripod near boy its lens pointed towards the chair a 15
00:49:32
inch motorized the dildo was attached to a large generator featuring three switches buzzer light and a probe a
00:49:42
large aluminium drawer pulled open to reveal a six-foot long cot similar to that found in a morgue
00:49:50
investigators also came across a clipboard containing a list of names the interior of the trailer had been rigged
00:49:57
to be completely soundproof meaning those outside could not hear what was going on inside a note found on
00:50:07
the wall contained a list of warnings to ensure his victims remained captive a read like a kind of mantra quote
00:50:16
remember a woman will do or say anything to get loose that will kick scratch offer money but yo beg scream run offer
00:50:28
sex threaten lie wait for opportunity standard excuses and sob stories menstruating pregnant venereal disease
00:50:39
aids sick kids with babysitter after work a sick baby a sick parent claustrophobia mr. by husband or friend
00:50:50
bad heart can't miss school don't let her get to you if she was worth taking she is worth keeping and she must be
00:51:01
subjected to hypnosis before the woman can be safely released never trust the change captive upon
00:51:12
inspecting the contents of the trailer local police were quick to realize this situation was completely out of their
00:51:18
depth they simply didn't have the resources or expertise required to investigate the FBI were called in to
00:51:27
assist and evidence collected at the scene was sent to the FBI crime labs for testing as the comprehensive search
00:51:35
continued and police waited for the lab results persistence was also requested from the FBI's behavioral science unit
00:51:43
because Cindy Hendy had started talking cindy Handy's life was one of chaos born
00:51:54
in Seattle Washington on February 6 1969 she was abused by her stepfather from a
00:52:00
young age when she confided in her mother about the abuse her stepfather denied the accusations and hen Dee's
00:52:07
mother took her partner's sword deeming her daughter a lawyer things didn't get any better for Cindy Hendy and by age 12
00:52:16
she was kicked out of the family home struggling to make it on her own candy became embroiled in a series of
00:52:23
abusive relationships given her circumstances handy herself adopted a violent nature and too lacked empathy
00:52:31
for those around her partners and friends remarked Cindy was all muscle despite being only 105 pounds she could
00:52:41
easily beat up women who were twice her size beating up men wasn't a problem either
00:52:47
many of her boyfriends were into hard drugs and it wasn't long before Hindi became a user herself
00:52:55
by age 16 hindi was pregnant with her first child a boy over the following years she had two more children both
00:53:04
daughters all three children had different fathers in 1997 Cindy got in trouble with the law
00:53:13
attempting to sell cocaine to an undercover police officer as a result 37 year old hindi was
00:53:20
ordered to attend a drug counseling course despite knowing her refusal would result in jail time she skipped town
00:53:27
leaving Washington State and making her way down to New Mexico she decided to settle in the town of Truth or
00:53:34
Consequences five miles southwest of Elephant Butte it didn't take long before hindy found herself in trouble
00:53:42
with local authorities in Truth or Consequences in January 1998 after an arrest for driving whilst intoxicated
00:53:51
candy was sentenced to 30 days jail with six months probation and 50 hours of community service as part of her
00:53:59
sentencing she was also awarded to attend a course for drink-driving offenders a month later hindi was
00:54:07
arrested again this time for assaulting a member of her household but these charges were later dropped when she
00:54:13
agreed to attend anger-management classes to get her behavior under control handi was required to perform
00:54:22
her court-mandated 50 hours of community service at Elephant Butte State Park where she met state parks employee David
00:54:30
Parker ray there was a chance encounter for the pair and they hit it off immediately
00:54:36
many nights were spent drinking and socializing at Elephant Butte local watering hole the blue waters saloon
00:54:42
where the pair got to know each other well handy and Ray were polar opposites Hendy was an extrovert whereas array was
00:54:52
introverted but the two soon discovered they had one thing in common both were sadists deriving pleasure and sexual
00:55:00
gratification from inflicting pain and humiliation on others this shared interest that was enough to
00:55:06
draw the pair together and they soon became a couple by January 1999 hindi had moved into Ray's home at five one
00:55:16
three bus road they'd only been a couple for eight months when they found themselves under arrest for Cynthia
00:55:23
Veals abduction two days after her arrest Cindy Hendy broke her silence and agreed to be formally interviewed during
00:55:37
her interview Hindi admitted to knowing that David Parker ray was a dangerous and deadly man he had a long criminal
00:55:44
history and hadn't spared her any of the details earlier on in their relationship
00:55:50
Ray had told Hindi about a time he was questioned by the FBI in relation to the disappearance and murder of several
00:55:56
women Ray was living in defense Lake New Mexico a mostly rural area with a population of less than 50 people which
00:56:06
didn't consist of much other than a few ranches offense Lake David Parker ray owned farmland where he harvested crops
00:56:15
and raised the cattle one day the FBI paid him a visit they wanted to speak to Ray about accusations of his involvement
00:56:25
with a slavery ring and murder they had received a tip-off that Ray had been abducting women mostly of Mexican
00:56:33
descent and was then selling them off as slaves but with no evidence to support the allegation the FBI investigation
00:56:41
didn't progress further beyond this initial line of questioning ray bragged to handie that he was able to talk his
00:56:48
way out of it employing he was guilty of the crimes after dodging the FBI ray lived a transient life constantly
00:56:58
relocating and never staying in one place for long wherever he went he continued his brutal attacks on women
00:57:06
using a fake police badge to trap his victims Ray's view of women was no secret to Hindi he believed he owned
00:57:15
women until that they existed purely to serve Him when he talked about killing women he
00:57:21
referred to them as packages handy recalled when Ray told her about his first alleged murder ray was 20 years
00:57:32
old at the time and living in Berlin New Mexico the town he grew up in ray told handy that he abducted a schoolgirl and
00:57:41
tied her to a tree where he proceeded to rape her beat her and finally strangled
00:57:46
her to death ray enjoyed the experience immensely he told Hendy he had been so aroused
00:57:53
that he knew from that moment he would continue to torture and kill women according to handy ray selected his
00:58:01
victims based on whether their physical appearance matched his type he preferred
00:58:06
large breasted women that for the most part were either of Oriental or Mexican descent specifically he targeted sex
00:58:14
workers believing they were less likely to be reported as missing sometimes he would put makeup on his victims to make
00:58:21
them look more desirable before he tortured them in total ray confessed to handie that he had killed over 30 people
00:58:30
during a 40-year span including men and women of his alleged murders 18 occurred
00:58:38
within New Mexico Sierra County but he also claimed to have left undiscovered victims in other dumping grounds in
00:58:45
Texas New Mexico and Arizona Ray never revealed the supposed to blow keishon of his dumping grounds to handy but she did
00:58:55
know he was incredibly careful not to leave any objects on the bodies of his victims such as distinctive jewelry or
00:59:01
clothing anything that could later identify them in one story ray claimed he brought a short oriental looking girl
00:59:10
with black hair Hindu Issa funhaus referring to his torture trailer when they were inside ray pulled out a gun
00:59:18
aimed it at the back of her head and pulled the trigger the girl didn't die instantly so ray shot her again he
00:59:27
placed her body in the back of his truck and this most of her at one of his dumping
00:59:31
grounds in another story ray told Hindi that he was disposing the body of another one of his victims when the body
00:59:39
started to protrude a foul smell he dumped the body in a ravine and tried to cover up the odor by kicking dirt on top
00:59:46
of it after he left the scene he decided that he wanted to keep the girl's skull
00:59:51
as a memento but when he returned a big red dog was standing on top of the pile of dirt ray took this as a bad omen and
01:00:00
quickly fled the scene leaving the body untouched ray spoke of kidnap and murder
01:00:09
so often that Hindi had become desensitized to his words and didn't take much notice of what he was saying
01:00:15
she told the investigators quote and went in one ear and out the other in the early 1990s David Parker ray
01:00:26
moved to Elephant Butte where he took a job as a mechanic for the state park Ray's job afforded him a lot of downtime
01:00:34
which handy explained he filled by constructing restraint and torture devices to use against his victims the
01:00:42
implements were made from various pieces of junky accumulated and were designed to restrain constrain and to cause
01:00:49
immeasurable pain to those who used them on one such device was called a knee spreader which was used to forcefully
01:00:58
pry and hold open their uses of legs if they tried to close their legs that would be cut by spikes this device had
01:01:06
been spotted by officers at five one three Bass Road on the day Cynthia V Hill had escaped another device shaped
01:01:15
like the number 8 was used to constrain breasts ray also made a spiked glove featuring razors on each fingertip he
01:01:24
dubbed it the Freddy Krueger glove tinkering with junk and putting things together with tools was part of Ray's
01:01:31
job so his disturbing hobby didn't raise any suspicions as for Handy's involvement in ray's
01:01:40
alleged crimes she confessed to participating to an extent she admitted to assisting ray in the abduction
01:01:48
imprisonment and torture of some of his victims in February that year a month before the abduction of Cynthia veal
01:01:57
Andy helped ray capture a woman she referred to only as Angela after Angela's imprisonment hindiii insisted
01:02:06
ray released the woman leaving her alive on the side of a highway Andy also told
01:02:13
investigators that Ray had an obsession with taking photographs of his victims during their torture which he kept this
01:02:19
mementos this statement matched information provided by Cynthia viel who previously told police that during her
01:02:27
captivity ray had taken photos of her and had also shown her images featuring other restraint women with Hindi now
01:02:36
corroborating Cynthia's story the likelihood that Ray had more victims was further solidified however Hindi said
01:02:45
ray would always burn his latest photo collection after a certain period of time which ruled out the possibility
01:02:50
that investigators could use them to identify Ray's other victims in addition to the photographs
01:02:58
Andy explained too that Ray also kept what he referred to as physiological forms these forms documented a physical
01:03:07
description of each of his victims including their heart weight age and other distinguishing features
01:03:15
despite her shocking revelations Hendy made it clear that she had never actually witnessed any of David Parker
01:03:22
Ray's alleged murders take place and that she couldn't provide any evidence to prove they had ever occurred the
01:03:29
information she was providing was based purely on stories Ray had told her had the conclusion of her interview
01:03:37
investigators asked Hindi if she had anything else you wanted to add she responded quote you might want to
01:03:45
dig up the backyard David Parker ray declined the offer to be interviewed instead as he awaited trial prison
01:04:00
guards intercepted letters that he wrote to friends and family members and made copies to assist police with their
01:04:05
investigation one letter was addressed to David Parker ray sister Peggy and another was for his son David Ervine
01:04:15
investigators question to both Peggy and David on March 27 their statements offered a detailed insight into the
01:04:22
history of this secretive and sadistic men born in Berlin New Mexico in 1939 David Parker ray was the first child of
01:04:33
Cecil and Eddie ray this was an inharmonious family led by an alcoholic and abusive patriarch when Ray was 10
01:04:42
years old his parents divorced and he and his younger sister Peggy were sent to live with their grandparents on a
01:04:48
ranch in nearby mountain air when their grandmother passed away life at the ranch became strict and the children
01:04:56
were often neglected their grandfather was a tough disciplinarian and failure to follow his rules resulted in physical
01:05:04
punishment at school the awkward and shy array was often a target for bullies as
01:05:11
an insecure teen he turned to drugs and alcohol to cope ray Harvard an affinity for all things
01:05:20
mechanical so after finishing high school he took a job as an auto mechanic brain enlisted in the United States
01:05:28
military and was deployed to Korea at the age of 21 his mechanical skills were put to good use and he earned a
01:05:35
reputation for being able to fix anything from watches to heavy machinery after four years of military service ray
01:05:44
was honorably discharged and returned home to the United States he married several times over the years but none of
01:05:51
them lasted during one of his early marriages ray had a son whom he named after himself David jr. his daughter
01:06:01
Glenda arrived a short time later and she was given the nickname Jesse after leaving the military ray soon moved to
01:06:10
Oklahoma where he attended a technical school to study aircraft mechanics later he moved to Albuquerque and then on to
01:06:18
Alaska where he worked fixing oil pipelines for a short period of time he continued to roam around before settling
01:06:27
in Elephant Butte in 1993 there ray owned a good reputation through his work as a mechanic for the state parks one
01:06:37
colleague described to David Parker ray as quote to needest cleanest Politis person you could ever
01:06:46
want to meet when Ray was arrested for kidnapping and assault his boss and co-workers had a
01:06:53
hard time believing the men they admired could be capable of the crimes for which
01:06:57
he was being accused Ray's boss was so convinced of his innocence that he even put ray on paid leave whilst he was
01:07:05
awaiting trial when Ray's sister Peggy spoke to authorities she was quicker to accept the
01:07:12
allegations admitting there were signs throughout Ray's life that supported the claims being made against him she
01:07:19
recorded a song during her youth when she stumbled upon Ray's collection of photographs and sketches which depicted
01:07:25
images of bondage and sadomasochism when Peggy confronted ray about the pictures
01:07:32
he confessed the only way he could enjoy sex was by inflicting pain on his partner ray was just 14 years old at the
01:07:40
time later in their lives Peggy received a phone call from Ray inquiring about the erectile dysfunction
01:07:48
drug by a girl he wanted to know if it could help him have a normal relationship one where he didn't have to
01:07:55
hurt others in order to obtain arousal despite these incidents Peggy defended her brother and drew issue with his
01:08:03
portrayal in the media as a monster ray son David oven spoke candidly to investigators about his relationship
01:08:12
with his father the two were not close David had been raised by his grandmother and had very little interaction with his
01:08:20
father over the years at the conclusion of his interview David Ervine was asked whether he would be willing to tell
01:08:27
authorities if his father made any sort of confession to him David broke down in
01:08:32
tears and answered that he didn't know if he could turn on his father and give incriminating information to
01:08:37
investigators although he couldn't provide intimate details about his father's life
01:08:45
David alerted investigators to a number of other places his father had lived that authorities weren't aware of his
01:08:52
Cindy Hendy z-- claims that David Baca rate was a prolific serial killer were true knowing his exact whereabouts over
01:08:59
the years was pivotal if there was any hope of finding his other alleged victims by now investigators were
01:09:07
convinced Cynthia veal was not raised only victim district attorney Ron Lopez told the
01:09:14
media quote it's one of those crime scenes that just gives you that feeling that there's something else out there
01:09:22
there's reasonable grounds to believe we may have other victims to be continued next week
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