| DAVID PARKER RAY | During the 8/21/2001 interview in Truth or Consequences, Ray said, “Prison is like a dog pound, but at least with dogs you can kill them when they get out-of-control.” Then he added, “If my heart stopped today, it wouldn’t bother me at all.” On May 28, 2002, Ray got his wish. He was sitting in his jail cell at the Correctional Facility in Dobbs, New Mexico, when his heart stopped and he died. He was sixty-two years old. |
| JIM YONTZ | On January 7, 2002, Yontz was back in Albuquerque working his new job as a Deputy DA in the Violent Crimes Unit. Work keeps him busy. “This April we had nine murders in nine days,” he reported. “As far as David dying”—he shrugged—“it was untimely but not unexpected.” |
| FRANCES BAIRD SANCHEZ | After turning down three offers to write for the Associated Press, she is still living in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, and working as a crime reporter for the Sierra County Sentinel. She is married and expecting her first child (a baby girl!) on November 11, 2002. When asked how she felt after Ray died, she said, “I’d rather imagine him burning in Hell than sitting around his jail cell and watching reruns of Lonesome Dove.” |
| LEE McMILLIAN | On October 1, 2001, McMillian switched from defense to prosecutor and took over Jim Yontz’s old job working as the Deputy D.A. out in Estancia, New Mexico. When asked about David, he said, “He’s the meanest person I ever met—and yet he was so nice.” Then McMillian added, “David created what the FBI calls THE TORTURE BOOK—only three people in the world have ever seen the hundreds of pages of text and drawings.” Then McMillian shuddered. “It’s too dangerous to let any other human being see—you can’t read it without having nightmares.” |
| JESSE RAY | She is a free woman, walking the streets of Albuquerque, New Mexico. “My dad was always innocent,” she tells anyone who will listen. |
| CINDY HENDY | She is serving out her thirty-six- year sentence at the prison in Grants, New Mexico. |
| DENNIS ROY YANCY | He is serving out his twenty-year sentence at the prison in Los Lunas, New Mexico. |
| CYNDY VIGIL | She has a job working as a waitress in a roadside cafe on Highway 66 and has given birth to two healthy baby boys since escaping from The Toy Box. She lives with her boyfriend in Albuquerque, New Mexico. |
| KELLI GARRETT | She lives with her boyfriend in Craig, Colorado. On June 30, 2002, she gave birth to her first child, a healthy baby boy. When asked about Ray dying, she said, “My first emotion was complete shock, but it pisses me off that he died. I wanted him to live long enough to give up a few secrets—like what he did to all those other girls.” Then she paused, and added, “I’m not sure how I want to feel.” |
| TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NEW MEXICO | If you have additional information about crimes committed by David Parker Ray, please call Truth or Consequences and ask for Assistant DA June Stein. Her number is 1-505-894-9033. |