Buckle up, besties, because this is your HUGE HUGE HUGE very serious trigger warning. We are not kidding. If you’re easily disturbed, this is your moment—turn it off, skip it, protect your peace. We will love you for it.

…still here? Okay. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.

This week wrecked Lauren. She procrastinated HARD because the first time she heard this case, it stuck with her for days—no sleep, constant replay, full mental spiral. It got so bad she had to buy a journal just to get it out of her head. So naturally…we decided to cover it 🙃

BUT ALSO—we are still boo’d up with HauntFest 👻 and thriving (emotionally? no. professionally? yes).

Today we’re covering David Parker Ray aka The Toy Box Killer—and there is absolutely NO way we could do this in one sitting without losing our sanity. So this is Part 1 of a very heavy two-parter.

We go into his early life (including his absolute garbage father exposing him to sadomasochistic material way too young), then dive into the horrifying reality of the “Toy Box”—what was inside, what it was used for, and the calculated nightmare he created.

We touch on victims—but focus mainly on the one who escaped because that is literally all we can handle today without emotionally shutting down.

We also share the beginning of the audio recording he played for victims after they regained consciousness. We will NOT be sharing the full transcript or source—if you go looking, that’s on you. You cannot unhear it.

By the end, Lauren is nauseous (even editing this was rough), and Courtney has taken up permanent residence on the Struggle Bus.

This episode is heavy. We are not okay.

And we still have Part 2.