Cynthia Vigil was just 22 years old when she was arrested by an undercover cop for soliciting sex illegally in a car park in 1999.
But after she was handcuffed by the mysterious officer, it didn't take long for Cynthia to realise something was seriously wrong.
Before she could resist, Cynthia was tasered, drugged and blindfolded. When she woke up, she was chained to a bed.
This was when it became clear to the then sex worker that she hadn't been arrested - she'd been abducted.
The man who had kidnapped Cynthia was David Parker Ray, a sadistic serial rapist and torturer - who is suspected to have killed several women in his home state of New Mexico, US.
Ray, who kept diaries including details of his victims, owned a repurposed trailer that he'd soundproofed and kitted out with torture devices.
And when his depraved crimes were finally revealed, they horrified the community around him.
Early life of a monster
Ray, born in 1939, was primarily raised by his grandparents who were believed to have run a strict, religious household. Growing up, Ray and his sister Peggy were sporadically visited by their violent, alcoholic father.
As the siblings grew up in a tiny rural town, Peggy became a popular, outgoing girl - while Ray remained shy and something of a loner.
Although he didn't have many friends at school and spent lots of time on his own, Ray wasn't considered a troublemaker but showed signs of weird behaviour in childhood.
From an early age he's believed to have taken an interest in pornography and violence, which he hid from those around him.
It is also reported that Ray developed a fetish for broken bottles, keeping a stash of them in a dungeon he'd built in the woods when he was 15.
But after reaching adolescence, he lived a seemingly normal life and joined the US Army, receiving an honourable discharge at the end of his enlistment.
Family and fatherhood
Over the years Ray married several times and fathered lots of children, but he abandoned his families and only really bonded with a daughter he had - Glenda Jean Ray.
Described as a "Daddy's girl," Glenda Jean idolised her father and the pair were incredibly close as she got older.
Their bond was even more unusual given that Ray had abandoned Glenda Jean, her mother and her siblings when they were young to live on the road and eventually adopt a hippy lifestyle.
But just a few years later, he returned to Glenda Jean's mum, who took him back.
As Ray's beloved daughter developed into an adult she was tall, slim and blonde - looking much like a younger version of her dad.
She also changed her name several times, going by Jessy to most people she knew.
The relationship between Ray and Jessy's mum lasted another decade before he moved on to other women - including Cindy Hendy, who became his accomplice.
The 'Toy Box'
To carry out his sick crimes, Ray bought an old trailer and converted it into a "Toy Box," which included soundproofing and installing a gynaecological chair to strap victims into.
The ceiling of the trailer was lined with mirrors, meaning the victims watched in horror at the torture he was inflicting on them.
The rest of the "Toy Box" was kitted out with chains, whips, straps, clamps, saws and sex toys.
Perhaps most disturbingly, the walls of the torture chamber were adorned with diagrams showing different methods of inflicting pain.
Ray is thought to have had several accomplices who helped him commit his unthinkable crimes, including friends and even girlfriends.
When he was finally caught and the FBI raided the trailer, they found disturbing audio tapes he'd recorded in which he told victims what was about to happen to them.
One recording recovered reportedly told a victim she was going to be "raped thoroughly and repeatedly," telling her she was a "sex slave."
Cynthia's escape
After kidnapping an unknown number of victims, Ray was finally caught in 1999 when Cynthia Vigil escaped the Toy Box.
She had spent three days chained to the gynaecologist's table in the torture trailer by Ray and three accomplices - girlfriend Cindy, daughter Jessy and friend Dennis Yancy.
Seizing her opportunity for freedom after Ray had gone to work, Cynthia managed to grab the keys to her chains after Cindy left them on a nearby table.
While she was unlocking herself, Cindy walked back into the room and a fight broke out between the two. But Cynthia managed to stab Hendy in the neck with an ice pick and make her escape.
Completely naked save for chains and a dog collar and covered in Cindy's blood, Cynthia fled and tried to flag down a passing car, before finding a house she considered safe and running inside.
The homeowner covered her up and called the police. When they arrived, Cynthia recalled the gruesome tale and led cops to the location of the trailer.
Ray and Hendy were swiftly arrested - leading two other women to come forward claiming they had also been kidnapped and tortured by the sadist.
Police investigations identified Jessy and Dennis Yancy as accomplices to the crimes - with Yancy admitting to murdering his girlfriend Marie Parker after Ray had kidnapped and tortured her.
Trials and death
Ray's attacks were separated into three trials for each woman who came forward against him.
After the first trial had to be repeated, Ray was convicted of 12 counts of torture and sexual assault.
The victim in the second trial sadly died before she could see justice, meaning no verdict was ever made.
Eventually in 2001, Ray was sentenced to 224 years in prison for various offences in the abduction and torture of his victims.
He was soon dubbed the Toy Box Killer as cops believed he was responsible for up to 50 murders - but no bodies relating to his crimes were ever recovered.
Jessy Ray was given a sentence of nine years while Cindy Hendy was given 36 years in prison.
On 28 May 2002, Ray was taken to a facility in New Mexico to be questioned by state police. Shortly before the interrogation took place, he had a heart attack and died.
Since managing to escape from the Toy Box, Cynthia Vigil has gone on to have a family, but she has shared her story in the hope other victims of evil Ray will come forward.
Recalling her ordeal to reporters in 2011, she said: "This was a very sick man.
"The only thing that gives me any comfort is that he’s gone.
"If I didn’t get away, I wouldn’t have my three wonderful boys. I wouldn’t be here."
