. >> well, here in seaside on tuesday, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron quinn, are reacting to news that their attacker, matthew mueller, is facing additional charges. 47 year-old matthew mueller, who is serving a 40 year prison sentence for kidnapping and denise huskins in 2015 has been accused of committing a series of home invasions across santa clara county during 2009. he's also been charged in a 2015 kidnapping case in contra costa county. and on tuesday, the el dorado county district attorney announced that mueller is also believed to have kidnapped and sexually assaulted a victim as far back as 1993 when he was just 16 years old. >> that's 2 decades of this mindset that he was living in. >> on tuesday afternoon, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron, spoke to the media about the recent developments in these cases. we had all the markers of a serial predator. >> and it's unfortunate that it's taken this long to be able to really give some better clarity and hopefully some sense of peace to these other victims. the new charges come after mueller allegedly confess

. >> well, here in seaside on tuesday, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron quinn, are reacting to news that their attacker, matthew mueller, is facing additional charges. 47 year-old matthew mueller, who is serving a 40 year prison sentence for kidnapping and denise huskins in 2015 has been accused of committing a series of home invasions across santa clara county during 2009. he's also been charged in a 2015 kidnapping case in contra costa county. and on tuesday, the el dorado county district attorney announced that mueller is also believed to have kidnapped and sexually assaulted a victim as far back as 1993 when he was just 16 years old. >> that's 2 decades of this mindset that he was living in. >> on tuesday afternoon, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron, spoke to the media about the recent developments in these cases. we had all the markers of a serial predator. >> and it's unfortunate that it's taken this long to be able really give some better clarity and hope ully some sense of peace to these other victims. the new charges come after mueller allegedly confessed

. >> well, here in seaside on tuesday, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron quinn, are reacting that their attacker, matthew mueller, is facing additional charges. 47 year-old matthew mueller, who is serving a 40 year prison sentence for kidnapping and denise huskins in 2015 has been accused of committing a series of home invasions across santa clara county during 2009. he's also been charged in a 2015 kidnapping case in contra costa county. and on tuesday, the el dorado county district attorney announced that mueller is also believed to have kidnapped and sexually assaulted a victim as far back as 1993 when he was just 16 years old. >> that's 2 decades of this mindset that he was living in. >> on tuesday afternoon, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron, spoke to the media about the recent developments in these cases.

. >> well, here in seaside on tuesday, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron quinn, are reacting to news that their attacker, matthew mueller, is facing additional charges. 47 year-old matthew mueller, who is serving a 40 year prison sentence for kidnapping and denise huskins in 2015 has been accused of committing a series of home invasions across santa clara county during 2009. he's also been charged in a 2015 kidnapping case in contra costa county. and on tuesday, the el dorado county district attorney announced that mueller is also believed to have kidnapped and sexually assaulted a victim as far back as 1993 when he was just 16 years old. >> that's 2 decades of this mindset that he was living in. >> on tuesday afternoon, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron, spoke to the media about the recent developments in these cases. we had all the markers of a serial predator. >> and it's unfortunate that it's taken this long to be able really give some better clarity and hopefully some sense of peace to these other victims. the new charges come after mueller allegedly confessed

. >> well, here in seaside on tuesday, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron quinn, are reactingnews that their attacker, matthew mueller, is facing additional charges. 47 year-old matthew mueller, who is serving a 40 year prison sentence for kidnapping and denise huskins in 2015 has been accused of committing a series of home invasionsnacross santa clara county during 2009. he's also been charged in a 2015 kidnapping case in contra costa county. and on tuesday, the el dorado county district attorney announced that mueller is also believed to have kidnapped and sexually assaulted a victim as far back as 1993 when he was just 16 years old. >> that's 2 decades of this mindset that he was living in. >> on tuesday afternoon, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron, spoke to the media about the recent developments in these cases. we had all the markers of a serial predator. >> and it's unfortunate that it's taken this long to be able to really give some better clarity and hopefully some sense of peace to these other victims. the new charges come after mueller allegedly confessed t

. >> well, here in seaside on tuesday, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron quinn, are reacting to news that their attacker, matthew mueller, is facing additional charges. 47 year-old matthew mueller, who is serving a 40 year prison sentence for kidnapping and denise huskins in 2015 has been accused of committing a series of home invasions across santa clara county during 2009. he's also been charged in a 2015 kidnapping case in contra costa county. and on tuesday, the el dorado county district attorney announced that mueller is also believed to have kidnapped and sexually assaulted a victim as far back as 1993 when he was just 16 years old. >> that's 2 decades of this mindset that he was living in. >> on tuesday afternoon, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron, spoke to the media about the recent developments in these cases. we had all the markers of a serial predator. >> and it's unfortunate that it's taken this long to be able really give some better clarity and hopefully some sense of peace to these other victims. the new charges come after mueller allegedly confessed

. >> well, here in seaside on tuesday, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron quinn, are reacting to news that their attacker, matthew mueller, is facing additional charges. 47 year-old matthew mueller, who is serving a 40 year prison sentence for kidnapping and denise huskins in 2015 has been accused of committing a series of home invasions across santa clara county during 2009. he's also been charged in a 2015 kidnapping case in contra costa county. and on tuesday, the el dorado county district attorney announced that mueller is also believed to have kidnapped and sexually assaulted a victim as far back as 1993 when he was just 16 years old. >> that's 2 decades of this mindset that he was living >> on tuesday afternoon, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron, spoke to the media about the recent developments in these cases. we had all the markers of a serial predator. >> and it's unfortunate that it's taken this long to be able really give some better clarity and hopefully some sense of peace to these other victims. the new charges come after mueller allegedly confessed to t

. >> well, here in seaside on tuesday, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron quinn, are reacting to news that their attacker, matthew mueller, is facing additional charges. 47 year-old matthew mueller, who is serving a 40 year prison sentence for kidnapping and denise huskins in 2015 has been accused of committing a series of home invasions across santa clara county during 2009. he's also been charged in a 2015 kidnapping case in contra costa county. and on tuesday, the el dorado county district attorney announced that mueller is also believed to have kidnapped and sexually assaulted a victim as far back as 1993 when he was just 16 years old. >> that's 2 decades of this mindset that he was living in. >> on tuesday afternoon, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron, spoke to the media about the recent developments in these cases. we had all the markers of a serial predator. >> and it's unfortunate that it's taken this long to be able to really give some better clarity and hopefully some sense of peace to these other victims. the new charges come after mueller allegedly confess

. >> well, here in seaside on tuesday, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron quinn, are reactingnews that their attacker, matthew mueller, is facing additional charges. 47 year-old matthew mueller, who is serving a 40 year prison sentence for kidnapping and denise huskins in 2015 has been accused of committing a series of home invasions across santa clara county during 2009. he's also been charged in a 2015 kidnapping case in contra costa county. and on tuesday, the el dorado county district attorney announced that mueller is also believed to have kidnapped and sexually assaulted a victim as far back as 1993 when he was just 16 years old. >> that's 2 decades of this mindset that he was living >> on tuesday afternoon, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron, spoke to the media about the recent developments in these cases. we had all the markers of a serial predator. >> and it's unfortunate that it's taken this long to be able really give some better clarity and hopefully some sense of peace to these other victims. the new charges come after mueller allegedly confessed to the c

matthew mueller was convicted of raping and kidnaping denise huskins quinn and then tying up her now husband, aaron quinn, in vallejo nearly a decade ago. this case made international headlines, in part because vallejo pd originally called it a hoax. they said the couple made it up. now. the crime got fresh interest last year after netflix aired its documentary series american nightmare. seaside police officer police chief. i should say nick borges watched the show and then decided to write to mueller in prison. and surprisingly, mueller wrote back. the chief says mueller gave him critical info, tying him to at least four other crimes. those crimes include a rape and kidnaping from 1993 when mueller was 16 years old, two home invasions in santa clara county in 2015, and another previously unreported ransom case that happened two weeks after the former marine and harvard educated attorney kidnaped huskins quinn. joining me now is seaside police chief nick borges. so i if this case wasn't gripping before all of this. i mean, you brought this thing up several notches. you watched this n

matthew mueller was convicted of raping and kidnaping denise huskins quinn in vallejo back in 2015. vallejo pd infamously called the case a hoax before mueller was eventually arrested for that crime, though got fresh interest last year. after that, netflix aired its documentary series american nightmare. the police chief in seaside actually watched that show, and then he decided on his own to write to mueller in prison. and surprisingly, mueller wrote back. the chief says he gave him critical information, tying him to at least four other crimes, including a rape and a kidnaping. in 1993, when mueller says he was just 16. mueller was 16 years old when he attacked his first victims, and he was 38 years old by the time he got to us. that's two decades of this mindset that he was living in. by the time our case came about, they found storage units full of equipment to help him facilitate terrorizing people. that's denise huskins, the vallejo victim. and right there is her husband, who at the time was her boyfriend, who was initially also accused of being part of a scheme. now, this week

huskins and mr. quinn is horrific and evil. i would like to extend my deepest apology for how they were treated during this ordeal. >> after the case with denise huskins and aaron quinn, we always thought that these kidnaping and sexual assault charges were just a one off. but now with dna evidence, it suggests that we're just scratching the surface. >> denise offering a message to all sexual assault survivors. >> always believe in yourself, even if you can't change what other people do or what other people say, and know that you know you can always trust in yourself. >> when we come back, viral tiktok star bella dupree opens up about living with tourette syndrome. what she says is the syndrome. what she says is the onl psoriasis held me back. now with skyrizi, i'm all in with clearer skin. ♪ things are getting clearer ♪ ♪ ♪ yeah... i feel free ♪ ♪ to bare my skin yeah that's all me. ♪ ♪ ♪ nothing is everything ♪ ♪ with skyrizi 3 out of 4 people achieved 90% clearer skin at 4 months. and most people were clearer even at 5 years. skyrizi is just 4 doses a year, after 2 starter doses. don't use if allergic. serious allergic reactions, increased

matthew muller was convicted of kidnaping and raping denise huskins. quinn, you remember this story? the details of the case so astonishing that vallejo police department originally deemed the crime a hoax. the case was then chronicled in the netflix series american nightmare. listen to this. after watching that netflix show, the police chief in seaside, which is in monterey county, wrote to mueller, who is serving time in federal prison. the chief says that's when mueller gave him new information that ultimately linked him to home invasions in palo alto, mountain view and contra costa county. now to find out, two weeks after our kidnaping, he attacked again. and that was two days in captivity of him telling me he was remorseful. that was denise huskins, the victim in the attack in vallejo. today, another twist. the el dorado county district attorney also announced that mueller provided information that may link him to another kidnaping and sexual assault when he was 16 years old. that 1993 case is under investigation. officials aren't exactly saying where t

matew mueller was convicted of kidnaping and raping denise huskins. quinn. now, the details of the case were so astonishing. the vallejo police department originally deemed the crime a hoax. while the case was chronicled in the netflix series american nightmare. after watching it, the police chief in seaside, california says he wrote to mueller, who's serving time in federal prison for the vallejo crimes. that's when the chief says mueller gave him new information that led investigators to link him to home invasions in palo alto, mountain view and in contra costa county. now to find out, two weeks after our kidnaping, he attacked again. and that was two days in captivity of him telling me he was remorseful. today, the el dorado county district attorney also announced mueller provided information about another kidnaping and sexual assault. when mueller was just 16 years old, the da says that 1993 case is still under investigation. a better antioch is on the horizon. that's the pledge of the city's new leadership tonight, as federal oversight of the city's pol

yeah, denise huskins and aaron quinn who story was documented in a netflix series called american nightmare. >> are reacting to news that their attacker, matthew mueller, is facing additional charges. 47 year-old matthew mueller, who is serving a 40 year prison sentence for kidnapping and denise huskins in 2015 has been accused of committing a series of home invasions across santa clara county during 2009. he's also been charged in a 2015 kidnapping case in contra costa county. and on tuesday, the el dorado county district attorney announced that mueller is also believed to have kidnapped and sexually assaulted a victim as far back >> on tuesday afternoon, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron, spoke to the media about the recent developments in these cases. we had all the markers of a serial predator. >> and it's unfortunate that it's taken this long to be able to really give some better clarity and hopefully some sense of peace to these other victims. the new charges come after mueller allegedly confessed to the crimes in letters he sent from prison. seaside police chief nick bohr j

denise huskins in march. the new alleged kidnaping inn san ramon in april, and then a home invasion in dublin in june. all of this in 2015. this morning, denise huskins quinn and her husband, along with law enforcement from seaside, alameda county and el doradado county will all give the latest details on how this new case is connected to the old cases, and we'll bring that to you later on today, laura. all right. interesting one. thank you. chris. 604 right now. new requests from attorneys on both sides means the man accused of gunning down unitedhealthcare ceo will not likely be back in court before mid-february. the judge yesterday agreed to extend the indictment deadline for murder suspect luigi mangione. the new deadline is february 17th. prosecutors in mangione's defense team are now suggesting more time is needed to prepare for the trial. mangione will enter a plea once his indictment is returned. president biden and the first lady waking up in southern california this morning. the pair arriving at lax last night. this is after visiting new orleans following last week's terror attack. today, the president is expected to visit the eastern coachella v

denise huskins in march. then the new alleged kidnaping in san ramon in april, and a home invasion in dublin of june of. in june of 2015. this morning, denise huskins quinn and her husband, along with law enforcement from sside, alameda county and el dorado county, will hold a press conference where they give the latest details. you know that we will bring that to you later on today. laura, such an interesting case. thanks so much for all those details, chris. well, a new request from attorneys on both sides means the man accused of gunning down unitedhealthcare ceo will likely not be back in court before mid-february. the judge yesterday agreed to extend the indictment deadline for murder suspect luigi mangione. the new deadline is february 17th. prosecutors and mangione's defense team are each suggesting more time is needed to prepare the case for trial. mangione will enter a plea once his indictment is returned in just a few hours. alameda county supervisors resumed discussions to sell the a share of the coliseum property to the african american sports entertainment group. the a's purchased the county share several years ago because oakland already ha

nightmare was released, where mueller's actions in vallejo against huskins and her now husband aaron quinn were profiled. when denise huskins was kidnaped, she was taken to south lake tahoe. now tomorrow, huskins and quinn will both be with the el dorado district attorney when he speaks out about some of these new cases. i was there in 2015 when huskins and quinn spoke for the first time. it was emotional. emotional, that is, you could tell they wanted to get their story out. now the circumstances are a bit different. there are other victims out there. i'm sure they'll have quite a bit to say. amma. >> all right j.r. thank you so much. and of course tomorrow we will have a crew at the news conference. and we'll bring you updates on abc7 news and abc7 news.com. >> all right let's turn now to your accuweather forecast. with dangerous winds on the way for the entire bay area, looking live out at a foggy view from our mount tam camera. abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with a look at the powerful winds. the fog tonight, sandy. the winds coming tomorrow. >> yeah, they're already here, dan. and they're getting

nightmare was released, where mueller's actions in vallejo against huskins and her now husband aaron quinn were profiled. when denise huskins was kidnaped, she was taken to south lake tahoe. now tomorrow, huskins and quinn will both be with the el dorado district attorney when he speaks out about some of these new cases. i was there in 2015 when huskins and quinn spoke for the first time. it was emotional. emotional, that is, you could tell they wanted to get their story out. now the circumstances are a bit different. there are other victims out there. i'm sure they'll have quite a bit to say. amma. >> all right j.r. thank you so much. and of course tomorrow we will have a crew at the news conference. and we'll bring you updates on abc7 news and abc7 news.com. >> all right let's turn now to your accuweather forecast. with dangerous winds on the way for the entire bay area, looking live out at a foggy view from our mount tam camera. abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with a look at the powerful winds. the fog tonight, sandy. the winds coming tomorrow. >> yeah, they're already here, dan. and they're getting

that's the one we've reported on extensively, involving denise huskins and aaron quinn. mueller broke into the couple's vallejo home in march of 2015. he drugged them, tied them up before kidnaping and then sexually assaulting huskins. vallejo police falsely accused the couple of making the entire story up, but mueller was later linked to the crime and convicted. and now today, investigators have revealed they believe mueller committed his first kidnaping and sexual assault at just the age of 16, back in 1993. that case still under investigation. >> he had all the markers of a serial predator, and it's unfortunate that it's taken this long to be able to really give some better clarity and hopefully some sense of peace to these other victims. i really believe that this is just the tip of the iceberg, and that there's probably more to be learned and found. >> just last week, mueller was charged in santa clara county for two home invasions and sexual assaults that happened back in 2009, in mountain view and palo alto. abc seven news reporter melanie woodrow will have a full

>> that they're denise and aaron huskins of a skinny denise huskins. and aaron quinn, they denise, the victim of matthew mueller from 2015 during a home invasion and kidnapping and ransom case. at the time vallejo police did not believe them and they were learning now that there might be at least according to the officials there, 6 other cases against matthew mueller. they did take some sort of swipes at the mistakes made by the vallejo police department and now have taken this as a learning opportunity for other police departments, which is why there with the city of seaside. they're with these 6 other cases. we're learning that they may have started as early as 1993 when mueller was just 16 years old. that case still under investigation. and then there are 2 other home invasions from 2009 and this 2015 case. some have happened here in the bay area. so there's a lot of new details we've been getting from this. we'll have full update for you coming up on our website. kron 4 dot com and also on 2 3 o'clock this afternoon. but for now, we're going to go to some other ma

that's the one we've reported on extensively, involving denise huskins and aaron quinn. muller broke into the couple's home in vallejo in march of 2015. he drugged them and tied them up before kidnaping and sexually assaulting huskins. vallejo police falsely accused the couple of making the entire story up, but muller was later linked to the crime and convicted. today, investigators revealed they believe muller committed his first kidnaping and sexual assault at the age of 16, back in 1993. >> he had all the markers of a serial predator, and it's unfortunate that it's taken this long to be able to really give some better clarity and hopefully some sense of peace to these other victims. i really believe that this is just the tip of the iceberg, and that there's probably more to be learned and found. >> just last week, muller was charged in santa clara county for two home invasions and sexual assaults. that happened in 2009, in mountain view and palo alto. abc seven news reporter melanie woodrow will have a full wrap up on all of this, coming up on abc seven news at five.

. >> on tuesday, denise huskins and her now husband, aaron quinn, will join chief borges and other law enforcement officials to talk about the additional charges mueller is now facing. i will be there and will report back. henry lee, ktvu, fox two news. >> henry, now that we're seeing more potential cases tied to mueller, do we expect other agencies are also looking at this forensic evidence that that we could even see more cases tied to him? >> absolutely, greg, especially because of advances in dna technology, evidence collected back then will now be used. and compared with the technology we have today to see if they can match him to any other crimes. >> all right, henry lee, we know you've been all over this case and will continue to be. thank you for that report. we've been closely following this story and will continue to follow new developments set to be released tomorrow. as henry said, make sure to keep track of our coverage by downloading the fox local app to your smartphone and smart tv that's available for free on the app store. police in san jose teamed up with stockton pol

. >> on tuesday, denise huskins and her now husband, aaron quinn, will join chief burgess and other law enforcement officials to talk about the additional charges mueller is now facing. i will be there and we'll report back. henry lee, ktvu, fox two news, and we have been closely following this story and will continue to follow new developments set to be released tomorrow. >> as henry mentioned, make sure to keep track of our coverage by downloading the fox local app to your phone and smart tv, available for free on the app store. the santa clara county coroner has identified the pregnant woman who was killed in a crash in gilroy over the holidays. police say 29 year ol rachel marie gonzalez gallegos was killed at the intersection of levins road and new avenue on new year's day. authorities say gallegos was with her husband and young son when they were hit by a driver, who has since been arrested on suspicion of dui. a gofundme account has been set up, which appears to show a picture of gallegos with her family. the chp says gallegos was riding in a 2021 chevy suv driven by her husband

in march of that year, mueller broke into the vallejo home of aaron quinn and denise huskins. authorities say mueller drugged and tied them up before kidnaping and sexually assaulting huskins. vallejo police falsely accused the couple. remember this of making the whole thing up, but mueller was later linked to the crime and convicted. and just last week, he was charged in santa clara county for two 2009 home invasions and sexual assaults in mountain view and the other in palo alto. >> we're following the story of unprecedented challenges in oakland. three mayors in the past month. at a special city council meeting today, a new interim mayor, kevin jenkins, took over. abc seven news reporter leslie brinkley has all the action from oakland city hall today. >> motion passes with a vote of eight ayes. congratulations. >> a new interim mayor emerged from today's city council meeting in oakland. >> thank you so much, colleagues. thank you. >> it's been quite the shuffle. mayor shang tao was recalled by voters in november, so oakland city council president nikki fortunato bass became

. >> on tuesday, denise huskins and her now husband aaron quinn, will join chief burgess and other law enforcement officials to talk about the additional charges mueller is now facing. i will be there and will report back. henry lee, ktvu, fox two news. >> well, new at ten. the santa clara county coroner has identified the pregnant 29 year old woman who was killed in a crash on new year's day. authorities say the woman was with her husband and young son when they were hit by a driver, who has since been arrested on suspicion of dui. ktvu south bay reporter lamonica peters is live outside the santa clara county jail with more. lamonica. >> claudine, we don't have a lot of information about this young woman who died in this car crash, but family members posted on social media about the devastation of losing her and her unborn baby. >> and it's an intersection right there like a t, so you don't pay attention to whatever you can just go straight. >> gilroy resident ruben gonzalez says the intersection of leslie road and new avenue can be dangerous, especially if you're not paying attention

denise huskins in vallejo. he also tied her future husband, aaron quinn, in a case. police initially dismissed just as a hoax, but now he's being linked to multiple other criminal cases around the bay area. today, he is expected to appear in a santa clara county courtroom for arraignment in two cases with similarities to the huskins case. each happened in 2009, targeting one woman in mountain view and another in palo alto. let's take a live look out at the san francisco skyline. you can see there the car is sticking around this morning there and other places across the bay area. meteorologist kari hall is tracking what we can expect out there. a foggy start, but look, downtown san jose, get on the ice. yes, it's going to be a great weekend for ice skating and enjoying a lot of the events going on around the bay area. with the nice sunny weather that we'll see continue. it will be cool though as we start out. if you're going ice skating at 4:00, it's going to be 60 degrees and then quickly dropping down to 53 degrees. those temperatures continue to drop very quickly a

denise huskins, is facing new charges. >> this is what law enforcement and survivors working together looks like. >> in 2015, vallejo police accused huskins then boyfriend aaron quinn of murdering her. when she reappeared, police accused the couple of staging an elaborate hoax. >> you are terrorized, going through the worst experience of your life and the people you go to for help turn on you. >> it was alameda county sheriff's office lieutenant misty caruso who linked mueller to the vallejo kidnaping while investigating a dublin thwarted home invasion. the case gained further notoriety with a recent netflix documentary, sparking seaside police chief nick borges to reach out to huskins. >> he sent us a message on instagram through the police department. >> huskins and quinn, who are now married, were interested in speaking with mueller because we knew that there were things that just weren't followed up on. chief borges helped facilitate a letter writing campaign to the convicted kidnaper. >> you'll never know what's under a rock if you don't turn it. >> and we started flipping rocks, which ultimately gave way to a two day interview with mueller in a tucson prison.

. >> in 2015, denise huskins was kidnaped in vallejo by an intruder, who then raped her in a south lake tahoe cabin. but she and now husband aaron quinn were branded hoaxers by vallejo police because many of the details of their ordeal were deemed too far fetched. >> the people you go to for help turn on you, and then society turns on you, and social media turns on you, and you have nowhere to go. >> the couple, speaking out after their attacker, matthew mueller, was charged with other crimes in two other counties, once again proving they were telling the truth. last week, mueller was charged by the santa clara da with home invasions in mountain view and palo alto. in 2009. on monday, the contra costa da charged mueller with kidnaping three victims near san ramon in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars in ransom. that case happened just two weeks after the vallejo ordeal. the victims were so terrified they didn't come forward until investigators recently contacted them. >> it was not until mueller initiated his contact and made admissions to what occurred that law enforcement had any indication that these crimes had actually tran

denise huskins, is facing new charges. >> this is what law enforcement and survivors working together looks like. >> in 2015, vallejo police accused huskins then boyfriend aaron quinn of murdering her. when she reappeared, police accused the couple of staging an elaborate hoax. >> you are terrorized, going through the worst experience of your life and the people you go to for help turn on you. >> it was alameda county sheriff's office lieutenant misty caruso who linked muller to the vallejo kidnaping while investigating a dublin thwarted home invasion. the case gained further notoriety with a recent netflix documentary, sparking seaside police chief nick borges to reach out to huskins. >> he sent us a message on instagram through the police department. >> huskins and quinn, who are now married, were interested in speaking with mueller because we knew that there were things that just weren't followed up on. chief borges helped facilitate a letter writing campaign to the convicted kidnaper. >> you'll never know what's under a rock if you don't turn it. and we started flipping rocks, which ultimately gave way to a two day interview with mueller in a tucson prison. >>

denise huskins in vallejo. he also tied up her future husband, aaron quinn, in a case police initially dismissed as a hoax.ear in a santa clara county courthouse for arraignment in two cases with similarities to the huskins case. each happened in 2009, targeting one woman in moununtain vieand another in palo alto. i'm bob redell. we're here in south san jose, where later this morning, parents will rally outside the captain jason dahl elementary school behind me, here to pressure the franklin-mckinley school district to not close this campus. you might recall the school is named after jason dahl, who attended the school and has as a child, and who on nine over 11 piloted united flight 93 before that airplane went down in a field in pennsylvania on nine over 11. but now, dahl elementary is one of five schools on a list for potential closure. the district says cuts are necessary because it lost 40% of its student body since 2011. let's get a lookt that forecast for us. meteorologist kari hall, tracking what we can expect out there. it's been a cold morning across the bay area. some of our temperatures in the

. >> in 2015, denise huskins was kidnaped in vallejo by an intruder, who then raped her in a south lake tahoe cabin. but she and now husband aaron quinn were branded hoaxers by vallejo police because many of the details of their ordeal were deemed too far fetched. >> the people you go to for help turn on you, and then society turns on you, and social media turns on you, and you have nowhere to go. >> the couple, speaking out after their attacker, matthew muller, was charged with other crimes in two other counties, once again proving they were telling the truth. last week, muller was charged by the santa clara da with home invasions in mountain view and palo alto in 2009. on monday, the contra costa da charged mueller with kidnaping three victims near san ramon in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars in ransom. that case happened just two weeks after the vallejo ordeal. the victims were so terrified they didn't come forward until investigators recently contacted them. >> it was not until mueller initiated his contact and made admissions to what occurred that law enforcement had any indication that these crimes had actually transpi

was convicted of kidnaping denise huskins and sexually assaulting her at a cabin in tahoe back in 2015. at first, vallejo police didn't believe her and her now husband aaron quinn, claiming the details were just too far fetched to believe. but this week, mueller was charged with kidnaping three people near san ramon back in 2015. the fbi says evidence shows mueller has been breaking into homes since he was 16 years old. last week, the santa clara district attorney charged mueller with home invasions in mountain view and in palo alto. in 2009. >> alameda police are investigating a series of burglaries that have happened in the last two weeks. an ulta beauty store in the city's south shore center was hit twice just before, and then after the new year, the cannabis dispensary on webster street was burglarized just before the new year, and in the marina village shopping center, 360 gourmet burritos was also hit. however, alameda reports overall burglary incidents went down by 40% last year. >> our time now 508. the white house announced another flurry of last minute executive actions as president biden is wrapping up his time in office. that includes banning drilli

. >> in 2015, denise huskins was kidnaped in vallejo by an intruder, who then raped her in a south lake tahoe cabin. but she and now husband aaron quinn were branded hoaxers by vallejo police because many of the details of their ordeal were deemed too far fetched. >> the people you go to for help turn on you, and then society turns on you, and social media turns on you, and you have nowhere to go. >> the couple, speaking out after their attacker, matthew mueller, was charged with other crimes in two other counties, once again proving they were telling the truth. last week, mueller was charged by the santa clara da with home invasions in mountain view and palo alto in 2009. on monday, the contra costa da charged mueller with kidnaping three victims near san ramon in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars in ransom. that case happened just two weeks after the vallejo ordeal. the victims were so terrified they didn't come forward until investigators recently contacted them. >> it was not until mueller initiated his contact and made admissions to what occurred that law enforcement had any indication that these crimes had actually trans

. >> in 2015, denise huskins was kidnaped in vallejo by an intruder, who then raped her in a south lake tahoe cabin. but she and now husband aaron quinn were branded hoaxers by vallejo police because many of the details of their ordeal were deemed too far fetched. >> the people you go to for help turn on you, and then society turns on you, and social media turns on you, and you have nowhere to go. >> the couple, speaking out after their attacker, matthew muller, was charged with other crimes in two other counties, once again proving they were telling the truth. last week, muller was charged by the santa clara da with home invasions in mountain view and palo alto in 2009. on monday, the contra costa da charged mueller with kidnaping three victims near san ramon in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars in ransom. that case happened just two weeks after the vallejo ordeal. the victims were so terrified they didn't come forward until investigators recently contacted them. >> it was not until mueller initiated his contact and made admissions to what occurred that law enforcement had any indication that these crimes had actually transpi

years after the south bay attacks, denise huskins was kidnaped in vallejo by an intruder who then raped her in a south lake tahoe cabin. but she and now husband aaron quinn were branded hucksters by vallejo police because many of the details of their ordeal were deemed too far fetched. mueller was later convicted in that case, which was profiled in the netflix docuseries american nightmare. the couple is now married with two kids and have provided training to law enforcement, urging them not to fall victim to tunnel vision. >> they've used that experience and turned it into a force for good in collaborating with police departments to make sure what happened to them never happens again. >> the prosecutor, along with mountain view and palo alto police, visited mueller in federal prison in tucson back in october to help tie him to the santa clara cases. >> it was a unique experience. mr. mueller was willing to provide information about many incidents. >> mueller was also recently charged by the contra costa da with kidnaping three victims for ransom near san ramon. that case is still pending and that crime, in fact, is alleged. that happened two weeks after

. >> in 2015, denise huskins was kidnaped in vallejo by an intruder, who then raped her in a south lake tahoe cabin. but she and now husband aaron quinn were branded hoaxers by vallejo police because many of the details of their ordeal were deemed too far fetched. >> the people you go to for help turn on you, and then society turns on you, and social media turns on you, and you have nowhere to go. >> the couple, speaking out after their attacker, matthew mueller, was charged with other crimes in two other counties, once again proving they were telling the truth. last week, mueller was charged by the santa clara da with home invasions in mountain view and palo alto in 2009. on monday, the contra costa da charged mueller with kidnaping three victims near san ramon in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars in ransom. that case happened just two weeks after the vallejo ordeal. the victims were so terrified they didn't come forward until investigators recently contacted them. >> it was not until mueller initiated his contact and made admissions to what occurred that law enforcement had any indication that these crimes had actually trans

years after the south bay attacks, denise huskins was kidnaped in vallejo by an intruder who then raped her in a south lake tahoe cabin. but she and now husband aaron quinnd hucksters by vallejo police because many of the details of their ordeal were deemed too far fetched. mueller was later convicted in that case, which was profiled in the netflix docuseries american nightmare. the couple is now married with two kids and have provided training to law enforcement, urging them not to fall victim to tunnel vision. >> they've used that experience and turned it into a force for good in collaborating with police departments to make sure what happened to them never happens again. >> the prosecutor, along with mountain view and palo alto police, visited mueller in federal prison in tucson back in october to help tie him to the santa clara cases. >> it was a unique experience. mr. mueller was willing to provide information about many incidents. >> mueller has also been charged by the contra costa da with kidnaping three victims for ransom near san ramon. two weeks after the vallejo ordeal, that case is still pending and mueller is back in court here in san jose