. >> denise huskins abducted from her home a decade ago. sexually assaulted her boyfriend, falsely accused of staging it all. >> the story you're telling here, i'm buying it all. >> now, the man convicted in her case facing new charges. >> please stop using the gone girl term to refer to this case should be referred to properly as the american nightmare case. >> why? police say there could be more victims coming forward. plus, living out loud inside the life of a 22 year old living with tourette syndrome. >> my fiber's been gaston bailon dupree, the viral tiktok star with over 9 million followers, pulling back the curtain on the ups and downs of her condition. >> i have a gun. >> maybe try to whisper it. >> sharing the challenges of everyday life from makeup to baking and dating. >> collin is my medicine. that's the best way i'm going to describe it. describe it. >> nightline will be righthide anything from me. i'm home! especially when they've been using toilet paper that doesn't hold up. new charmin ultra strong has a diamond-weave textur

matthew muller, already serving a 40 year prison sentence for kidnaping and raping 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 neve

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 stronger as we speak. let me show you. the winds over th

. >> matthew mueller was convicted in the 2015 kidnaping of denise huskins in vallejo. good evening, i'm greg lee. forensic dna testing has led to new charges in connection to crimes in mountain view, palo alto and now san ramon. new at 730. ktvu crime reporter henry lee is live in the newsroom. henry, what do we know about this new case in san ramon? >> well, greg, this is a case that continues to have twists and turns. greg, i know you were at the scene in orange county when denise huskins turned up at her father's house, which fueled suspicions. she made it all up. now, the real kidnaper has been charged with even more crimes. just a week ago, matthew mueller stood shackled in a san jose courtroom charged with committing two home invasions a month apart in mountain view and palo alto back in 2009. now, contra costa county prosecutors say they've charged mueller with kidnaping three victims for ransom near san ramon in 2015. they say he managed to get tens of thousands of dollars from them in exchange for their release. the victims had kept quiet all these years for f

the invasions took place in 2009, but were investigated again, in part thanks to huskins case. abc seven news reporter tim johns spoke with the santa clara county district attorney's office and has more details. >> matthew mueller pled guilty in a san jose courtroom friday. mueller admitting he committed two home invasions in 2009, one in palo alto and one in mountain view. during those home invasions, mueller held captive, interrogated and threatened to rape two women. the minimum sentence for each of mueller's friday convictions is seven years to life in prison. santa clara county deputy district attorney brian king says he hopes friday's events can help bring closure to those involved. >> when a case goes unsolved, it leaves an open wound. and whi a conviction might not heal that wound, it starts the next chapter in that process. >> whatever jail time mueller serves from his friday convictions will be on top of his existing sentences related to the 2015 kidnaping and rape of denise huskins. that incident attracted international attention after the vallejo police department w

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 stronger as we speak. let me show you. the winds over th

>> 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

abobout a mon after that huskins case in 2015. in all, mullens is linked to five cases from a home invasion in mountain view in 2009. in october of that year, another home invasion in palo alto. then in 2015, his behavior escalated into that kidnap for ransom of 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 def

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she's speaking out following news that her attacker is facing new charges, kidnapping of denise huskinsnational attention when vallejo police first called this a hoax. now, matthew mueller's facing charges in several counties and police think he attacked his first victim when he was just 16 conference. charles clifford has details. >> 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 h

denise huskins. and he was the one who allegedly confessed to them what he allegedly did 10 years ago in unincorporated san ramon in alleged kidnap for ransom case. the same case about denise huskins, who, by the way, guys, she will have a news conference at noon today which we will cover now. denise huskins back in 2015, she and her for a friend were living in vallejo at the time she was kidnapped, taken to lake tahoe where she was sexually assaulted. then driven down the southern california. then there was a ransom saying that unless you pay it, we won't really it was so spectacular that nobody believed it, including the vallejo police department. i actually covered the case. it turns out everything she said was true and of late hope police department to actually were sued by huskins and her boyfriend. as far as matthew mueller. 47 years old. he is serving his sentence and he faces additional charges not just from contra costa county, but recently from santa clara county as well for alleged assault

matthew mueller is currently serving 40 years in federal prison for the 2015 kidnaping of denise huskins, in what came to be known as the gone girl case. well, just last week, new charges were brought accusing mueller of being involved in two assaults that date back 15 years. well, now tonight, mueller is facing even more charges for kidnaping and ransom crimes right near san ramon. ktvu crime reporter henry lee has the story. >> just a week ago, matthew mueller stood shackled in a san jose courtroom charged with committing two home invasions a month apart in mountain view and palo alto back in 2009. now, contra costa county prosecutors say they've charged mueller with kidnaping three victims for ransom near san ramon in 2015. they say he managed to get tens of thousands of dollars from them in exchange for their release. the victims had kept quiet all these years for fear of retribution. this latest case in contra costa county happened a month after mueller drugged and kidnaped denise huskins in vallejo, raped her in the south lake tahoe cabin and terrorized her now husband. vallejo pol

and the man convicted of kidnapping and assaulting denise huskins. and now faces new kidnapping charges. >> in san ramon, let's get the latest crop was will tran live for us out front of the contra costa county district attorney's office will. >> matthew mueller is already serving a 40 year sentence for sexually assaulting denise huskins and kidnapping her back in 2015. now he faces possibly even more time for crimes that he actually confessed to prosecutors that contra costa county district attorney's office. they actually kept talking to him and they filed charges yesterday for an alleged kidnap for ransom case that also allegedly took place in 2015 the same year that happened to denise huskins. now he first burst onto the scene 10 years ago in a case that was so spectacular that so many people did not believe it, including the vallejo police department at that time huskins and her boyfriend living in vallejo. now they claim that huskins was kidnapped in a ledge kidnap for ransom case. nobody believed it, including the police department. it turns o

. >> 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

you watched this netflix documentary, and then you meet denise huskins, right? and then you decide that you're just going to write to mueller and see what happens next. yeah. pretty much. i mean, i met denise and aaron. this is a case i've been following for many years. i've been a cop for 22 years, and this happened in california. so this was something that i was always very intrigued by. and i, i watched the series on netflix back in january, and i just felt compelled being a law enforcement leader now as a police chief, to reach out to this couple, they went through just a horrifying situation, both with mueller and with law enforcement. and i just wanted them to know that i always believed them, that i support them. i'm behind them, and there's others in law enforcement that feel the same. and i was really shocked to even get a response back from denise and aaron. and from there, things kind of went off and i was able to meet misty caruso from the alameda county sheriff's office. we had a seminar. we turned this really low level training into a statewide tra

. >> 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

it turns out everything denise huskins and her boyfriend said was in fact true. in fact, there's a netflix documentary about all of that. the latest charges, just something to add on top of matthew mueller. this case as far as his involvement, he claims that he wants to help prosecutors and law enforcement strengthen victims rights to help them as well. while he's behind bars, he is a former harvard graduate. he is also a former attorney in this particular case skies that dates back to 2015 in unincorporated san ramon worsened alleged kidnap for ransom as well. we do know that a little bit later today. denise huskins, she will join a news conference and she we'll talk about the latest charges against matthew mueller. back to thanks a lot. well. >> 603, is the time elsewhere in the east bay, the usually quiet city of alameda is now dealing with a series of break-ins and robberies was lindsey ford has more on that. >> i'm standing in the marina village parkway plaza in front of the 3.60, gore mabry toes, which was vandalized and burglarized last week. additionally

also in 2015, but in valais and the gone girl case with denise huskins, denise huskins and her boyfriend were home at the vallejo home when she was kidnapped, taken to mueller's south lake tahoe cabin where he sexually assaulted her, then drove are down to orange county, then released a ransom note saying that i will release or if you pay ransom. it was so spectacular that many people did not believe it, including the vallejo police department. turns out everything huskins and her boyfriend said was true and that they actually ended up suing the vallejo police department in this particular case. this is something that mueller actually wants out there that he's working with law enforcement to help strengthen victims rights. just give you a little bit more about mueller, he's a former attorney. he's a harvard graduate and a former u.s. marine. 47 years old. this case will not. and of course, we're talking 10 years in the making and speaking of uskins, she will have a news conference a little bit later today where she will be talking about the latest charges. back to you, ok? we'll stay tun

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

the man convicted of kidnaping, denise huskins in vallejo, is answering to new charges tied to other cases in the south bay, and crews are making progress on those destructive wildfires in l.a. county. the positive news to come out of the burn zone. but let's go ahead and begin with the big legal bombshell facing former mayor sheng thao today. federal prosecutors unsealed an eight count indictment against tao and her partner, andre jones, and two members of the huang family. the huang's are a powerful east bay family that owns a recycle company that's contrtracted b te city. the indictment comes just months after fbi agents raided tao's home in oakland. voters removed her from office in a recall election. you'll remember tao and jones are facing charges of conspiracy and bribery, as well as mail and wire fraraud. e u.s. attorney's office alleges the four conspired to funnel city business to companies owned by the duong's and in exchange. investigators say tao and jones received money and benefits. for other. federal prosecutors say the scheme started in october 2022, a month before t

huskins is set to appear in monterey county today at seaside city hall to talk about the new charges against mueller. out in the east bay. the usually quiet city of alameda. it now dealing with a streak of break-ins and robberies lindsey ford has more on that. >> i'm standing in the marina village parkway plaza in front of the 3.60, gore mabry toes, which was vandalized and burglarized last week. additionally in the same plaza, a lucky california was also looted. >> growing. if everywhere. more the fitting cities. a new surprise. happy get an >> javier benitez owner of 3.60, degrees. core mabry toes is still reeling from the break-in last week, burglars smashed the window of the store at the marina village parkway center and took a register that had $1000 inside. >> maybe 50%, since scott that this is going to cost. have much money here. >> additionally, stuart payment processing i pads wrist stolen and security cameras were destroyed. he now has to use this older system to ring up customers. benitez says this was his first time getting targeted in all. 35 years of being in business.

today, huskins and quinn will be back with the el dorado district attorney as he holds a press conference in seaside. he's expected to talk about how the reinvestigation of the american nightmare case has led to the filing of new felony crimes. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you. lena. oakland is going through a leadership change this week at a special city council meeting yesterday. council member kevin jenkins was selected as interim mayor. jenkins is oakland's third mayor. in just the past month after voters recalled shengtao. he replaces interim mayor nikki fortunato bass, who will be sworn in as an alameda county supervisor today. jenkins will hold the office until the city's special election in april. former congresswoman barbara lee has taken a formal step to running for oakland mayor. she filed paperwork with the state. a spokesperson tells the chronicle an official announcement about that decision is coming later this week. >> san francisco is just a little more than a day away from having a new mayor. daniel lowery will be sworn in tomorrow ahead of the of

denise huskins was kidnapped and sexually assaulted. in this case. it happened in unincorporated san ramon. it was an alleged kidnap for ransom case. so we will see if there will be a trial in this case as well. in added time to his sentence. this on top, a recent charges by the santa clara county as well. now he burst onto the national scene back in 2015 in vallejo involving denise huskins and her boyfriend and a gone girl case that actually was made into a movie. in fact, we will revisit the story in just a few moments. we have to go back to you guys for president carter. ok? thank you. well, yeah, we want to go live to georgia now because we're waiting for the body to be transported to washington, d.c., for the funeral and for jimmy carter's body to lie in state people to be able to pay their respects. we've got live pictures here outside of the carter center in atlanta, georgia, where we know that a ceremony >> is taking place currently to bring the casket out and place it in her swear at all and be transported to. >> there we go. we can see the

the kidnapping of denise huskins gained national attention when vallejo police first called it a hoax. now, matthew mueller's facing charges in several counties and police think his first attack happened when he was just 16 kron. 4 charles clifford has details. >> 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 the

all right, back live now, denise huskins also revealed today that she has spoken to one of the victims of these newly alleged crimes hurun. aaron also said today that they're considering trying to speak to matthew mueller in person to try to convince him to real further information. but for now in seaside, charles, clifford kron, 4 news. charles, thank you. we've learned now that 2 people have been detained connection to a possible stabbing at the hayward bart station. this happened just before 10 o'clock this morning. >> prompting police to temporarily close that station. barr telling us here at kron 4 that this happened at the ground level, not on the elevated tracks or on a train. bart says this is still an active investigation. any act? the city manager announcing the new acting police chief as the current interim chief is now set to retire. kron 4 said to call spoke to them today. and reports now on the shakeup. >> today i'm pleased to announce that i've appointed captain jody hill as the acting chief of police for the antioch police department. familiar role for captain jovi hill

authorities are crediting the work of seaside police chief nick borges, seen here with huskins and quinn in march at a training session for police across the state. the couple urged law enforcement not to fall victim to tunnel vision in solving a case. it was chief burgess who began writing to mueller in prison. authorities say mueller made admissions as to his involvement in the mountain view, palo alto and san ramon cases. at the training session, chief burgess apologized to the couple on behalf of police in general. the chief in santa clara, d.a. jeff rosen, have had this to say about law enforcement's role in investigating mueller. >> we're here because there's so many lessons to be learned where the police really screwed up. i don't know how else to say it. >> we're not perfect in law enforcement, and i think it's fair to say that there were mistakes made in this investigation. >> 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

he was already serving time for kidnapping and raping denise huskins in 2015. vallejo police initially called the case a hoax. in the latest charges he faces life in prison, he is scheduled to be sentenced on february 21st. >>> california small businesses worry about losing exposure after the supreme court upheld a law that effectively bans tiktok. manteca's barbecue from the curb is one of them. it has only been around a year but gets visitors all around the state because of one post from a food critic that went viral. >> i had a line around the corner. i couldn't keep up. it made the biggest impact on my business from the video going viral. one video. that goes to show. >> tiktok could go dark on sunday if its chinese owner doesn't sell the company. president-elect trump promised to save the app once he takes office. >>> up next, in what could be another gut punch for as fans, oakland's former team reveals its new logo for its new season. >>> hey, i'm johnny mosley with the latest toyota tahoe report. let's look at the conditions you'll see in the mountains.

kidnapped and sexual assault victim, denise huskins, and her falsely accused now husband, aaron, survived the american nightmare case, but it didn't end there. the couple's involvement in prompting law enforcement to reinvestigate denise's convicted kidnapper, matthew muller, has led to new charges against muller that go back decades and include previously unreported crimes that the victims kept secret out of fear. >> so if you're in that situation, just know you should always trust yourself. always believe in yourself. >> reporter: the new cases include a kidnapping and sexual assault case from 1993 when muller was just 16 years old. two home invasions in santa clara county and a previously unreported 2015 home invasion and attempted kidnapping for ransom case in san ramon. the district attorney credited denise and aaron with keeping the investigation into muller alive. >> they were, after nine years, persistent that there was more to this case, that mr. matt muller committed more crimes and perhaps he worked with others in the commission of the crimes. >> reporter: he cross convicted of

in march of 2015, that's the vallejo gone girl kidnaping of denise huskins. and tonight we're learning charges have been filed against mueller for a kidnap for ransom in san ramon. just one month later in april. and then in june, a home invasion in dublin. a lot to follow there, but there will be a news conference tomorrow in seaside in monterey county. investigators are expected to announce new information related to the charges against mueller, and we will be there to bring you the very latest. okay, another headline we're watching tonight, will longtime east bay congresswoman barbara lee run for oakland mayor? today, she offered a major hint about her intentions. lee officially opened a campaign finance account today. it is one of the first steps that a potential candidate takes to raise money for a campaign. this move comes just days after lee left the u.s. house of representatives, where she served for 28 years. a rep for lee wouldn't comment on today's filing, but they did say that lee plans to make an announcement on whether she will run later this wee

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, mueller was also charged with a previously unreported 2015 kidnaping and a ransom in san ramon. he's also being linked to home invasions in mountain view and palo alto. in san francisco, 2024 was the safest year in decades. that is according to new crime stats released by the mayor and the police department today. those numbers show that last year, the city had the lowest crime rate the city has had since. are you ready 2001 two of the most noticeable drops homicides and car burglaries. there were 35 homicides in the city last year. that was more than a third fewer killings compared to 2023. car burglaries are down by more than half. this all comes as the california department of justice is announcing that the sfpd has made major strides in its reform efforts as well, according to california attorney general rob bonta, the sfpd has successfully i

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 w

matthew muller was convicted in 2015, kidnapping of denise huskins in a case.ice initially called a hoax. case sparked a netflix series, "american nightmare." we learned of new charges against muller in contra costa and santa clara counties. but today, authorities revealed his crimes allegedly stretch as far back as 1993. our len ramirez is live in seaside where law enforcement and victims spoke out about the new charges against him. len? >> reporter: that's right, ryan. this is a very unusual case that brought together those so-called american crime victims from the netflix series together with law enforcement from around northern california to try to piece together a series of unsolved crimes that go back decades, all allegedly linked to one serial kidnapper. kidnap and sexual assault victim, denise huskins, and her falsely accused now husband, aaron, survived the american nightmare case, but it didn't end there. the couple's involvement in prompting law enforcement to reinvestigate denise's convicted kidnapper, matthew muller, has led to new charges against

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 wrap up on all of this, coming up on abc seven news at five. well, still to come here at three, it is san francisco mayor london breed s final day

the man convicted of kidnapping and assaulting denise huskins in the so-called delay. hogan girl case is facing new charges in another bay area kidnapping. matthew mueller was charged today with a 2015 kidnapping in contra costa county last week. he was charged with a series of 2009 home invasions in santa clara county. prosecutors say these new charges stem from recent confessions he made in prison letters. mueller is serving a 40 year sentence for kidnapping and huskins as documented in the netflix series american nightmare. hoskins is set to appear in monterey county tomorrow at seaside city hall to talk about the new charges. again, smaller. >> the usually quiet city of alameda now dealing with a series of break-ins and robberies. kron four's. lindsey ford has more. >> i'm standing in the marina village parkway plaza in front of the 3.60, gore mabry toes, which was vandalized and burglarized last week. additionally in the same plaza, a lucky california was also looted. >> growing. if everywhere. more the fitting cities. i surprised. think >> javier benitez, owner o

matthew mueller was convicted of raping and kidnaping denise huskins, kwon, in vallejo back in 2015.allejo pd infamously called the case a hoax before mueller was eventually arrested. the crime, though, got fresh interest last year after netflix aired the documentary series americican nightmare. the police chief in seaside watched that show and decided to write to mueller in prison. surprisingly, mueller wrote back. chief says he gave critical info tying him to at least four other crimes, including a rape and kidnaping back in 1993. when mueller 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 and her husband, who initially was suspected in the hoax as well when he was just her boyfriend. this week, mueller was also chargedith a previously unreported 2015 kidnaping and ransom scheme in san ramon. he's also being li

that's on top of his 40 year sentence for the attack on denise huskins.ew sentencing hearing meantime for the menendez brothers has been delayed because of the los angeles area wildfires and the effects on preparations for that. lyle and erik menendez were convicted of killing their parents in 1989 and sentenced to life in prison without parole. they asked that the sentence be reconsidered after new evidence of their father's sexual abuse emerged in the case. recently elected los angeles county da nathan hochman says the case will be heard in march. tiktok is confirming tonight its plan to have the app go dark in the united states on sunday. they want more assurances that the biden administration will not enforce a ban on the app, but the administration is saying their verbal promise should be enough. president elect donald trump today told americans to stay tuned for his decision on the ban. tiktok's ceo will be in attendance for his inauguration monday as invited by his administration. >> rest assured, we will do everything in our power to ensure our pl

that's on top of his 40 year sentence for the attack on denise huskins. a new sentencing hearing meantime for the menendez brothers has been delayed because of the los angeles area wildfires and the effects on preparations for that. lyle and erik menendez were convicted of killing their parents in 1989 and sentenced to life in prison without parole. they asked that the sentence be reconsidered after new evidence of their father's sexual abuse emerged in the case. recently elected los angeles county da nathan hochman says the case will be heard in march. tiktok is confirming tonight its plan to have the app go dark in the united states on sunday. they want more assurances that the biden administration will not enforce a ban on the app, but the administration is saying their verbal promise should be enough. president elect donald trump today told americans to stay tuned for his decision on the ban. tiktok's ceo will be in attendance for his inauguration monday as invited by his administration. >> rest assured, we will do everything in our power to ensure ou

. >> 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

matthew mueller was convicted in the 2015 kidnaping and assault of denise huskins. vallejo police originally dismissed that case of a hoax earlier this month. investigators linked mueller to more burglaries from 2009, in mountain view and palo alto. todayay, muelle pled guily to those charges. prosecutors say the investigation was only possible with the help of huskins and her husband. 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. it was through that collaboration earlier this year with detectives, with chief nick borges in seaside that this whole investigation reopened. mueller now faces life in prison. he is scheduled to be sentenced next month. we're back in 60s, just ahead. we investigate the breaking issue on bart trains during wet weather, how? bart is trying to find some relief for riders. plus an app that's become a lifeline for people threatened by wildfires. what you should know about. watch duty straight from its creators in the north bay. i

. >> 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

denise huskins was at the news conference.ller is currently serving 40 years in federal prison for kidnaping and assaulting huskins in 2015, in vallejo. investigators say circumstances of the crimes are similar to the vallejo kidnaping, and at least one other from more than 30 years ago. >> we now know that as far back as when he was 16 years old, that mueller had committed his first kidnaping and sexual assault. that was in 1993. that case is still under investigation, so we will not comment any further on it. >> last month, mueller was charged with sexually assaulting two women during home invasions a month apart in mountain view and palo alto back in 2009. we pregnant woman who was killed in a crash in gilroy over the holidays. 29 year old rachel marie gonzalez gallegos was killed at the intersection of leavesley road and new avenue on new year's day. policsay she was with her husband and young son when they were hit by a driver who has been arrested on suspicion of dui. chp says guzman was riding in a 2021 chevy suv when a

matthew mueller was convicted in the 2015 kidnaping and assault of denise huskins. vallejo police originally dismissed that case of a hoax earlier this month. investigators linked mueller to more burglaries from 2009, in mountain view and palo alto. today, mueller pled guilty to those charges. prosecutors say the investigation was only possible with the help of huskins and her husband. 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. it was through that collaboration earlier this year with detectives, with chief nick borges in seaside that this whole investigation reopened. mueller now faces life in prison. he is scheduled to be sentenced next month. we're back in 60s, just ahead. we investigate the breaking issue on bart trains during wet weather, how? bart is trying to find some relief for riders. plus an app that's become a lifeline for people threatened by wildfires. what you should know about. watch duty straight from its creators in the north bay. i

. >> that was denise huskins talking about matthew mueller. he is facing new charges after allegedly confessing to several crimes in letters sent from prison. some of the alleged crimes, including kidnapping case in contra costa county back in 2015 and several home invasions across santa clara county in 2009. >> i just spoke to him as a human. there was no training or skill or trickery. it was just often take who i am reaching out. >> those letters were sent to and from that officer, a huskins, a husband said today they're considering trying to talk directly to mueller in an attempt to get him to reveal even more information. >> san mateo county responding to a claim by sheriff christina corpus that she has been discriminated against, harassed and defame last week. the embattled sheriff filed a claim against the county saying county leaders participated in what she calls an evil scheme. the county says claim is the first step towards filing 10 million dollar lawsuit against the county. this comes amid fallout from a scathing report accusing sh

new at 10, the man convicted of kidnapping and assaulting denise huskins in the so-called delay hogan girl case is facing new charges in another bay area, kidnapping. mueller was charged today with a 2015 kidnapping in contra costa county. and last week he was charged with a series of 2009 home invasions in santa clara county. prosecutors say the new charges stamper recent confessions he made in prison letters. mueller is serving a 40 year sentence for kidnapping and huskins has documented in the netflix series american nightmare. hoskins is set to appear in monterey county tomorrow at seaside city hall to talk about these new charges against him. a woman has been charged with attempted murder in connection to a san francisco shooting last week which injured 2 people, one of them, a social worker who is now in critical condition. spoke with her mom and she joins us in the newsroom with more. sara? >> i spoke with daniel drake's mom on the phone as her daughter fights for her life to me says she's calling on her daughter's employer to have more security on site for social workers. i al

that's on top of his 40 year sentence for the attack on huskins. to southern california. now, cooler temperatures and lighter winds are helping fire crews battle the flames as neighborhoods face the devastation. the eaton fire that ripped through altadena and forced evacuations through pasadena is now 73% contained. this morning. the palisades fire is 43% contained. some evacuation orders have been lifted, allowing thousands of families to return to their homes. officials say the neighborhoods directly impacted by the fire may be restricted for at least another week, while fire crews have the upper hand on containment. for now, there's the threat of another round of santa ana winds next week. meanwhile, california's insurance crisis was already at a breaking point prior to these fires, devastating la. now, the state is bracing for another hit that's expected to impact the housing market. >> these wildfires are going to be far reaching on consumers in the market for many, many years to come. >> amy bach with united policyholders explains the california fair plan, the state

prosecutors say the investigation was only possible with the help of huskins and her husband. mueller faces life in prison. he is scheduled to be sentenced next month, and the menendez brothers will have to wait even longer to find out if they might be released from jail decades earlier than expected. the much anticipated resentencing hearing for both lyle and eric has been pushed back again, this time because of those los angeles wildfires. the brothers are serving life in prison for the brutal murders of their parents in 1989. the case is now getting that second look in light of new evidence, which appears to corroborate claims of sexual abuse at the hands of their father at the time of the killings. the hearing is now set for march 20th. the southern california wildfires are shining a spotlight on a new app. born right here in the bay area. it's called watch duty. you might already have it on your phone. the app was created back in 2021 by ceo and co-founder john mills. he wrote the code while living in healdsburg. of course, sonoma county experiencing its own wildfires. no