and now it appears the story of matthew mueller isn't over. new tonight there are new charges against mueller for two previously unsolved cases from 2009. ktvu henry lee picks up the story there, and he was in court today with details on what happened. henry. >> yeah, this case certainly has taken many twists and turns. the da says new dna evidence now ties matthew mueller to two home invasions. one in mountain view, the other in palo alto. years before the vallejo ordeal. his hands shackled at the waist, 47 year old matthew mueller appeared in a san jose courtroom on charges he committed two home invasions a month apart in mountain view and palo alto back in 2009. >> we're able to bring this perpetrator to justice and that this nightmare is over. >> santa clara county d.a. jeff rosen said. mueller's m.o. in these two cases mirrored what happened in the vallejo case. >> both of these cases, the defendant broke into a woman's home, tied them up, bound them, made them drink things to make them intoxicated, and did this for the purpose of raping

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what police now say a security guard did right before sh s re a story of matthew mueller.s the man convicted in a now infamous kidnaping and assault case out of vallejo back in 2015. aaron quinn called police to report his girlfriend, denise huskins, had been kidnaped by an intruder. quinn said the man tied them up, made them drink something which made them sleepy. he then took off with huskins. days later, denise huskins turned up alive in southern california. vallejo police accused the couple of lying and called the story a hoax. matthew mueller was arrested, though months later after police linked him to a home invasion in dublin. evidence from that case also linked him to the huskins kidnaping and assault. mueller would later plead guilty and is now serving time in federal prison. the vallejo case led to a netflix documentary released earlier this year, and now it appears the story of matthew mueller is not over. today, in a santa clara county courtroom, he was charged with home invasion and the intention to commit rape tied to two cases 15 years ago. also right here i

used to bind one of his victims. >> all the evidence that we have points to the one defendant, matthew mueller. >> mueller is now facing two felony counts of committing a sexual assault during a home invasion for the 2009 crimes, according to the santa clara county da's office. in the early hours of september 29th, 2009, mueller broke into a woman's mountain view home, attacked her, tied her up, made her drink a concoction of medications, and said he was going to rape her after the victim in her 30s persuaded him to stop, he suggested she get a dog and left. on october 18th, 2009, mueller allegedly broke into a palo alto home, bound and gagged a woman in her 30s and made her drink nyquil. he then began to assault her, before she also persuaded him to stop. the da's office says he gave her crime prevention advice before leaving. both cases were investigated and went unsolved. >> what we have been able to do is to eventually solve these two serious crimes, even though 15wo years lapsed, were these two investigations handled perfectly? >> no. six years later, mueller gained national attention in

matthew mueller currently is serving 40 years to life in federal prison for that crime. now he's been charged with 2 other attacks that occurred before on hoskins kron four's. dan kerman reports. >> we don't forget about about rape, about murder, about any crime. >> that's committed in this county. santa clara county's district attorney says that's why he's brought charges against convicted kidnapper matthew mueller for a home invasion attacks that occurred in mountain view and palo alto back in 2009. >> in both of these cases, the defendant broke into a woman's home, tied them up. found them made them drink things to make them intoxicated and did this for the purpose of breaking down. the 47 year-old mueller is now charged with 2 counts of first-degree burglary. >> with the intent to commit rape and faces 2 life sentences. if convicted the da says mueller was linked to the attacks due to advances in dna technology. >> the strap from the palo alto case. it's a velcro strap. we analyzed in 2010, but dna technology has gotten significantly better since 2010. and so recentl

matthew mueller is currently serving 40 years to life in federal prison for that crime. and now he's been charged with 2 other attacks which occurred before that attack on huskins kron four's. dan kerman reports. >> 47 year-old matthew mueller who is serving 40 years in federal prison for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman back in 2015 was in a san jose courtroom monday. this time charged with 2 counts of first-degree burglary with the intent to commit rape. the new charges stem from hote invasion attacks that occurred in mountain view and palo alto in 2009. and both of these cases. >> the defendant broke into a woman's home, tied them up. i found them make them drink things to make them intoxicated and did this for the raking them. santa clara county district attorney jeff rosen says the attacks were linked to mueller. >> due to advances in dna technology. >> strap from the powell case. it's a velcro strap. we analyzed in 2010 but dna technology has gotten significantly better since 2010. and so recently we've been able to find the defendants dna on that strap,

matthew mueller is currently serving 40 years to life in federal prison for that crime. and now he's been charged with 2 other attacks that police say occurred before the attack skits on four's. dan kerman reports. >> we don't forget about about rape, about murder, about any crime. >> that's committed in this county. santa clara county's district attorney says that's why he's brought charges against convicted kidnapper matthew mueller for a home invasion attacks that occurred in mountain view and palo alto back in 2009. >> in both of these cases, the defendant broke into a woman's home, tied them up. found them made them drink things to make them intoxicated and did this for the purpose of breaking down. the 47 year-old mueller is now charged with 2 counts of first-degree burglary. >> with the intent to commit rape and faces 2 life sentences. if convicted the da says mueller was linked to the attacks due to advances in dna technology. >> the strap from the palo alto case. it's a velcro strap. we analyzed in 2010, but dna technology has gotten significantly better since 2

matthew mueller, who was convicted in the 2015 so-called gone girl kidnaping in vallejo, has now been charged with two other home invasions 15 years ago. nbc bay area's ian cull was in the courtroom today as mueller stood before a judge. ian, i guess what happened in there? what what took place? yeah, in the case, the hearing today really was only about four minutes long. but we learned many new details about these new crimes he's accused of. matthew mueller stood in the doorway and behind his attorney for most of his arraignment in san jose today. he's already serving time for the 2015 kidnaping and assault of denise huskins in vallejo. the case received extensive media attention and was profiled in the new and the netflix series american nightmare. for three months, police accused huskins of making up the story until mueller's arrest. the santa clara county da now says they've connected mueller to two crimes from 2009. mueller allegedly broke into two homes back then in mountain view and palo alto. prosecutors say both victims were able to either fight him off or convince him to lea

matthew mueller stood in the doorway and behind his attorney for most of his arraignment in san jose. cuffed and holding papers, only peering out to show his face once he's already serving time for the 2015 kidnaping of denise huskins in vallejo. that received extensive international media attention and was profiled in the netflix series american nightmare. police had accused huskins of making up the story until mueller was arrested three months later and eventually convicted of kidnaping and assaulting her. now, the santa clara county da says they've connected mueller to two crimes in the south bay from 2009, thanks to modern dna testing on evidence. we're very fortunate that this is a case that was continued to be worked on by many individuals and many different law enforcement agencies. mueller allegedly broke into two homes, one in mountain view and the other in palo alto. each time he allegedly attacked, a woman in her 30s, tied her up and forced her to drink nyquil or other medications within a month of each other. they're about three weeks apart, and it's the same m.o, and it'

matthew mueller's currently serving 40 years to life in federal prison for that crime. and now he's being charged with 2 other attacks that occurred before the attack on haskins. well dan kerman has that story. >> we don't forget about about rape, about murder, about any crime. >> that's committed in this county. santa clara county's district attorney says that's why he's brought charges against convicted kidnapper matthew mueller for a home invasion attacks that occurred in mountain view and palo alto back in 2009. >> in both of these cases, the defendant broke into a woman's home, tied them up. found them made them drink things to make them intoxicated and did this for the purpose of rape in the 47 year-old mueller is now charged with 2 counts of first-degree burglary. >> with the intent to commit rape and faces 2 life sentences. if convicted the da says mueller was linked to the attacks due to advances in dna technology. >> the strap from the palo alto case. it's a velcro strap. we analyzed in 2010, but dna technology has gotten significantly better since 2010. and s

matthew mueller is currently serving 40 years to life in federal prison for that crime that garnered quite a lot of attention. >> and now has been charged with 2 other attacks that occurred before the attacks on huskins kron four's dan kerman reports. >> we don't forget about about rape, about murder, about any crime. >> that's committed in this county. santa clara county's district attorney says that's why he's brought charges against convicted kidnapper matthew mueller for a home invasion attacks that occurred in mountain view and palo alto back in 2009. >> in both of these cases, the defendant broke into a woman's home, tied them up. i found them made them drink things to make them intoxicated and did this for the purpose of rape in the 47 year-old mueller is now charged with 2 counts of first-degree burglary. >> with the intent to commit rape and faces 2 life sentences. if convicted the da says mueller was linked to the attacks due to advances in dna technology. >> the strap from the palo alto case. it's a velcro strap. we analyzed in 2010, but dna technology has gotten significa

matthew mueller is currently serving 40 years to life in federal prison for the kidnapping of denise huskins. he was back in court today for other attacks that prosecutors say occurred before the kidnapping of huskins kron four's dan kerman reports. >> 47 year-old matthew mueller who is serving 40 years in federal prison for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman back in 2015 was in a san jose courtroom monday. this time charged with 2 counts of first-degree burglary with the intent to commit rape. the new charges stem from home invasion attacks that occurred in mountain view and palo alto in 2009. and both of these cases. >> the defendant broke into a woman's home, tied them up. found them make them drink things to make them intoxicated and did this for the purpose of raking them. santa clara county district attorney jeff rosen says the attacks were linked to mueller. >> due to advances in dna technology. >> strap from the powell case. it's a velcro strap. we analyzed in 2010 but dna technology has gotten significantly better since 2010. and so recently we've been able to find t

today, the same man, matthew mueller, has been charged with two home invasions and attempted rapes in the south bay. ktvu crime reporter henry lee has the story. >> his hands shackled at the waist, 47 year old matthew mueller appeared in a san jose courtroom on charges he committed two home invasions a month apart in mountain view and palo alto back in 2009. >> we're able to bring this perpetrator to justice and that this nightmare is over. >> santa clara county d.a. jeff rosen said. mueller's m.o. in these two cases mirrored what happened in the vallejo case. >> both of these cases, the defendant broke into a woman's home, tied them up, bound them, made them drink things to make them intoxicated, and did this for the purpose of raping them. >> the south bay cases happened six years before mueller drugged and kidnaped denise huskins in vallejo, raped her in south lake tahoe and terrorized her now husband. vallejo police had branded the couple liars, saying they made up the attack. mueller, serving 40 years in federal prison and 31 years concurrently in state prison. in the vallejo cas

he's matthew mueller.w serving 40 years in federal prison for the 2015 kidnaping of denise huskins in what came to be known as the gone girl case. but now matthew mueller is facing new charges there related to two assaults dating back 15 years. he's accused of sexually assaulting two women in 2009, during home invasions in mountain view and in palo alto. >> at 14 minutes after 6 a.m. california is making another attempt to ease the state's insurance crisis in the new year. insurance commissioner ricardo lara says he's working out an agreement with the major insurance companies that do business in california. it would allow them to charge homeowners higher premiums with the purpose of helping protect the insurance industry from costly wildfire claims. the same agreement requires those insurers to write more policies in the areas of california that are prone to disastrous wildfires. the goal is to keep companies from leaving california by letting them raise prices. >> our time now 614. pga bills went up seve

matthew mueller is currently serving 40 years to life in federal prison for that crime. >> now he's been charged with 2 other attacks that actually occurred before the attack on hoskins. did four's dan kerman reports? >> we don't forget about about rape, about murder, about any crime. >> that's committed in this county. santa clara county's district attorney says that's why he's brought charges against convicted kidnapper matthew mueller for a home invasion attacks that occurred in mountain view and palo alto back in 2009. >> in both of these cases, the defendant broke into a woman's home, tied them up. found them made them drink things to make them intoxicated and did this for the purpose of rape in the 47 year-old mueller is now charged with 2 counts of first-degree burglary. >> with the intent to commit rape and faces 2 life sentences. if convicted the da says mueller was linked to the attacks due to advances in dna technology. >> the strap from the palo alto case. it's a velcro strap. we analyzed in 2010, but dna technology has gotten significantly better since 2010. and so recently

you may remember this is the gone girl kidnapping matthew mueller is currently serving 40 years to life in federal prison for that crime. >> and now he's been charged with 2 other attacks that occurred before the attack on huskins kron four's. dan kerman reparts. >> we don't forget about about rape, about murder, about any crime. >> that's committed in this county. santa clara county's district attorney says that's why he's brought charges against convicted kidnapper matthew mueller for a home invasion attacks that occurred in mountain view and palo alto back in 2009. >> in both of these cases, the defendant broke into a woman's home, tied them up. i found them make them drink things to make them intoxicated and did this for the purpose of rape in the 47 year-old mueller is now charged with 2 counts of first-degree burglary. >> with the intent to commit rape and faces 2 life sentences. if convicted the da says mueller was linked to the attacks due to advances in dna technology. >> the strap from the palo alto case. it's a velcro strap. we analyzed in 2010 but dna technology has gotten s

matthew mueller is currently serving 40 years to life in prison for that crime. and now he's been charged with 2 other attacks that occurred before the attack on hoskins kron four's. dan kerman reports. >> we don't forget about about rape, about murder, about any crime. >> that's committed in this county. santa clara county's district attorney says that's why he's brought charges against convicted kidnapper matthew mueller for a home invasion attacks that occurred in mountain view and palo alto back in 2009. >> in both of these cases, the defendant broke into a woman's home, tied them up. i found them made them drink things to make them intoxicated and did this for the purpose of rape in the 47 year-old mueller is now charged with 2 counts of first-degree burglary. >> with the intent to commit rape and faces 2 life sentences. if convicted the da says mueller was linked to the attacks due to advances in dna technology. >> the strap from the palo alto case. it's a velcro strap. we analyzed in 2010, but dna technology has gotten significantly better since 2010. and

matthew mueller is currently serving 40 years to life in federal prison for that crime. but now he's also being charged with 2 other attacks that occurred before the attack on huskins. >> kron four's dan kerman reports. >> we don't forget about about rape, about murder, about any crime. >> that's committed in this county. santa clara county's district attorney says that's why he's brought charges against convicted kidnapper matthew mueller for a home invasion attacks that occurred in mountain view and palo alto back in 2009. >> in both of these cases, the defendant broke into a woman's home, tied them up. i found them make them drink things to make them intoxicated and did this for the purpose of rape in the 47 year-old mueller is now charged with 2 counts of first-degree burglary. >> with the intent to commit rape and faces 2 life sentences. if convicted the da says mueller was linked to the attacks due to advances in dna technology. >> the strap from the palo alto case. it's a velcro strap. we analyzed in 2010 but dna technology has gotten significantly better since 20

the district attorney's office used forensic dna testing to charge 47 year old matthew mueller in two home invasions, dating back to 2009. the da's office says on september 29th of 2009, mueller broke into a woman's mountain view home, attacked her, tied her up, made her drink a concoction of medications, and said he was going to rape her. after the victim persuaded him against it, he took off. and then on october 18th, the report says, mueller broke into a palo alto home, bound and gagged. a woman made her drink nyquil. he then allegedly began to assault her before being persuaded to stop. both cases were investigated and went unsolved. well, six years later, mueller gained national attention for his arrest and conviction, and the so-called gone girl kidnaping in vallejo. he's currently serving a 40 year sentence in an arizona prison for the rape and false imprisonment of denise huskins, and what police initially thought was a hoax. he was extradited to santa clara county on saturday. he is set to be arraigned at 130 this afternoon. our other top story this afternoon, we're looking b

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matthew mueller was charged in court today for two 2009 home invasions and sexual assaults in mountain view and palo alto, respectively. santa clara county da investigators say they found mueller's dna on straps he allegedly used to bind one of his victims. >> what we have been able to do is to eventually solve these two serious crimes, even though 15 years lapsed. were these two investigations handled perfectly? no. >> mueller is already in prison for breaking into the vallejo home of aaron quinn and denise huskins. that was in 2015. he drugged and tied them up before kidnaping and sexually assaulting huskins. she turned up two days later, vallejo police falsely accused the couple of making it all up. coming up next, remembering former president jimmy carter. the funeral plans and the memories of long lasting relationships and friendships. plus what may have happened inside the cockpit before south korea's worst plane crash in z's bakery is looking to add a pizza oven, arissa's hair salon wants to expand their space, and steve's t-shirt shop wants to bring on more help. with the comca

now, matthew mueller is facing charges in connection with a series of home invasions and sexual assaults back in 2009. mueller is the subject of american nightmare, a netflix documentary series that chronicles his 2015 kidnaping of denise huskins from vallejo. and now he's facing two felony counts of sexual assaults allegedly committed during home invasions 15 years ago. years before huskins kidnaping following a new lead, the santa clara county da's office coordinated with the palo alto and mountain view police departments to send all evidence back in those home invasions to the lab for further testing. and they found mueller's dna on straps used to bind one of the victims. >> we're not perfect in law enforcement, and i think it's fair to say that there were mistakes made in this investigation. and what we're proud to say now is that we're able to bring this perpetrator to justice and that this nightmare is over. >> mueller was arraigned today in san jose. if convicted, he faces life in prison. he's already serving a 40 year sentence for huskins kidnaping. today, the nation mourns the p

matthew mueller. he was convicted in that 2015 so-called gone girl kidnaping that happened in vallejo. well, now it turns out he's accused of two other home invasions and assaults in the south bay that occurred before the gone girl case in san jose courtroom today. mueller stood behind his attorney for most of his arraignment. now, mueller is already serving 40 years for the kidnaping of denise huskins. remember that part? vallejo police initially accused huskins of making up that story until mueller was arrested three months later. well, now, the santa clara county da says that thanks to modern dna testing on prior evidence, they've connected mueller to two break ins in 2009, one of them in mountain view, the other in palo alto. and in each instance, prosecutors say mueller attacked a woman in her 30s, tied her up and forced her to drink nyquil and other medications. we're very fortunate that this is a case that was continued to be worked on by many individuals and many different law enforcement agen

matthew mueller is serving 40 years in federal prison for kidnaping denise huskins in vallejo in 2015. that case took a turn when vallejo police accused the woman and her boyfriend of fabricating the story. mueller was arrested months later for a home invasion in dublin. evidence from that case linked him to the vallejo kidnaping and assault. mueller is now accused of sexually assaulting two women during home invasions just a month apart in mountain view and palo alto back in 2009. authorities say dna tests matched skin cells from a velcro strap used on the palo alto victim to mueller. prosecutors say the circumstances of the crimes were similar to the vallejo kidnaping. >> both of these cases, the defendant broke into a woman's home, tied them up, bound them, made them drink things to make them intoxicated, and did this for the purpose of raping them. >> the district attorney also credited the work of seaside police chief nick borges. borges began writing to mueller in prison, and authorities say mueller made admissions about his involvement in the mountain view and palo alto cases.

matthew mueller is now accused of two 2009 home invasions and sexual assaults in mountain view and paloy to hear the formal charges against him in san jose. abc seven news i-team reporter melanie woodrow has been following this case for years now, quite literally, and is here with a look at these new charges. >> morning, dan and stephanie. he did appear in person today in court for that arraignment. this is all thanks to advances in dna forensic evidence following a new lead, the santa clara county da's office coordinated with palo alto and mountain view police departments to send all evidence back to the crime lab for further testing. convicted kidnaper

matthew mueller, who made national headlines in a kidnaping case in vallejo, is now back in a bay aread he's facing charges in two assault cases dating back 15 years. now, mueller is already serving 40 years in federal prison for the 2015 kidnaping of denise huskins in vallejo. the case made headlines when vallejo police accused huskins and her boyfriend of making up the story. mueller was arrested months later for a home invasion in dublin, and evidence from that case linked him to the vallejo kidnaping and assault. well, now mueller is accused of sexually assaulting two women in 2009 during home invasions a month apart in mountain view and in palo alto. authorities say dna test matched mueller to skin cells from a velcro strap used on the victim in palo alto. prosecutors say the circumstances of the crimes were very similar to the kidnaping in vallejo. >> both of these cases, the defendant broke into a woman's home, tied them up, bound them, made them drink things to make them intoxicated, and did this for the purpose of raping them. >> the district attorney also praised the work of

matthew mueller was charged in court today for two 2009 home invasions and sexual assaults in mountainiew and palo alto. he's accused of breaking into homes while women were sleeping. prosecutors say he tied them up and forced them to drink a fluid nyquil, and then left after the victims persuaded him not to rape them. the attacks happened in 2009, years before another crime put mueller in the headlines. he's currently serving time for breaking into the vallejo home of aaron quinn and denise huskins. that was in 2015. he drugged and tied them up, then kidnaped and sexually assaulted huskins. vallejo police falsely accused the couple of making it all up. all right, let's turn now to your accuweather forecast and a frigid night ahead. as the temperature is dropping, you're looking out live from our mount tam cam where a frost advisory is in effect. abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian is here with a chilly spencer forecast. indeed. >> dan, what we were calling earlier the brr. so here's a look at the frost advisory. we also have a freeze warning. they're both in effect in effe

matthew mueller was convicted in the 2015 so-called gone girl kidnaping in vallejo.w accused of two other home invasions and assaults in the south bay. that happened before the gone girl case in a san jose courtroom today. mueller stood behind his attorney for most of the arraignment. he's already serving 40 years for the kidnaping of denise huskins. vallejo police initially accused huskins of making up that story. mueller was arrested three months later. now, the santa clara county da says thanks to modern dna testing on prior evidence, they've connected mueller to two break ins in 2009 when in mountain view and another in palo alto. and each time prosecutors say mueller attacked a woman, tied her up, forced her to drink nyquil or other medications. we're very fortunate that this is a case that was continued to be worked on by many individuals and many different law enforcement agencies. and investigators say they were able to find dna to test on a strap used to tie up one of the victims. chaos upended san jose's christmas in the park last night. a driver trying to

matthew mueller was charged in court today for two 2009 home invasions and sexual assaults in mountain view and palo alto. he's accused of breaking into homes while women were sleeping. prosecutors say he tied them up and forced them to drink a fluid nyquil, and then left after the victims persuaded him not to rape them. the attacks happened in 2009, years before another crime put mueller in the headlines. he's currently serving time for breaking into the vallejo home of aaron quinn and denise huskins. that was in 2015. he drugged and tied them up, then kidnaped and sexually assaulted huskins. vallejo police falsely accused the couple of making it all up. all right, let's turn now to your accuweather forecast and a frigid night ahead. as the temperature is dropping, you're looking out live from our mount tam cam where a frost advisory is in effect. abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian is here with a chilly spencer forecast. indeed. >> dan, what we were calling earlier the brr. so here's a look at the frost advisory. we also have a freeze warning. they're both in effect in ef

matthew mueller, the notorious convicted kidnapper allay has now been charged in a series of home invasion, assault. >> from 15 years ago, mueller's being arraigned this afternoon. and after being transferred to a santa clara county jail from a federal prison in arizona. now, santa clara county district attorney's office says there's new evidence that tied mueller to to more crimes. one was in september of 2009 when he allegedly broke into a mountain view woman's home tied up this woman and then made her drink this concoction of medications before the woman talked him out of her a month later, mueller allegedly broke into a pole at a home bound and gagged woman made her drink nyquil and then started to assault her before being persuaded to stop the 47 year-old is already serving a 40 year prison sentence after pleading guilty to kidnapping and sexually assaulting denise huskins in 2015. so he now faces these 2 other felony counts of committing a assault during a home invasion. if convicted, he could face a life sentence in prison. in the east bay city. leaders in oakland are marking the su

matthew mueller did not enter a plea during an arraignment this afternoon. and now mueller's being ordered to remain in custody with no bail until his next court date next month. the santa clara county district attorney's office says that there's new evidence that is tied mueller to to more crimes. the first one in september of 2009 when he allegedly broke into a mountain view woman's home tied this woman up and then made her drink. this concoction of medications before the woman then allegedly talked him out of her. then a month later, mueller allegedly broke into a pole vaulter home bound and gagged. a woman made her drink night. coleman started to assault her before he was persuaded to stop then before he was transferred to the bay area. the 47 year-old was in a federal prison in arizona serving a 40 year prison sentence after pleading guilty to kidnapping and sexually assaulting denise huskins in 2015. so he now faces these 2 new felony counts of committing a assault during a home invasion. and if convicted, he could face a life. sentence in prison. in t

matthew mueller back in the headlines today. he is the notorious convicted kidnapper and that so-called gone girl case. >> which later became the subject of a netflix documentary series called american nightmare. so mueller in court today did not enter a plea during his arraignment this afternoon. he now faces 2 felony counts of committing a assault during a home invasion. the santa clara county district attorney's office district attorneys office says new evidence tied mueller to these other crimes. one of them being from september of 22,009 when he allegedly broke into a mountain view woman's home tied that woman up and made her drink a concoction of medications before the woman then talked him out of her a month later, mueller allegedly broke into a pole all to home bound and gagged. a woman made her drink make wellman started to assault her before he was also persuaded to stop the 47 year-old mother was in a federal prison in arizona. that's where he is serving a 40 year prison sentence after he pled guilty to kidnapping and

matthew mueller, convicted in the 2015 so-called gone girl kidnaping in vallejo. he's now accused of two other home invasions and assaults in the bay area. here he is in a san jose courtroom yesterday, standing behind his attorney. mueller has already serving 40 years for the kidnaping of denise huskins. vallejo police initially accused huskins of making up her story. she didn't. mueller was accused three arrested three months later. now, the santa clara da says thanks to modern dna on prior evidence, they've connected mueller to two break ins in 2009 one in mountain view, another in palo alto. each time prosecutors say mueller attacked a woman, tied her up and forced her to drink nyquil or other medications. we're very fortunate that this is a case that was continued to be worked on by many individuals and many different law enforcement agencies. investigators say they were able to find dna to test on the strap used to tie one of the victims. mueller will be back in court on january 17th for a plea hearing. happening now a disaster fund is now available for busin

matthew mueller, the man convicted of the 2015 vallejo kidnaping, is set to be arraigned this afternoonarges in connection with attacks in santa clara county. mueller is now charged with allegedly breaking into women's homes in palo alto and mountain view 15 years ago. police say dna links him to at least one of the attacks in 2022. mueller was convicted of kidnaping and raping denise huskins after breaking into her vallejo home. he was sentenced to 31 years in prison on state charges for rape, and he received a 40 year federal sentence for kidnaping. we're learning new information about this weekend's crash in oakland involving two bart police officers and a medical supply van. bart now says police officers were heading to the scene of a life threatening drug overdose at the time, when their patrol cars crashed near the west oakland bart station on saturday afternoon. bart also says the three officers hurt in the crash are still in the hospital. a fourth person was also injured. san francisco police plan to hold a town hall meeting, where they'll reveal new information on a deadly poli

matthew mueller was charged in court yesterday for two 2009 home invasions and sexual assaults in mountainand palo alto. santa clara county, da investigators say they found mueller's dna on straps he allegedly used to bind one of his victims. >> what we have been able to do is to eventually solve these two serious crimes, even though 15 years lapsed. were these two investigations handled perfectly? >> no. mueller is already in prison for breaking into the vallejo home of aaron quinn and denise huskins. that was back in 2015. he drugged and tied them up before kidnaping and sexually assaulting huskins. she turned up two days later. vallejo police falsely accused the couple of making it all up. that saga saga began on march 23rd, 2015, when mueller broke into quinn's home, tied him up and kidnaped huskins. as he mentioned, huskins turned up alive two days later near her parents huntington beach home on march 27th. authorities labeled the case a hoax, claiming they found no proof of a kidnaping. in june of 2015, the alameda county sheriff's office arrested mueller as a suspect in a home invas