she was the victim of matthew mueller kidnapping case in valais help from 2015. that case has been featured in a docu series on netflix and that whole television show has sort of spark new interest in investigating matthew mueller and some new confessions that he is possibly given. so as soon as this press conference begins and we get those new details, we'll bring it to live here on kron. 4 news at noon. so stay with us for that. but in the meantime, we'll move on to some other stories we're watching now. as 2 people have been detained in 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 tells kron 4 that this incident happened at the ground level, not on the elevated tracks or on a train. and bart says this is still an ongoing investigation. new at noon, the city of san francisco announcing a 20 year low for major crime trends in 2020 for a crime was at its lowest point since 2001. the reporc says homicides reached a 60 year low with only 35 m

matthew mueller is currently being held in a santa clara county jail. once the new cases against him are resolved, he will be transferred to a federal prison in arizona. now, denise and aaron say they're also considering trying to talk directly to matthew mueller in an attempt to get him to reveal more information. but for now in seaside, charles, clifford kron, 4 news. >> the person is dead after they were hit by a car in san jose. this was just after 10, 30 last night near the berryessa bart station. police say the driver hit the victim as they were crossing the street. driver stayed on scene and is cooperating. this is san jose's first traffic and pedestrian death of the year. the fremont police department is crediting proposition. 36 for recent arrests. police say they arrested 18 people in december during a two-day operation where officers watched to businesses the thieves stole from often. they say 9 of them were credited to prop 36 which allows for a felony arrest. if the suspect had 2 previous theft related convictions. freeman police say they'l

matthew mueller was convicted of kidnaping denise huskins in vallejo, a case investigators originally said she made up. well, the new evidence linking mueller to a case in san ramon. also a change in leadership. antioch city leaders announced new acting a new acting police chief. what we know about the new head cop. as the department looks to move on from its racist text messaging scandal. and new video showing a train engineer. check this out. pushing aside tents from a homeless encampment in the bay area. our ian cull is looking into the problem and the safety concerns. but let's begin with the breaking news in los angeles. fears of those dangerous santa ana winds. well, they're coming true. 30,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes after this wind whipped fire ignited this morning. this is in the coastal community of pacific palisades, west of downtown la. it's a neighborhood you perhaps have heard of because it is home to many wealthy and famous people. now, let's take you out there. live right now from the front line. some homes have already been consumed by the flames

matthew mueller is currently being held in a santa clara county jail. once the new cases against him are resolved, he will be transferred to a federal prison in arizona. now, denise and aaron say they're also considering trying to talk directly to matthew mueller in an attempt to get him to reveal more information. but for now in seaside, charles, clifford kron, 4 news. >> police in britain would say, too golf cart thieves didn't get very far over the weekend when police operated drone quickly tracked them down. officers were called to a neighborhood on somerset drive. and officer quickly deployed a drone. to track that. that works. the guys were arrested. the golf carts were recovered. recovery from years of scandal. kron four's philippe djegal reports 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 jovial, who served as acting antioch police chief from august 2023. through last february, following the retirement. >> the former chief doctor s

. >> they learned some pretty astonishing things about matthew mueller. he joined the marine corps for five years, and he actually was discharged honorably as a sergeant. he graduated summa laude from pomona college. out here in california. he certainly prioritized his studies over his social life and then went to, of all places, harvard law school. >> now, almost a decade later, more twists and turns and more vindication for denise. >> this man had all the markers of a serial predator. i really believe that this is just the tip of the iceberg. >> just last week, mueller was charged with new felonies of kidnaping for ransom. >> matthew mueller is accused of holding up two men and one woman at gunpoint and threatening them to go and withdraw tens of thousands of dollars from a bank account. and when they did, they were so terrified they never came forward. >> this revelation, only one of many that came out after mueller allegedly confessed in prison. >> we're again grateful that a new team is looking at it, and reinvestigating and exploring things that we

investigators say matthew mueller, the man convicted for a crime in vallejo in 2015, has now been linked to other home invasions and sex assaults. nbc bay area's marianne favro is in seaside in monterey county, where authorities revealed those home invasions aren't the only new crimes mueller may be linked to. today, investigators revealed that they believe that matthew mueller also committed a kidnaping and sexual assault back in 1993, when he was just 16 years old. it's a case that made headlines worldwide. matthew mueller, convicted of kidnaping and sexually assaulting denise huskins, quinton, in a case whose details were so astonishing that the vallejo police department originally deemed the crime a hoax. the 2015 case became the subject of the netflix series american nightmare, and after watching it and talking with the victim, seaside police chief nick borges wrote to mueller, who is serving time in a federal prison in arizona. the interactions that i had in writing him was a i just spoke to him as a human. there was no training or skill or trickery. it was just authentic who i am

matthew mueller is currently being held in a santa clara county jail. once the new cases against him are resolved, he will be transferred to a federal prison in arizona. now, denise and aaron say they're also considering trying to talk directly to matthew mueller in an attempt to get him to reveal more information. but for now in seaside, charles, clifford kron, 4 news. >> new at 4, 2, people are being accused of voluntary manslaughter in connection to the opioid overdose death of a 22 year-old man in corte madera. police found the man's body inside a car saturday morning on sunnyside avenue and investigation led police to arrest the suspects. the identity of the victim has yet to be released. >> 2 people have been detained after a stabbing at the hayward bart station. it was just before 10 this morning prompted police to temporarily close that station. leaders say the incident happened at ground level, not on the elevated tracks or on a train. this is still an active investigation. will update you as we learn more. >> martinez refinery officials are gi

continues to mount for matthew mueller. not the first burst onto the scene back in 2015 in vallejo in the case that daria mention the gone girl case where denise huskins and her boyfriend were at their valais whole home when she was abducted, taken to tahoe at his cabin by matthew mueller sexually assaulted and then driven to orange county and then released on ransom. the case was so outrageous that many people in society did not believe it, including the vallejo police department. 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

, is facing additional charges. 47 year-old matthew mueller, who is serving a 40 year prison sentencenapping 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.

the new details we're learning about matthew mueller, who became the focus of a netflix series.nd a rash of break ins over the holidays in palo alto. but are they connected? what the suspects were after? that's next. and i'm continuing to track the wind from the bay area down to to a bay area kidnaping and rape case that sparked international headlines and inspired a popular netflix series. matthew mueller, the man convicted for that crime in vallejo, is now being tied to more home invasions. the new details were revealed today by authorities in monterey county. matthew mueller was convicted of raping and kidnaping denise huskins, kwon, in vallejo back in 2015. vallejo 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

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matthew mueller is currently being held in a santa clara county jail. once the new cases against him are resolved, he will be transferred to a federal prison in arizona. 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.

matthew mueller is currently being held in a santa clara county jail. once the new cases against him are result, he will be transferred to a federal prison in arizona. now, denise and aaron say they're also considering trying to talk directly to matthew mueller in an attempt to get him to reveal more information. but for now in seaside, charles, clifford kron, 4 news. >> a 37 in the situation is looking dire with first light in los angeles. as you can see, more than 1000 homes have been destroyed and other structures and 2 people have been killed so far in these wildfires. as a press conference underway, we just wanted to take quick. listen. the president of the la city council is speaking right now and we'll listen in. >> as we go to break. >> working together to make this work. i want announce a few more closures to add to the school closures that we heard the end, the closures that the sheriff and the supervisor red to us griffith park closed today, including like hollywood runyon canyon closed today los angeles close today. the edhollywood reservoi

matthew mueller is currently being held in a santa clara county jail.e the new cases against him are resolved, he will be transferred to a federal prison in arizona. now, denise and aaron say they're also considering trying to talk directly to matthew mueller in an attempt to get him to reveal more information. but for now in seaside, charles, clifford kron, 4 news. >> its 6.38 and the biden administration is present california with a half a billion dollars for emergency disaster relief. this comes as pres elect. trump has warned that he might withhold emergency funding to california if governor newsom doesn't change his course on some policies. the money is going to be used for disasters in the future and also help those who are still recovering from previous disasters. major flooding, for example, and wind damage that we've had in storms of the last few years. >> but people are not always aware of the long-term component of disaster recovery. and that's where the hud community development block grant disaster recovery funds come in because they stay w

matthew mueller is currently being held in a santa clara county jail. once the new cases against him are result, he will be transferred to a federal prison in arizona. now, denise and aaron say they're also considering trying to talk directly to matthew mueller in an attempt to get him to reveal more information. but for now in seaside, charles, clifford kron, 4 news. >> it's 7.39, and the biden administration has presented california with a half a billion dollars for emergency disaster relief. this comes as pres elect donald trump has warned that he may withhold emergency funding from california if our governor does not change course on some policies, the money is going to be used for disasters in the future as well as helping those who are still recovering in our state from the major flooding and wind damage that we had from storms over the last few years. people are not always aware of the long-term component of disaster recovery. >> and that's where the hud community development block grant disaster recovery funds come in because they stay with comm

matthew mueller is currently being held in a santa clara county jail.e the new cases against him are resolved, he will be transferred to a federal prison in arizona. now, denise and aaron say they're also considering trying to talk directly to matthew mueller in an attempt to get him to reveal more information. but for now in seaside, charles, clifford kron, 4 news. >> 9.38 and the biden administration has just given california a half-billion dollars for emergency disaster funding. this comes as president elect trump has warned that he withhold emergency funding to california. governor newsom doesn't change course on some of his policies. the money is going to be for any disasters that happen in the future as well as past disasters like flooding and wind damage caused by winter storms that we've had the last few years. >> people are not always aware of the long-term component of disaster recovery. and that's where the hud community development block grant disaster recovery funds come in because they stay with communities for months and years to ensure t

matthew mueller is currently being held in a santa clara county jail. once the new cases against him are resolved, he will be transferred to a federal prison in arizona. now, denise and aaron say they're also considering trying to talk directly to matthew mueller in an attempt to get him to reveal more information. but for now in seaside, charles, clifford kron, 4 news. 2 people have been detained in 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. bart police telling us here at kron 4 that this incident happened at the ground level, not on the elevated tracks or on a train and they're saying this is still an active investigation. police in antioch are investigating 2 separate shootings that happened on monday. one victim died. the others in critical condition. officers say they responded to one shooting just after 10, 15 monday morning off rockford drive. they found a 26 year-old man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. he was take

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,

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 police had branded the couple liars, saying they made up the attack. mueller is serving 40 years in federal prison and 31 years concurrently in state prison in the vallejo case. the da says mueller's m.o. was similar to what happened in the south bay cases. 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 urg

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 police had branded the couple liars, saying they made up the attack. mueller is serving 40 years in federal prison and 31 years concurrently in state prison in the vallejo case. the da says mueller's m.o. was similar to what happened in the south bay cases. authorities are crediting the work of seaside police chief nick borges, seen here with huskins and quinn in march at a training

just to give you a little bit more texture on matthew mueller. he was a former marine. he was a former attorney and a harvard graduate. thanks a well, >> police in antioch are investigating 2 separate shootings. they happened on monday. one man was killed and then another person is in critical condition. shooting was a there was one monday morning around 10:00am off of rockford drive. and that's when police found a 26 year-old man who'd been shot multiple times and ended up dying at the hospital earlier in the morning, there was another shooting where a victim was robbed at gentry town park at midnight and that victim is in critical condition. >> 905, is the time it happening today. a change in leadership is coming to the antioch police department sent in. our city. leaders will appoint a new acting police chief following a corruption scandal. kron four's philippe djegal has more. >> on tuesday, interim antioch police chief brian addington is expected to re retire and city manager bessie scott plans on announcing a new acting police chief and until a permanent leader is

matthew mueller, the man convicted in the vallejo gone girl case, is now accused of another crime around the same time. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. contra costa county prosecutors are filing charges against mueller over a kidnaping for ransom that left the victim so afraid, they never told police. >> abc seven news reporter j.r. stone has been following this investigation for years and joins us live in studio tonight with the new details. j.r. >> dan, two charges were filed against mueller last week and now three this week. it's all new cases we're talking about. it's wild because mueller is already in prison for the vallejo case with denise huskins and aaron quinn. i still remember that night in 2015 when vallejo police called what happened in their city an orchestrated event and not a crime. they later apologized for that. mueller was arrested and convicted, and now he's linked to even more cases. 47 year old matthew mueller, who's currently serving a 40 year federal prison sentence for the 2015 kidnaping and rape of denise huskins in a cas

led to new charges in connection to kidnaping cases right near san ramon. >> 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 police had branded the couple liars, saying they made up the attack. mueller is serving 40 years in federal prison and 31 years concurrently in state prison. in the vallejo case, the da says mueller's m.o. was similar to what happened in the south bay cases. authorities are crediting the work of seaside police chief nick borges, seen here with huskins and quinn i

the accusations against matthew mueller that allegedly happened the same year as the case that inspired a netflix docu series setting the stage for the swearing in ceremony. >> san francisco getting ready for mayor elect daniel lowery's inauguration. the activities planned starting tonight and the grammy winning artist expected to perform. >> plus, stay at an airbnb inspired by pizza. we got a look inside a home transformed into a one of a kind space any pizza lover could dream about. >> someone dreaming about that. on this tuesday, january 7th. who are you? >> not die. >> let us know in the dms. >> oh my goodness. we'll check in with you first. yeah. >> the weather today is all about the wind. we have a wind advisory that is currently underway here. there you see on your screen. pretty much everybody is underneath this wind advisory. and it continues all day today through first thing tomorrow morning. and the possibility we could see some downed trees. some power outages are on the board. we could see winds gusting 40 to 50mph. so we'll take you into our hills first where the winds are

matthew mueller is currently in jail. he was convicted for that case and all the these latest developments come as investigators continue to talk to mueller in prison for all of these cases, which include, of course, santa clara county, santa cruz. and now the very latest in san ramon. as far as the contra costa county district attorney's office. lots going on with him. despite him being in prison. and we do know that there will be a news conference a little bit later concerning matthew, back to you. all right. well, thank you for staying on top of this. >> time now 5.31 lawyers for embattled san mateo county sheriff christina corpus filed a claim against the county last month arguing that corpus is a victim of discrimination, harassment and defamation. corpus is currently accused of racism, homophobia and many other things. lawyers say the investigation into the allegations. again, sir, was missing key evidence and done for legal reasons. >> typical practices. you interview all of your witnesses under oath in the tape re

matthew mueller, the man convicted in the vallejo gone girl case, is now accused of another crime around the same time. good evening. i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. >> thanks for joining us. contra costa county prosecutors are filing charges against mueller over a kidnaping for ransom that left the victim so afraid, they never told police. >> abc seven news reporter j.r. stone has been following this investigation for years and joins us live in studio tonight with the new details. j.r. >> dan, two charges were filed against mueller last week and now three this week. it's all new cases we're talking about. it's wild because mueller is already in prison for the vallejo case with denise huskins and aaron quinn. i still remember that night in 2015 when vallejo police called what happened in their city an orchestrated event and not a crime. they later apologized for that. mueller was arrested and convicted, and now he's linked to even more cases. 47 year old matthew mueller, who's currently serving a 40 year federal prison sentence for the 2015 kidnaping and rape of denise huskins in a cas

really give some better clarity and hopefully some sense of peace to these other victims. >> matthew mueller'sing new charges after allegedly confessing to several crimes in letter sent from prison. some of the alleged crimes include a kidnapping case. the contra costa county back in 2015 and several home invasions across santa clara county in 2009 seaside police chief nick borgias. it initiated the written correspondence with mueller that led to his revealing details about past crimes. >> 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. >> the news that her husband also say they are considering trying to talk directly to mueller, an attempt to get him to reveal more information. now, let's talk sports. tough battles for both our bay area teams, warriors took on the miami heat and the sharks took on the vegas golden knights. and as they could, they tried to bring home the win coffers. erin wilson has all those highlights. >> well, warriors came just one game above 500 and they were hoping to finish off the homestand at ho

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 assaults so he could get more time on top of the 40 year sentence that he got for denise huskins. again, she is scheduled to speak in about an hour and 45 minutes from now. and we will cover that. and she's going to talk about what's going on with the latest allegations against him this time out of contra costa county. all right. thanks a lot for the update. well. >> okay. so in the east bay elsewhere, we've got the usual quiet city of alameda now dealing with a series of break-ins and robberies kron four's. lindsey ford has more on what's happening there. >> 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

couple's involvement in prompting law enforcement to reinvestigate denises convicted kidnapper, matthew mueller led to new charges against him that go back decades and include unreported crimes that the victim kept secret out of fear >> if you are in that situation just know you should trust yourself, always believe in yourself. even if you can not change what other people do or say. it is really easy to go into self-blame and doubt and shame and it is, it is just try to get support from wherever you can close to you and know that, you know, you can always trust in yourself. >> reporter: the new case includes a kidnapping and sexual assault case from 1993 when mueller was just 16 years old. two home invasions in santa clara couldn't ne2009 and a previously unreported 2015 home invasion and attempted kidnapping for ransom case in ran ramone that was unreported by the victim. vern pearson corrected denise and aaron in keeping the investigation alive. >> they were, after nine years, persistent that there was more to this case that mr. mueller had committed more crimes and perhaps he worked with ot

we're hearing new information about the latest charges against matthew mueller, who was at the centera highly publicized kidnaping case in vallejo. just minutes ago here. prosecutors announced charges against mueller in contra costa county. they're accusing him of kidnaping three victims for ransom near san ramon in5. investigators say the three kept quiet all these years due to fears of retribution. denise huskins was at the news conference. mueller 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

matthew mueller is already behind bars serving 40 years for kidnaping. and yet today, investigators in seaside in monterey county will detail how their investigation led to another alleged crime in san ramon. that same year, you might remember mueller from the 2015 kidnaping of denise huskins in vallejo, mullin, entered her boyfriend's home, zip tied him, then kidnaped huskins for $1,700 ransom when she escaped two days later and was found 400 miles away in huntington beach. vallejo police accused the couple of making the whole thing up. huskins later sued vallejo police for defamation. now, mullens is connected to another kidnaping for ransom in san ramon. 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. t

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

the contra costa sheriff's office is charged matthew mueller in a never before reported home invasion robbery that happened in san ramon. detectives say it happened in 2015, just two weeks after the case that made national headlines. 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.

. >> that was denise huskins speaking out about matthew mueller. he is facing new charges now after allegedly confessing to several crimes in letters sent from prison to a police officer. some of those alleged crimes include a kidnapping case in contra costa county 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. >> denise and her husband also said today they're considering trying to speak directly to mueller as well in an attempt to get him to reveal more information. >> richmond's mayor and city council members could get a major pay raise soon. tonight the city council discussed an 80% pay hike for all city council members and the mayor. if it's approved, council members would make just over $2500 per month. and the mayor would make nearly $7,000 a month that would make richmond is elected officials. the second highest paid in the region after the city of berkeley. some community members argued the incr

authorities in monterey county seaside today plan to update a new investigation tied to matthew muellernvicted in 2015, in the vallejo kidnaping. the new case unfolded in san ramon shortly after the vallejo crime, where police initially accused the victim, denise huskins, of making the whole thing up. she later sued for defamation. seaside's police chief says mueller has confessed to other crimes and letters they exchanged. mueller was recently charged in connection to two separate cases in the south bay. also this afternoon, teachers statewide are awaiting the release of a new report on education salaries. a private firm conducted the survey spotlighting wages and the rising cost of living. more than 2000 public school teachers took part. union leaders are also planning to hold a virtual news conference at noon to present the findings. now to a live look at the u.s. capitol this midday. former president jimmy carter's body will is set to arrive there later today. this is new video of the casket departing dobbins air force base in marietta, georgia. the funeral procession to the u.s. ca

matthew mueller was convicted in the 2015 so-called gone girl kidnaping in vallejo. you remember that police initially accused the victim of making it up until mueller was finally arrested. he's currentlyerving 40 years. last month, he was charged with two other home invasions in the south bay. that happened before that gone girl case, but that were very similar to it. now he's been linked to yet another kidnaping in the east bay. they say mueller held three people at a home in san ramon in 2015, demanding one of them withdraw tens of thousands of dollars from their bank. police say after he got the money, he let them go. investigators say mueller confessed to the crime last year. while it has been four years since thousands of people protested at the nation's capitol, and then hundreds stormed it in an attempt to stop congress from certifying the results of the 2020 presidential campaign. and today, a much different scene on capitol hill, as vice president kamala harris certified the election of donald trump. donald j. trump of the state of florida has received 312

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 of 3.60, degrees. gore 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

. >> 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 transpired. >> this is what law enforcement and survivors working together looks like. >> it was seaside police chief nick borges who apologized to the couple on behalf of law enforcement, gained their trust and wrote letters to mueller in prison. mueller allegedly made statements that helped lead to additional charges. >> listening. working with vic

prosecutors are bringing new charges now against convicted kidnaper matthew mueller. right now serving 40 years in federal prison for the kidnaping. last week, he was accused of even more crimes in santa clara county back in 2019. the latest charges allege that mueller kidnaped three other victims for ransom near san ramon. back in 2015. >> bar and restaurant owners across the bay area are now spreading the word about a man known for skipping out on his tabs. now they're sharing photos of 36 year old jared scott. prosecutors say he was arrested for dining and dashing at a red lobster in san bruno on new year's eve. but despite that arrest, there are still concerns he could target other businesses. the case has even captured the attention of san mateo county's district attorney. >> somebody doing something like this endlessly, it can really affect the business. so i'm very sympathetic to the restaurant owners. on one occasion, he used the excuse of i've got to go to an atm to get money. he walks out and does not pay for it and isn't seen again. >> we spoke to several b

matthew mueller was convicted in the 2015 so-called gone girl kidnaping in vallejo. the details were so unbelievable that police initially accused the victim, denise huskins, of making the whole thing up. mueller was ultimately linked to the crime and arrested. he is currently serving 40 years. last month, he was charged with two other home invasions in the south bay. that happened before the gone girl case, and now he's being tied to yet another kidnaping in the east bay. investigators say mueller held three people at a home in san ramon in april of 2015, demanding one of them withdraw tens of thousands of dollars from their bank. police say after he got the money, he let them go. investigators claim mueller confessed to new crimes last year during letters he exchanged with seaside police chief. and here are the cases. authorities are tying mueller to a home invasion in mountain view in september 2009. then in october, another home invasion in palo alto. back in march 2015, the vallejo gone girl kidnaping of denise haskins. and tonight we are learning charges have b

the latest home invasions at matthew mueller is being connected to. plus, a ufc heavyweight is joining the board at meta. the new leadership changes announced today. good evening. the news at six starts now. thanks for joining us. i'm jessica aguirre and i'm gia vang. new calls tonight for the removal of san francisco archbishop salvatore cordileone for his continued refusal to release a list of suspected predator priests. now, one victim is going public about a living priest who she says groomed and abused her for years. senior investigative reporter bigad shaban has the latest from the church's ongoing scandal. i went through just about everything that you can imagine. outside saint mary's cathedral, men and women recalled sexual abuse they say they endured as children at the hands of priests inside the san francisco archdiocese. the ongoing risk to children is too great to be silent. they're now demanding san francisco's archbishop follow in the footsteps of every other diocese in the state and release its own list of priests deemed by the church 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

later today, prosecutors will give more details about the latest charges filed against matthew mueller he's at the center of a highly publicized kidnaping case in vallejo. now, mueller is serving 40 years in federal prison for the 2015 kidnaping of denise huskins, the subject of the docuseries american nightmare. prosecutors in contra costa county charged mueller with kidnaping three other victims for ransom near san ramon back in 2015. investigators say the three victims kept quiet all of these years because of fear of retribution. now, the announcement of the new kidnaping charges come just a week after mueller was accused of even more crimes in santa clara county, back in 2009. prosecutors say mueller sexually assaulted two women during two separate home invasions in mountain view and in palo alto. >> one woman in los angeles went against the advice of law enforcement and was able to scare off three people who were trying to break into her home. it happened on the afternoon of december 30th in hollywood. hillary delaney says she was in her bedroom when she heard some noises and saw

>> and james, it was the office yesterday that actually filed new charges against 47 year-old matthew mueller, even though he is currently serving a 40 year sentence for what he did to denise huskins. back in 2015. in fact, he actually talked to law enforcement and told them what he allegedly did back in 2015 the same year. 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

matthew mueller was convicted of kidnaping denise huskins and sexually assaulting her at a cabin in tahoe back in 2015. now, at first, vallejo police didn't believe her and her now husband aaron quinn, claiming their details were just too far fetched to believe. >> 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. >> it's something that he's crafted and perfected over a long period of time. he had all the markers of a serial predator. >> now, this week, mueller was charged with kidnaping three people near san ramon 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 that occurred in 2009. >> alameda police are investigating a series of burglaries that have happened in the last two weeks, and ulta beauty store in the city's south shore center was hit just before new year. and then after the new year, a cannabis dispensary on webster street was also bu

. >> well, james, the charges continue to pile on top of matthew mueller. 47 years old. he's currently serving a 40 year sentence for kidnapping and denise huskins. back 2015. and it's currently in prison talking to law enforcement that the latest allegations came out forcing the contra costa county district attorney's office to actually file new charges yesterday for an alleged kidnap for ransom case. so there's a chance he could go to trial for that. this came out during interviews. this on top of recent charges by the santa clara county district attorneys office for alleged assault in that county as well in this particular case, it dates back also to 2015 in unincorporated san ramon. he first burst on the scene. 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 spe

. >> 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 transpired. >> this is what law enforcement and survivors working together looks like. >> it was seaside police chief nick borges who apologized to the couple on behalf of law enforcement, gained their trust and wrote letters to mueller in prison. mueller allegedly made statements that helped lead to additional charges. >> listening and working with v