Matthew Muller. Matthew Muller was sentenced to prison after abducting a woman from her family's home in the Southern California desert and rapping her before releasing her. He, in turn, hits the husband upside the head with a Maglite-style flashlight and exits the house, said Dublin police Sgt. In 2016, Aaron Quinn and Huskins filed a civil lawsuit against the City of Vallejo and its police department, as well as specific officers involved, alleging a number of claims, including defamation. They also found the address where Huskins had been dropped off in the stolen vehicles GPS, Campos said. He was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $1,250, plus interest. That didnt stop other people from weighing in. She said a neighbor allowed her into the house. Denise Huskins & Aaron Quinn Today: Where Is the Couple From the Gone Girl Case Now in 2021. Mountain View police didn't immediately return a call for comment from 48 Hours' Crimesider. I grabbed my bags and started walking down that alley and I looked at the corner street name and I saw Utica, which is the street that I grew up on.. It was devastating to see both of them, said Marianne Quinn. Little did I know, a quarter-sized bloodstain was going to mean that I was a murderer.. Latest news and commentary on Matthew Muller including photos, videos, quotations, and a biography. But it was on June 5, three months after the fact, when Matthew attempted to break into another home in California, that he was identified as a suspect. Matthew Daniel Muller served in the Marines in Afghanistan, graduated from two of the most prestigious universities in the country and was a research assistant at Harvard Law School before. He was originally a suspect in the Palo Alto case, but authorities believed they had insufficient evidence to arrest him, said Palo Alto police Lt. Zach Perron. The city of Vallejo and the Vallejo Police Department have not yet responded to the claims alleged in Whitney's lawsuit. The victim later told police she believed he was asking the questions to make some kind of overseas transaction. or. When he attended Bella Vista High School in Fair Oaks near Sacramento, Muller took classes in the high achievers program. Thats the same year Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinns property invasion and abduction matter transpired. Matthew Muller Today: Where Is the Gone Girl Kidnapper Now in 2021? Huskins was released two days later in Huntington Beach. Today, with their assailant Matthew Muller in prison, they've chronicled their story in a new book called "Victim F: From Crime Victims, To Suspects, To Survivors." Huskins says that in the end, the couple's experience of trauma and survival is ultimately a love story with a happy ending. His adult life has been marked with mental health issues, Johnson told the Sacramento Bee, saying his client suffered from bipolar disorder and psychosis. He said, This is what were going to do. Where is the public apology? asked Jim Marshall of San Francisco. Watch the full story on "20/20" FRIDAY at 9 p.m. I didnt realize how cold it is because were all wearing wetsuits.. Not only was Muller a good student, he was in top physical condition, running five miles a day before class started. ", "I lie in terror most of the time and can't keep up appearances any longer," the email reportedly said. After returning to California, he enrolled at Pomona College in Claremont, where he majored in science and technology. Matt's parents Robert and Noelle preceded him in death. Laying zip ties on the bed, the intruder told Huskins to tie Quinns feet together and his hands behind his back, Quinn said. https://t.co/ZGewRPfd2o pic.twitter.com/Uu1yMOkisG. He graduated with his law degree and then began working at the prestigious law school, the article continued. While she waited, her father said he heard the voicemail and got word to the Huntington Beach Police Department. Muller was later interviewed in the case by a detective, the affidavit states. Today, with their assailant Matthew Muller in prison, theyve chronicled their story in a new book called Victim F: From Crime Victims, To Suspects, To Survivors.. Has he done drugs?, They said maybe we were in a fight and I pushed her down the stairs, Aaron Quinn said. I peeled the tape off my eyes and I was by myself in this alleyway, she said. So, if anything, it is Mr. Quinn and Ms. Huskins that owe this community an apology, Park said during the press conference. ET. Campos said that Mullers mother told them he was staying at their cabin in the South Lake Tahoe area. His family later received . Im just going to stay calm and be grateful for the life I had," Huskins said. When he attempts to tie up the wife, the husband jumps across the bed and tackles the suspect. She said that she had been raped twice by her kidnapper, which he videotaped. Matthew Muller was a Marine and Harvard-educated lawyer who was convicted in federal court for carrying out a kidnapping so bizarre Vallejo Police believed the victims were lying as part of an elaborate hoax. According to his lawsuit, Whitney claims that former Vallejo Police Department Chief Bidou directed Whitney to delete text messages on his cell phone so that they could not be downloaded during the litigation related to the investigation into Huskins' kidnapping filed by Huskins and Aaron Quinn. See Photos. At others, depression made it hard for him to get out of bed, Johnson said. Although I was not chief in 2015 when this incident occurred, I would like to extend my deepest apology to Ms. Huskins and Mr. Quinn for how they were treated during this ordeal.. He has pleaded not guilty. Any abnormality he might have shown in college was his drive.. 1. What he wasnt charged with were the sexual assaults, the robbery, the burglary against Aaron, Rappaport said. Woodrow said Quinn was moved downstairs, where he was placed on a couch and told that a camera on the wall would be watching him and that he couldnt leave a perimeter marked by tape on the floor. As a result, he was handed down 31 years in prison, with the sentence to run concurrently with the 40-year term. The suspect asked the victim for information including PIN numbers, email addresses and passwords, and her family members' addresses and social security numbers, according to the affidavit. Matthew Muller. He was stationed in Okinawa, Japan, worked for a newspaper off base and played trumpet in the Marine Corps band, according to the Sacramento Bee. She said Muller was pleasant, had friends and played saxophone in the school band. His articles were published in academic publications and law journals, according to a glowing biography posted in 2011 on the website of Reeves & Associates, a San Francisco law firm that had just hired him. Huskins said that while walking to the closet she noticed two sets of legs from what she believed to be two different people in the bedroom. Apr. Concerned that the camera the intruders installed was still monitoring him, he believed he could not call 911. In a 2011 complaint filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, the law firm accused him of stealing its records, spending the night in its office with a sleeping bag to accomplish the task. "Gone Girl" kidnapper Matthew Muller a former Marine and a Harvard-educated lawyer who was later disbarred will spend 40 years in prison for the 2015 abduction of a woman that was revealed. Im not going to, Huskins said. He points to some beer bottles that were neatly placed in the box next to the garbage, and I said, I put them there to take them out for recycling all at once., They clearly didnt believe him, said Nicole Weisensee Egan, the co-author of Victim F. It is soul-crushing for Aaron because hes out of his mind worried about Denise.. Huskins, 29, turned up safe two days later in her hometown of Huntington Beach, where she says she was dropped off, hours before a ransom demand was due. The man told her that this was a robbery and he was there for identity theft purposes, according to the affidavit - he said he needed to wire money offshore for fraudulent activity. Carausu said they also discovered Muller was driving a stolen car. Matthew Muller graduate Harvard University in 2006. Rappaport said this new evidence still didnt deter police from their theory that Aaron Quinn and Huskins story was too unbelievable to be true. In 2013, the California Bar Association suspended Mullers license and began disciplinary proceedings that led to his disbarment, according to documents. Matthew Muller served as a Marine from 1995 to 1999. Matthew Muller. In this July 13, 2015, file photo, Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn stand in silence during a press conference in Vallejo, Calif. Matthew Muller was charged in federal court in Sacramento, California, with kidnapping for ransom. Matthew Muller Maitre Chocolatier Middle East, Africa and India at Lindt & Sprungli Business Developer Middle East and Africa at Caffarel SpA United Arab Emirates Watch The outbreak of hepatitis in children is unusual and concerning Latest News, Mwai Kibaki Illness & Death Cause: The Former Kenyan President Passed Away. In 2015, an intruder broke into his home and kidnapped his then-girlfriend Denise Huskins. Gov. Nicole Egan, co-author of "Victim F: From Crime Victims to Suspects to Survivors," discusses the 2015 home invasion and kidnapping of Aaron Quinn and Denise Huskins. At Harvard, he was among the youngest scholars voted onto the law school faculty. After initially being found mentally incompetent to stand trial, Matthew was ordered to take antipsychotic medication until he was declared mentally competent. When they responded, she says they told her to call the FBI. Find your friends on Facebook. Gavin Newsom likes to bash Texas. What happened to Ms. Huskins and Mr. Quinn is horrific and evil, Chief Shawny Williams said in the statement. Family members of Huskins and her boyfriend, Aaron Quinn, urge the judge to consider the pain caused by . The suspect made the victim drink a small amount of what she thought was Nyquil, the affidavit states. See Photos. Muller was convicted in federal court in Sacramento in 2017 and sentenced to 40 years in prison, according to The Mercury News. Looking back at all the evidence, there was just no denying that this wasnt his first time committing a crime, she said. @nbcbayarea pic.twitter.com/xdjIu33wsH, Volberding said he saw no signs of criminality during his years at Pomona College. Its unfathomable., What happened here, he said, reflects a systemic hubris that comes with the uniform., Vitriol about the case spilled also over on Facebook. He allegedly left a note stored on a USB drive that read, "I am going completely off the grid - no phone, email, credit cards, etc., so please do not try to reach me as it will only draw attention. Their lives seemed to be falling apart while living in a constant state of terror and preparing for a defense, Huskins said. But during the struggle, the kidnapper left his phone at the house. As the new Chief of Police, I am committed to making sure survivors are given compassionate service with dignity and respect. The intruder escaped but left behind a cellphone that led agents to Muller, who was arrested at the South Lake Tahoe house. [In] the Dublin home invasion, none of them had blonde hair.. Odd behavior got him fired. On Nov. 2, Healy received a doctors report and later ordered Muller placed in the care of MHM Services, a nationwide firm which contracts with governmental agencies for inmate care and has offices in Vallejo, a secured facility, The Mercury News reported. According to The Reporter, Matthew Muller has been referred to a mental health agency and will not face a jury trial for the time being in a bizarre 2015 Vallejo kidnapping case that made national attention. "However it turns out 'off the record' does not pertain to the feds.". They see all of the components of what you might expect to see, objectively, in a domestic violence murder, said Matt Murphy, an ABC News contributor and former California prosecutor. FBI spokeswoman Gina Swankie said anyone who has undergone a similar incident should call 1-800-call-FBI. He abducted Denise Huskins for two days and demanded a $15,000. I said, Yes, the kidnappers drugged me, he said. Attorney Tom Johnson said Muller suffers from debilitating mental health issues that made practicing law impossible. NEW 20/20: Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn reveal stunning new details about surviving a harrowing kidnapping experience. In September 2015, Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn came forward and admitted to being kidnapped, sexually tortured, and held captive for three days. Among the attendees at their wedding were the attorneys who helped defend them, and Misty Carausu, a detective from Dublin, California, who helped link Muller to their case. ", This news comes as a total surprise, he said. Years later, when he was interviewed for a Pomona College publication, he described himself as a classic smart but lazy high school student who lacked discipline and maturity. They could not function.. Muller is charged with kidnapping Denise Huskins and boyfriend Aaron Quinn from Vallejo in March. I knew there was an old stain on my sheet, Quinn said. A home invasion in Dublin in June led police, and then the FBI, to Muller, through evidence in his car, including goggles with a long blond hair attached. Hes being asked questions and at some point, the intruder realizes theyve got the wrong person, said Melanie Woodrow, an investigative reporter with San Francisco ABC station KGO, who covered the story. Aaron Quinn said he feared he was close to losing his job. Quinn said the officers entered the house and immediately unplugged the camera that the kidnapper had left. 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