Matthew Muller. Dublin Police/Marine Corps Their lives seemed to be falling apart while living in a constant state of terror and preparing for a defense, Huskins said. He is also survived by his aunts, uncles and cousins, as well. The suspect asked the victim questions including her date of birth, mother's maiden name and social security number, according to the FBI. Rappaport said this new evidence still didnt deter police from their theory that Aaron Quinn and Huskins story was too unbelievable to be true. I said, We have evidence thats going to dissipate And they said the most callous thing I think Ive ever heard somebody say from law enforcement, Rappaport said. While Matthews last known location remains the Napa State Hospital, it seems that he will be serving his sentence at a federal prison. You can go through any kind of trauma to where it leaves you devastated and in a place where you just think, This is impossible to move forward from. Matthew Muller faces sentencing next week in the March 2015 kidnapping of Denise Huskins. 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. Huskins said that despite all the therapy they went through to rebuild their lives, she still felt like something was missing. They could not function.. One, in particular, had a blonde hair strand attached to the duct tape. I also didnt trust myself anymore., I could see who Aaron was and the man he was and the good in him, Huskins said. The FBI also uncovered four aerial drones - two of which had cameras -- and a wireless video camera and receiver in a Vallejo storage locker they say links Muller to Huskins' kidnapping, according to the affidavit. In 2015, Matthew Muller Kidnapped a Woman for Over 48 Hours but That Was Just the Beginning. The Huskins Quinn case was not publicly handled with the type of sensitivity a case of this nature should have been handled with, and for that, the City extends an apology to Ms. Huskins and Mr. Quinn, the statement read. But as long as he was willing to really give this a full shot, then we could try again., Huskins didnt know it at the time, but her decision to visit Quinn that night would become a pivotal moment in her life. First published on September 3, 2015 / 6:08 PM. Matthew Mueller. With a bipolar disorder, the pendulum swing can be tremendous:from feeling grandiose to not being able to put your two feet on the floor.. We talked about how it would be difficult; we had to rebuild trust. I knew there was an old stain on my sheet, Quinn said. But Quinn says the detectives began to ask about his relationship with Huskins. Huskins was released two days later in Huntington Beach. I was just more so afraid that speaking to them was going to put me or my family in harm[s way].. Several days before the Mountain View incident, Muller was interviewed by police after he was seen walking in the area in Palo Alto where a resident said he saw a suspicious person coming out of the back of an apartment building and entering the back of another apartment building. But some of Mullers problems are documented in legal filings in federal and state court. View the profiles of people named Mathew Muller. ", This news comes as a total surprise, he said. In 2016, Matthew pleaded guilty to the count upon him and subsequently got sentenced to 40 years in prison. Muller was arrested in Huskins' case following an attempted Dublin, Calif. home invasion in June which allegedly had similarities to the Vallejo kidnapping, according to the FBI. Authorities questioned the victims story once she was freed, assuming it was all a lie. That didnt stop other people from weighing in. Huntington Beach police officers arrived at the neighbors apartment where Huskins was waiting and began questioning her, who recounted everything that had happened two nights earlier, including the events that unfolded after she was taken from Aaron Quinns home. Odd behavior got him fired. or. Federal prosecutors charged Matthew Muller - a disbarred Harvard University-trained attorney - with the March kidnapping of Denise Huskins from her Vallejo, California, home. https://t.co/ZGewROXCaQ pic.twitter.com/nrGoAIxPHv. As a former decorated officer with qualifications that proved his intelligence, Matthew was able to get a stable job as an immigration attorney at a San Francisco law firm. Log In. Latest news and commentary on Matthew Muller including photos, videos, quotations, and a biography. And he's had his share of legal troubles, including the time he was accused of sleeping in a law office and stealing client information. The FBI did not name Huskins in the document. See Photos. Its been six years since the night that Aaron Quinn and Denise Huskins awoke in his Vallejo, California, home to a mans voice saying, Wake up. Police in Vallejo initially said they had no evidence to indicate the case was an abduction and dubbed it the "Gone Girl" case - referring to a book and movie about a mysterious disappearance - but after Muller was charged by federal prosecutors, they've declined to comment. In April 2014 an order was filed in federal court in San Francisco, changing his status as a lawyer to inactive. The order was mailed to Muller twice, and both times was returned as undeliverable, according to court records. 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. Denise Huskins, who was abducted from her Vallejo home in 2015, pleaded no guilty to two charges of forcible rape. In 2015, an intruder broke into his home and kidnapped his then-girlfriend Denise Huskins. She said that he looked unremarkable when he was escorted out. San Francisco judge sentenced the first of two men connected with a plot to bomb the state Democratic Party HQ. She said that after their conversation, as they went to bed around midnight, it felt like a fresh start.. After being found mentally unfit to stand trial, Matthew was ordered to take antipsychotic medication until he was deemed mentally competent. Johnson said that Muller grew up with his parents, who divorced sometime after high school. She said Muller was pleasant, had friends and played saxophone in the school band. The couple was awakened at around 3 a.m. by a man whod broken into the house. 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. Eventually, the intruder picked up Huskins and put her in the trunk of Quinn's car before driving away with her. 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.. September 3, 2015 / 6:08 PM Today Muller, 38, is behind bars in Alameda County, accused of one of the most bizarre and twisted kidnapping cases in recent memory. On Tuesday, federal search warrants obtained by NBC Bay Area show that the FBI seized drones, black night vision goggles, an empty zip tie bag and a blood pressure cuff, among other items. Soon after Huskins was abducted in March 2015, boyfriend Aaron Quinn called police saying she'd . Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. Thats something that weve had to live with and somehow make peace with., Huskins said the Vallejo Police Department never came out and publicly apologized for saying what happened to them was a hoax. Im telling [Mustard] everything because I have nothing to hide, Quinn said. After leaving a voicemail with him, she began walking to her fathers home. He found that Huskins, his laptop and his car were missing. Gary Silva of Huntington Beach proclaimed the department the dumbest organization in America.. If I went to the police, they would kill her, he said. He, in turn, hits the husband upside the head with a Maglite-style flashlight and exits the house, said Dublin police Sgt. At Bella Vista, Matthew Muller was a "high achievement student" but was largely unmemorable, said Mary Shelton, his ninth-grade English teacher. Although he declined to confirm that his client wrote the emails mentioned in the FBI affidavit, Johnson said, the missives scream mental disease.. The city of Vallejo now has a new lawsuit to contend with. One of them had just your typical pen-style laser pointer that was duct-taped to it., There were several swim goggles that were duct-taped black, Carausu added. Matthew Mueller. The intruder covered their eyes with swimming goggles that had been covered in duct tape to block their sight and put headphones on them. Heres how to help police stop it, Tesla crashes into Girl Scout table at a Northern California Walmart; 3 people are hurt, Video shows carjacking arrest turn violent, with police firing shots in North Sacramento. At others, depression made it hard for him to get out of bed, Johnson said. Matthew Muller, 39, of South Lake Tahoe previously pleaded not guilty to a kidnapping charge for the March 23, 2015, incident. Muller ended up resigning from the firm and the suit was settled. Muller, a former U.S. Marine, attended Harvard University where he also taught, according to court documents. He allegedly restrained the woman's arms, tied her ankles using Velcro, used surgical tape to cover her eyes, and forced her to drink Nyquil, the document states. This is not a dream.. Huskins was located two days later. He was also told he would have to withdraw money from his bank and that hed have a camera monitoring his moves. Meanwhile, Huskins reappearance had set off a media firestorm fueled by suggestions that her case bore striking resemblance to the book and film Gone Girl. The fictional story is about a woman who fakes her own disappearance as revenge against her cheating husband. Quinns older brother is an FBI agent, so he decided he would call him instead, but his brother instructed him to immediately call 911. Aaron Quinn and Huskins defense attorneys say they celebrated the developments in the case, holding a press conference in which they called for full apologies from the Vallejo Police Department. Matthew Muller, who sexually assaulted a Vallejo woman who was kidnapped from her home in what police initially thought was a hoax, was sentenced Friday to 31 years in state prison. Then, in 2013, while working as an immigration lawyer for the firm of Kerosky Purves & Bogue, Muller got into trouble with the State Bar for failing to show up for cases, among other things. Huskins said the man tied her up inside and then brought Quinn to the closet and placed him inside. Upon looking deeper into him, it came to light that even though hed never been charged or arrested, he was named a suspect in various other home invasion and burglary cases in the cities of California. Quinn said the officers entered the house and immediately unplugged the camera that the kidnapper had left. Rappaport and Russo both went to bat for their clients, even as they endured repeated questioning by the Vallejo police and the FBI. In a previous deposition related to Huskins and Aaron Quinn's civil litigation, but prior to Whitneys December 2020 lawsuit, Bidou was asked if he recalled anyone using this phrase with respect to Huskins, and he replied that he had "never heard anybody say that.". See Photos. So, if anything, it is Mr. Quinn and Ms. Huskins that owe this community an apology, Park said during the press conference. Today, Muller is in the custody of a California jail and in court-ordered mental health treatment, according to his jail records. Muller is the suspected mastermind in the March 23 kidnapping of Denise Huskins, who says she was drugged and taken from her Mare Island home by an intruder in the middle of the night. Their case became of national public interest when police didnt believe their story, calling it a hoax. Matthew Mueller. What he wasnt charged with were the sexual assaults, the robbery, the burglary against Aaron, Rappaport said. He is survived by his sister Karlie Powers, (Michael), and his nephew Hayden. Lawyer Kerry McInerney Freeman said in an email that she was "not authorized" to comment about the case, or share the video. In interviews with NBC Bay Area, Johnson and his former college roommate,Alex Volberding,who is working at a law firm in San Francisco this summer, described Muller, of Orangeville, California, as someone who stood out in college because of his drive and wit. Its just a small stain that I wasnt able to get out. He is facing disbarment, and his attorney has suggested he has serious mental problems. He thought that one day Muller would be "sitting behind a desk in an elected capacity, not sitting in a jail cell. Instead of appearing in court, Superior Court Judge Daniel Healy received a notice that Muller had already been admitted into the program, the newspaper reported, citing court records. By this point, Huskins says it was clear to her that she needed to hire a criminal defense attorney. See Photos. If any of these accusations are true, Johnson said that its very likely his clients mental state played a part. She said her captor told her he was being instructed to make the recording as a form of collateral over Huskins. 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 left in 2012 for reasons that havent been disclosed. When he attempts to tie up the wife, the husband jumps across the bed and tackles the suspect. @ARobach's report shares never-before-seen interrogation video of Aaron following Denise's kidnapping Watch tonight at 9/8c on @ABC. He filed a lawsuit against the city and three of the cops involved in the case. But during the struggle, the kidnapper left his phone at the house. Faith & Family Producer of new film on 1970s Jesus movement hopes to spark repeat spiritual . Huskins says that in the end, the couples experience of trauma and survival is ultimately a love story with a happy ending. See Photos. He is also survived by his aunts, uncles and cousins, as well as a large extended church family and friends in Christ. Muller is charged with kidnapping Denise Huskins and boyfriend Aaron Quinn from Vallejo in March. Huskins was held captive for just over 48 hours before being released, but the couple continued to fear for their lives with a kidnapper on the loose and the police dismissing their account of the incident as too incredible to be believed. He has pleaded not guilty to those state charges. Matthew Mullers mental illness will be most likely used as his defense strategy, said his Sacramento-based lawyer, Thomas Johnson. Each individual was in charge of a different part of the operation. Huskins recalled sitting in the airport fearful for her life, paranoid that the kidnapper might find her and take her away again. 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. 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. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. He is survived by his sister Karlie Powers, (Michael), and his nephew Hayden. [In] the Dublin home invasion, none of them had blonde hair.. 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