(KRON) — Matthew Muller, the person convicted of the high-profile kidnapping and rape of Denise Huskins in Vallejo, was charged on Monday with one other kidnapping that occurred in 2015 in Contra Costa County. Muller was additionally charged final week for a sequence of 2009 dwelling invasions in Santa Clara County.
Muller, 47, is serving a 40-year jail sentence for kidnapping and raping Huskins. Netflix documented the story within the sequence “American Nightmare.“
A slew of recent expenses in opposition to Muller in a number of Bay Space counties stem from latest confessions that he allegedly made in jail letters.
Denise Huskins to make public look
Huskins, the sufferer of the 2015 Vallejo kidnapping, will communicate alongside Seaside Police Chief Nick Borges concerning the new expenses in opposition to Muller.
Huskins was taken from her Vallejo dwelling and held for 2 days in Muller’s South Lake Tahoe cabin. Muller later took her to Southern California the place she was discovered.
Vallejo police incorrectly accused Huskins of faking her personal kidnapping in a hoax impressed by the film “Gone Girl.”
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In late December of this yr, Muller was charged with dwelling invasions that allegedly occurred in 2009 in Mountain View and Palo Alto. In each circumstances, a person tied up and drugged younger girls after breaking into their properties.
He confessed to these crimes, court docket paperwork present. Borges informed different police departments that Muller “wants to confess all his past crimes,” stating he feels compelled to strengthen legal guidelines for future victims.
Denise Huskins arrives on the 2024 Critics Selection Actual TV Awards on June 15, 2024 in Los Angeles. (Picture by Steve Granitz/FilmMagic)
In a letter from jail, Muller mentioned that his prison habits began with voyeurism, or the sexual curiosity of watching different folks. He then received the thought to interrupt into properties, and he shared particulars with police about how he executed the break-ins in Mountain View and Palo Alto.
Muller is a Marine who graduated from Harvard College and labored as an legal professional in California.
On Tuesday, Huskins and Borges will speak concerning the new expenses in opposition to Muller. Huskins was featured on the Netflix sequence. She has additionally been working with Seaside police to tell cops the way to higher deal with sexual assault investigations.
San Ramon Kidnapping
The brand new expenses on Monday are for a beforehand unreported kidnapping that occurred in 2015 in unincorporated San Ramon, the Contra Costa County District Lawyer’s Workplace mentioned.
Authorities realized of the crime “through correspondence between law enforcement and Muller.” Muller has confessed to the crime, the DA’s workplace mentioned.
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Based on an investigation by the Sheriff’s and District Lawyer’s places of work of Contra Costa County, Muller held two males and one girl for ransom in spring 2015. He demanded that one sufferer extract greater than $10,000 from their checking account and left the house after securing the cash. The victims by no means got here ahead for worry of retaliation.
Muller will likely be charged with three felony counts of kidnapping for ransom in Contra Costa County.
“Muller committed serious offenses throughout Northern California, and my office will be resolute in seeking justice on behalf of the victims in Contra Costa County,” mentioned DA Diane Becton.
Muller is presently being held in a Santa Clara County jail. His sentence for the Huskins kidnapping is to be served at a federal jail in Tucson, Ariz., and he will likely be transferred there after the Santa Clara County circumstances are resolved.
