Among the most-awaited docuseries, American Nightmare will be released on Netflix on January 17, 2024. From the makers of The Tinder Swindler i.e.Felicity Morris and Bernadette Higgins- American Nightmare is expected to raise the curtains from the unknown aspects of the sensational Denise Huskins kidnapping case aka 'real-life' Gone Girl. American Nightmare is a true crime docuseries based on the infamous kidnapping for ransom case of Denise Huskins in 2015. American Nightmare showcases a series of interviews of people linked to the infamous Vallejo, California, 'Gone Girl' case, in which Huskins and her boyfriend, Aaron Quinn, were accused of faking an attack by an intruder who then kidnapped Huskins and held her hostage. The man who committed the crime was later arrested and sent to prison. Since, you have landed on this page, True Scoop News assumes that you are keen to know about Denise Huskins and the infamous case shown in the new Netflix docuseries. Specially, where is 'real-life' Gone Girl Denise Huskins? Below is everything you need to know-
Denise Huskins aka Gone Girl case of California
Before discussing where Denise Huskins is now, let's understand the infamous Gone Girl case who doesn't know about this. On March 23, 2015, Denise Huskins and her boyfriend Aaron Quinn woke up in the night after a man invaded their home. Huskins was kidnapped, and her boyfriend Aaron Quinn called 911 to tell police he and his girlfriend had been attacked in his home the previous day and that Huskins has been kidnapped.
As per the documented report, Quinn informed the Police that an intruder had broken in around 3 a.m., tied them up, drugged them, and then taken Huskins with him for ransom. However, the Police didn’t believe Quinn’s story. In fact, the investigators accused Quinn of killing Huskins, and therefore, he was the focus of the police investigation for several days. Finally, a massive twist came when Huskins appeared near her parent’s home in Huntington Beach on March 25, two days after her abduction.
Thereafter, Police questioned Huskins and her statement matched Quinn's. Still, investigators believed that Huskins had faked her abduction and this is where the American media coined the term 'real-life' Gone Girl case. Gone Girl is a book about a woman who frames her husband for her murder.
Coming back to Denise Huskins's kidnapping, the attacker drove her to Lake Tahoe after drugging her and kept her captive for two days, repeatedly assaulting her. Thereafter, the kidnapper used an anonymous email to send messages to Quinn and to the police demanding ransom, then drove Huskins to Huntington Beach, California, and dropped her off.
Finally, the real kidnapper Matthew Muller was arrested and the case was solved. Mathew was arrested after he attempted a similar invasion in a Dublin, California, home, about an hour south of Vallejo.
Talking about where is Mathew Muller, he was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison for kidnapping and 31 years in state prison for kidnapping, rape, robbery, burglary and false imprisonment. The sentences will be served concurrently, and he remains in prison.
American Nightmare True Story: Where is real-life 'Gone Girl' Denisee Huskins now?