48 Hours Denise and Aaron Quinn Get the Last Word
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Mar 30, 2026 Denise Huskins, a 2015 kidnapping and sexual assault survivor turned advocate and co-author, recounts her ordeal and fight for justice. Aaron Quinn shares the terror of the attack and the fraught police response. They discuss confessions that reopened cold cases, new charges arising from prison letters, and the push for better victim-centered investigations.
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Vallejo Home Invasion And Release
- Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn were kidnapped from their Vallejo home in March 2015 and forced to follow ransom demands while Aaron was surveilled on a security camera.
- Denise was blindfolded, sedated, driven hours away, raped twice, and released near Huntington Beach where a neighbor found her on camera and called police.
Physical Evidence Vindicated Their Story
- After Matthew Muller was arrested in a separate Dublin attack, investigators found Aaron's laptop and Denise's hair on swim goggles at Muller's cabin and in a stolen car.
- That physical evidence corroborated Denise and Aaron's original story and led to Muller's charges.
Prison Letters Spark New Confessions
- Seaside Police Chief Nick Borges wrote to Matthew Muller in prison; Muller responded with thick letters confessing earlier attacks in Palo Alto and Mountain View from 2009.
- Muller's letters contained details only the attacker would know, prompting new investigations.