Man Convicted in 'Gone Girl'-esque Kidnapping Faces New Charges in California Home Invasion Cases

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Man Convicted in 'Gone Girl'-esque Kidnapping Faces New Charges in California Home Invasion Cases
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Matthew Muller, serving a 40-year sentence for the 2015 kidnapping of Denise Huskins, is set to appear in court on new charges related to unsolved home invasion sexual assaults in Mountain View and Palo Alto. Forensic DNA evidence led to the charges, which allege Muller broke into homes, medicated women, and sexually assaulted them in 2009.

The man convicted in the 2015 kidnapping of Denise Huskins in Vallejo, California, is scheduled to appear in Santa Clara County court on Monday to face new charges for a different case. Matthew Muller is currently serving a 40-year sentence in an Arizona prison for the rape and false imprisonment of Huskins in what police initially thought was a hoax.

Investigators did initially identify Muller as a possible suspect in the Palo Alto case. However, detectives said they didn't have enough evidence at the time to charge him. Muller is scheduled to appear in Santa Clara County court at 1 p.m. Monday.Real 'Gone Girl' caseMuller, a Sacramento-area native, was convicted in 2022 for the 2015 kidnapping and rape of Vallejo resident Denise Huskins.

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