US Edition'American Nightmare' kidnapper, rapist Matthew Muller gets 2 life sentences for additional assaults
- On March 28, a Santa Clara County judge sentenced Matthew Muller, the kidnapper and rapist known from the 'American Nightmare' case, to two consecutive life sentences for home invasion sexual assaults in 2009 in Mountain View and Palo Alto.
- The sentencing stemmed from Muller's guilty plea earlier this year to felony charges for a sexual assault during a home invasion, crimes that had remained unsolved for over 15 years.
- In September and October 2009, Muller broke into the homes of two women in their 30s, where he attacked, bound, and drugged them, stating his intention to rape one victim before being persuaded to stop in both instances.
- Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Brian King expressed gratitude for the victims' resilience, stating, "It took a long time to get to this point, and we want to thank everybody who was involved in bringing this case to justice," while District Attorney Jeff Rosen thanked the bravery of the women, noting, "this case is about victims who never gave up."
- Muller, who is already serving a 40-year federal sentence for the 2015 kidnapping of Denise Huskins in Vallejo, which the Vallejo Police Department initially dismissed as a hoax, now faces additional charges in Contra Costa County for a separate 2015 kidnapping in San Ramon, potentially revealing a pattern of crimes dating back to 1993.
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The ReporterHuskins’ kidnapper Muller gets life sentences for home invasions
SAN JOSE — Matthew Muller was sentenced to two lifetime state prison terms Friday for holding women captive during two Santa Clara County home invasions in 2009, six years before he gained worldwide infamy for a 2015 Vallejo kidnapping that inspired a fervent true-crime media following and would turn out to be just a slice of his professed serial criminality. Matthew Daniel Muller is shown in a 2015 booking photo. (Dublin Police Dept.) Muller, w…
Convicted Vallejo kidnapper Matthew Muller sentenced to life for additional crimes
Matthew Muller, already serving a 40-year federal prison sentence for the 2015 kidnapping and sexual assault of Denise Huskins, will now also serve two consecutive life sentences -- added on for two home invasion sexual assaults that occurred in the South Bay in 2009.
'Gone Girl' kidnapper receives 2 life sentences for California home invasions, attempted rapes
Convicted "Gone Girl" kidnapper Matthew Muller received two new consecutive life sentences Friday for 2009 home invasions and attempted rapes in Santa Clara County in California.
'American Nightmare' kidnapper, rapist Matthew Muller gets 2 life sentences for additional assaults
Convicted kidnapper and rapist Matthew Muller was sentenced on additional assault charges after the Vallejo woman he raped in 2015 helped investigators discover other crimes that took place in 2009.
‘American Nightmare’ kidnapper sentenced for South Bay crimes
(KRON) -- A judge sentenced a notorious kidnapper on Friday to serve life-in-prison for committing home invasion sexual assaults in Mountain View and Palo Alto. Matthew Muller, 48, was the subject of "American Nightmare," a Netflix documentary series that chronicles his 2015 kidnapping of Denise Huskins in Vallejo. He recently pleaded guilty to two 2009 South Bay home invasions and sexually assaulting young women. "I am today so thankful for the…
'American Nightmare' kidnapper, rapist gets 2 life sentences
Convicted kidnapper and rapist Matthew Muller was sentenced on additional assault charges after the Vallejo woman he raped in 2015 helped investigators discover other crimes that took place in 2009.
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