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CBS News
28-03-2025
- CBS News
"American Nightmare" kidnapper Matthew Muller gets 2 life sentences in South Bay home invasions
Matthew Muller, who is serving a 40-year sentence for the kidnapping of Denise Huskins, was sentenced to two consecutive life terms Friday by a Santa Clara County judge in connection with a pair of 2009 home invasions in the South Bay. A release from the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office Thursday morning confirmed the sentencing. Muller's sentencing hearing was held in Santa Clara County Superior Court at 8:30 a.m., according to court records. "I am today so thankful for the bravery of these women," District Attorney Jeff Rosen said in the release. "We marvel at the growing power of forensics, the never-say-die determination of investigators and prosecutors. But this case is about victims who never gave up." Muller pled guilty in January to the charges stemming from the home invasions in Mountain View and Palo Alto 15 years ago. In both cases, he was suspected of medicating and then sexually assaulting the female victims involved. In the Mountain View case, the District Attorney said Muller broke into the female victim's home in the early hours of Sept. 29, 2009. Muller attacked her, tied her up, made her drink a concoction of medications, and told he was going to rape her. The victim persuaded Muller against it, after which he suggested the victim get a dog before fleeing the scene. The following month on Oct. 18, 2009, he broke into a Palo Alto home, where the DA's office said he bound and gagged a woman in her 30s and forced her to drink Nyquil. Muller began to assault her, before again being persuaded to stop by the victim. In that case, Muller provided the woman with crime prevention advice before he fled the home. Muller, a Sacramento-area native, was convicted in the Vallejo kidnapping of Huskins in 2015. He is currently serving his sentence in Arizona for rape and false imprisonment in what police initially thought was a hoax. The Netflix documentary "American Nightmare" detailed the crime and investigation, rekindling interest in the case last year. The documentary led to criticism of Vallejo police for their handling of the kidnapping. In December, the Santa Clara County district attorney brought forth new charges , claiming Muller broke into the homes of women in Mountain View and Palo Alto 15 years ago and was suspected of medicating and then sexually assaulting both women. Muller appeared in court on January 17, 2025, and pled guilty to the new charges. In February, the Contra Costa District Attorney's Office announced they filed charges against Muller for a previously unreported San Ramon-area kidnapping for ransom in 2015. That crime allegedly happened two weeks after Muller released Huskins, but the DA's office said it was so traumatic the family never reported it – fearing he, or other attackers, would come back. In an exclusive interview with CBS News California earlier this year, Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn detailed the timeline of Muller's cold-case crimes, which they helped solve. The survivors detailed how it took a decade, the Netflix documentary, a small-town police chief, and a rural district attorney to get anyone to listen.
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
3 underrated Netflix shows you should watch this weekend (March 21-23)
The streaming era has afforded us endless convenience, but that convenience comes with the difficulty of actually finding something worth your time. If you've ever found yourself scrolling through Netflix in a way that feels like it could never end, we've got you covered. We've pulled together three great Netflix shows worth checking out this weekend. Each of these shows has a totally different tone and vibe and represents the broad array of stuff that the streamer is constantly serving up to its audience. We also have guides to the best movies on Netflix, the best movies on Hulu, the best movies on Amazon Prime Video, the best movies on Max, and the best movies on Disney+. A brilliant documentary series that chronicles a genuinely bizarre series of events, American Nightmare tells the story of the kidnapping of Denise Huskins and the aftermath in which police accused her of orchestrating the kidnapping herself. As she fights to prove that she was actually taken, she has to relive the traumas of that time and prove that she is not as sinister as she seems. This story and what it says both about police and about how they handle female victims is revelatory, and the documentary knows exactly how to frame every moment for maximal impact. You can watch American Nightmare on Netflix. A swooningly romantic, heartbreaking series, One Day tells the story of two Brits who meet at their graduation ball and proceed to fall in love with each other over more than a decade. The story's conceit involves checking in with the couple on the same day every year, allowing for the show to present a grand sweep of time and also for us to see how these two change over the course of years. Brilliantly performed by Leo Woodall and Ambika Mod, One Day is sweeping and swoon-worthy in all the ways you'd want a show like this to be. You can watch One Day on Netflix. Margaret Qualley has emerged as one of the most promising young stars of the past five years, and Maid is one of her best performances. The series follows a single mother who starts cleaning houses to provide a better life for her daughter after escaping from an abusive relationship. Maid sheds light on what cycles of poverty look like in a way that few other shows do, allowing us to understand how much every decision comes with real financial costs for the central character. Qualley is excellent as a woman doing her best amidst impossible circumstances, and she's a huge part of why Maid is worth watching. You can watch Maid on Netflix.
