Matthew Muller Faces New Kidnapping and Assault Charges

Matthew Muller, already serving a 40-year sentence for the 2015 kidnapping and rape of Denise Huskins, faces new charges for a previously unreported 2015 kidnapping and ransom case in Contra Costa County. Authorities have linked Muller to multiple crimes spanning decades, including two 2009 home invasion sexual assaults in Mountain View and Palo Alto. Muller confessed to these crimes in correspondence with authorities, prompting the new charges, while the victims of the San Ramon incident initially did not report the crime due to fear of retribution. Muller is also believed to have committed his first kidnapping and sexual assault at age 16, although he has not been charged for that incident. The case has garnered significant attention, being documented in the Netflix series 'American Nightmare'.