A man previously convicted in the infamous 'Gone Girl' kidnapping case has been charged with two 15-year-old home invasion sexual assaults in Northern California, according to prosecutors.
The accused, a 47-year-old man named Matthew Muller, allegedly broke into a woman's home in Mountain View, California, in September 2009. He attacked the woman, tied her up, and coerced her to drink medications. Despite his threats to rape her, the woman in her 30s managed to persuade him to leave, with Muller advising her to get a dog before departing.
In a separate incident the following month, Muller reportedly invaded a home in Palo Alto, California, where he bound, gagged, and forced another woman in her 30s to consume Nyquil. Once again, the victim was able to convince Muller to halt the assault.
Muller now faces two felony counts of committing sexual assault during a home invasion, with potential life imprisonment as the consequence. Currently serving a 40-year prison term for the 2015 kidnapping, Muller's defense attorney declined to comment on the new charges.
The recent charges emerged following a breakthrough in the investigation, as Muller's DNA was discovered on the straps used to bind one of the victims. Muller, a disbarred attorney educated at Harvard, had previously pleaded guilty to the 2015 kidnapping of Denise Huskins and was sentenced to 31 years in prison for two counts of forcible rape against her.
In the 2015 case, Huskins was abducted from her boyfriend's home in Vallejo, California, by masked intruders who demanded a ransom. Despite initial skepticism from authorities and erroneous comparisons to the 'Gone Girl' story, Muller's arrest in a separate home invasion case led to the unraveling of the true events.
The District Attorney emphasized the seriousness of Muller's crimes and the commitment to ensuring accountability and preventing further harm to the community. The hope is that justice will be served, and the nightmare will come to an end.
