Posted July 13, 2015 8:25 PM ET; Last updated October 10, 2015 8:24 PM ET
The FBI has made an arrest in the March 23 kidnapping of Denise Huskins (above second from right with her mother and two brothers) in Vallejo, California.
NBC Dateline broadcast an update to this story on Friday, October 9, 2015. It appears that two more women came forward that may be his victims too. He denied any wrongdoing, but admitted he is where he belongs, i.e., in prison.
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Denise Huskins fronted a press conference on Monday following the arrest of a former Marine and Harvard University professor who allegedly kidnapped her and tied up her boyfriend in a bizarre plot that was labeled a hoax by police.
The FBI were able to arrest Matthew Muller, 38, of Orangeville, California, by using a pair of swim goggles found in the suspect's car that had long blonde hair attached to them.
Huskins - who was taken from her home in Vallejo on March 23 after a group of individuals entered the house and tied up her boyfriend - said through her lawyer that she was pleased that the 'psychopath' who allegedly kidnapped her was now in custody.
Furthermore, the arrest seems to have vindicated Huskins and boyfriend Aaron Quinn, who police openly suspected of hoaxing the entire abduction due to the strange details of the case.
'Today is a fabulous day for Denise Huskins,' attorney Douglas Rappaport said, NBC reported. [. . .]
Huskins was set free just one day after she was taken in the town she grew up in, leading many to speculate that the entire incident had been staged much like the popular novel and film Gone Girl.
Huskins said she was sexually assaulted twice during the kidnap, according to federal documents.
Muller was originally arrested on June 8
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the FBI arrested Muller at his South Lake Tahoe home in relation to a home invasion robbery in the area, and as they investigated the case began to notice similarities between that incident and the kidnapping of Huskins.
On June 29 he was still in custody and a federal warrant was issued for his arrest in connection to the kidnapping.
Matthew Muller (above), 38, has been charged with the kidnapping.
Muller is being held at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin.
It was also revealed that Muller attended Harvard Law and worked at Kerosky, Purves & Bogue law firm in San Francisco.[. . .]
He lost his license to practice in 2014, and as of next week will be disbarred according to the State Bar of California.
Muller failed to file proper documents in the case of one of his clients, and after that did not return the money he was paid according to the State Bar.
NBC is reporting Muller is also a former Marine who is bipolar and suffers from what police call 'Gulf War Illness.'
In addition, Muller worked as a professor at Harvard from 2006 until 2009, and according to an interview in The Harvard Law Record was married at one point.
It is not known if Muller is still married.
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He was stationed in japan during his service, and upon returning home attended community college before enrolling at Pomona where he graduated summa cum laude before going off to Harvard Law School.
The FBI made the connection after discovering a pair of goggles in the truck of Muller's Mustang that matched those Huskins had said were used in her kidnapping.
Upon closer inspection, authorities found a long piece of blond hair stuck to some duct tape on the goggles, just like Huskins' hair.
Investigators also found a 'super soaker type of water pistol that had been spray-painted black and had a flashlight and laser pointer taped to it'.
It is not known if any other individuals have been arrested at this time, though Huskins claimed she was kidnapped by at least two men.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3159739/FBI-makes-arrest-Gone-Girl-kidnapping-revealed-bizarre-abduction-California-woman-earlier-year-NOT-hoax-orchestrated-event-police-claimed.html
'Gone girl' victim really WAS kidnapped: Harvard-educated lawyer accused of snatching woman from her home is arrested by FBI - months after cops accused her of making it all up
The FBI has made an arrest in the March 23 kidnapping of Denise Huskins in Vallejo, California
Matthew Muller, 38, has been charged with the kidnapping
Muller attended Harvard Law and worked as a professor at the college before becoming a lawyer until he was disbarred last year
The FBI made the connection after discovering a pair of goggles in Muller's trunk that matched those Huskins had said were used in her kidnapping
Huskins, 29, was dropped off one day after she was kidnapped in her hometown of Huntington Beach
Her boyfriend Quinn, 30, was allegedly tied up and monitored by the kidnappers, which is why he could not go to police for 12 hours
Many believed the kidnapping was a hoax, and even law enforcement officials called it an 'orchestrated event'
By CHRIS SPARGO FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 14:18 EST, 13 July 2015 | UPDATED: 16:52 EST, 13 July 2015
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