Episode 280: The True Story Behind Denise Huskins’ Kidnapping

Denise Huskins was abducted while spending the night at her boyfriend’s home in March 2015, but when Aaron Quinn went to report what had happened, he immediately became a suspect. The Vallejo Police Department called her abduction a hoax and stood by that belief until a break in the case came thanks to Detective Misty Carausu 3 months later. Denise’s story is the subject of Netflix’s new series ‘American Nightmare’, and this episode is a deep dive into the case, topics not talked about in the docuseries, and our discussion of the story.

Sources for this episode:

Atavist Magazine Article: https://magazine.atavist.com/a-crime-beyond-belief-vallejo-kidnapping-gone-girl-hoax/

https://abcnews.go.com/US/survivors-called-girl-case-reflect-life-changing-experience/story?id=77964075

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-09-18/vallejo-police-captain-says-he-was-fired-for-whistleblowing-city-agrees-to-settle-lawsuit-for-1-million

https://time.com/6556061/american-nightmare-netflix-true-story/

https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a46392924/american-nightmare-netflix/ https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/vallejo-police-department-social-media-inundated-vitriol-over-netflix-american-nightmare-doc-gone-girl/

https://openvallejo.org/2021/12/15/disband-the-vallejo-police-department/

https://www.abc10.com/article/news/crime/true-crime/denise-huskins-case-american-nightmare-netflix/103-80230616-84d3-4845-8cf3-1381101bafe5

American Nightmare, Netflix

ABC 20/20 Taken S43E27