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://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/
American Nightmare, Netflix
ABC 20/20 Taken S43E27
