'Notorious' sex offender featured in 'American Nightmare' sentenced in 1993 kidnapping, sexual assault

SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. (TCN) -- A 48-year-old "notorious" sex offender who was featured in a Netflix documentary series will spend time behind bars for abducting and sexually assaulting a woman over three decades ago.

The Sacramento County District Attorney's Office announced that Matthew Muller pleaded guilty on June 18 in connection with a kidnapping and sexual assault he committed in Folsom in 1993. He received a sentence of 11 years to life in state prison.

According to prosecutors, in 1993, Muller, who was 16 at the time, forced two young campers out of their tent near Folsom Lake at gunpoint. He reportedly tied up the man and "carried the female away to sexually assault her."

Muller's sentence will be served consecutively with his life sentence for assault to commit a sex crime in Santa Clara and a 40-year sentence he received related to a 2015 case out of Vallejo that was featured in Netflix's "American Nightmare."

According to KRON-TV, in 2015, Muller broke into a home in Vallejo, where he tied up Denise Huskins and her boyfriend. He then reportedly abducted Huskins, took her to a cabin, and recorded sexual assaults before driving her back to Southern California and releasing her. KRON reports that Vallejo Police initially believed Huskins faked her kidnapping.

Authorities reportedly called Muller an "exceptionally intelligent" predator who left behind "a trail of traumatized and terrified victims." Muller allegedly admitted in letters to breaking into multiple women's homes, tying them up, and sexually assaulting them.

After the 1993 case, Muller reportedly went on to join the U.S. Marines and became an attorney after graduating from Harvard University.

In a statement, Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho said, "This case is a powerful reminder that the pursuit of justice never ends. Matthew Muller’s admission to the horrific kidnapping and sexual assault of a young girl in 1993 brings long overdue justice for the victims. Thanks to the continued efforts of law enforcement, a dangerous sex offender is being held responsible for his crimes in our community."

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