The Real-Life “Gone Girl” Nightmare of Aaron Quinn and Denise Huskins
The police thought he had murdered his girlfriend and faked a kidnap.
It was the early hours of the morning on 23rd March 2015. Aaron Quinn and his girlfriend were woken by a strange man telling them he was going to rob them but that they should stay calm.
He had broken into their house in Vallejo, California, he said, with a group of others, although the couple only ever interacted with him. Even stranger, the man was wearing a wetsuit and the couple never saw his face.
Kidnap
When Denise opened her eyes, she could see a flashing white light and red laser spots scanning the walls. The man instructed her to tie her boyfriend up with zip ties which he presented to her.
Aaron, then tied up, was told to get into his closet. As he hopped there, he said he could hear others downstairs going through the cupboards and what he thought was a drill running.
Next, Denise was told to join her boyfriend in the closet. The man then demanded they both drink a sedative. For all purposes, this seemed like a robbery. But, then Denise was told she would be taken for forty-eight hours whilst Aaron completed some tasks for the men.
One of his tasks was to go to the bank and collect ransom money. Aaron was then taken downstairs where he noticed a security camera had been mounted on the wall to monitor him. He was told that if he contacted the police, he would never see Denise again. He then heard her being put into the trunk of their car.
At this point, the sedative took effect and Aaron passed out. He woke later and found that his laptop had been taken but his mobile phone was still there.
Wriggling free of the zip ties, he wondered who he could call for help. Aaron, fearful of being surveilled if he called the police, called his older brother, who worked as an FBI agent. His brother instructed him to immediately call 911. Aaron followed his directions. The Vallejo Police Department responded and he started to tell them what had happened.
