47-year old Matthew Muller, dubbed the "Gone Girl" kidnapper after a 2015 case, is now the target of two additional home invasion charges.
In the 2015 case, Muller broke into a home in Vallejo, California where he drugged and tied up a young couple. He kidnapped Denise Huskins, brought her to a location in South Lake Tahoe, and sexually assaulted her.
Two days later, Muller drove himself and Huskins back to southern California and let her go.
Officials initially thought the crimes were a hoax perpetrated by Huskins' boyfriend, with the media labeling it a "real life Gone Girl."
Prior to the 2015 case, Muller had allegedly broken into two different homes in September and October of 2009. In both cases Muller had attacked and bound women and forced them to drink medicine before being persuaded against further sexual assault. He fled both scenes.
Both of the 2009 cases initially were investigated and went unsolved.
Advances in forensic DNA testing have allowed the Santa Clara District Attorney's Office to charge Muller with the two felony counts of committing a sexual assault during a home invasion for the two 2009 crimes.
If Muller is convicted, he faces life in prison. He is currently incarcerated in federal prison in Tuscon, Arizona for the 2016 kidnapping, for which he pleaded guilty.
