American Nightmare

This week we're talking about American Nightmare.

This is the April patrons poll pick over on Patreon.com.

If you visit us over there, Patreon.com/TrueCrimeAndCocktails, uh, one of the things we offer our subscribers is to vote in our monthly poll that decides one of the episodes we cover on this, the main feed of the show, and this was, uh, this was the pick for April so we're gonna get into it now.

In March 2015 an intruder broke into Aaron Quinn's home in the middle of the night and abducted Aaron's girlfriend, Denise Huskins.

But when Aaron went to the police they thought his story was too wild to be true so they outright accused Aaron of Denise's murder.

But when Denise was found unharmed just two days later police started to believe that the entire thing was just an elaborate hoax created by a woman looking for attention.

Aaron and Denise were both adamant that they were telling the truth but it would take several months and another city's police force before anyone would believe them.

So what really happened to Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn? Was there really an abduction in the middle of the night or were police right and the entire thing was just a lie? Christy Oxberg investigates.

I've already warned you I'm gonna get mad in this.

I can't wait because when it comes down to the only person that's gonna believe you is a woman.

Oh.

Well, it's not a shock.Oh, it's not.

It just, wowser.

So, um, today's episode takes place in Vallejo, California.

But I have already enthralled you with fun facts about California, um, but I love doing the fun facts so much.

Um, so I tried to find some fun facts specifically about Vallejo, uh, which is 32 miles north of San Francisco.

Uh, Vallejo was the first permanent home for California's state government and is the current home to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, which is the only wildlife, marine life, and thrill ride park in North America.

Vallejo neighborhood Mare Island was home to the first US naval station on the West Coast.

Um, it, the station was in use from 1854 until 1996.

Vallejo has also been used as the backdrop for various movies, including Zodiac, Bumblebee, 50 First Dates, Patch Adams, and Flubber.

Also filmed in Vallejo, the TV series 13 Reasons Why, which starred Dylan Minnette, uh, who has done movies with such Hollywood heavyweights as Vince Vaughn in Fred Claus, Jack Black in Goosebumps, and Neve Campbell in Scream.

Dylan Minnette also starred in the TV series Saving Grace opposite Holly Hunter, who was in the 1987 movie Raising Arizona with Nicolas Cage.

There it is.

There it is.

Uh, some famous people born in Vallejo: Sylvester Stewart, AKA Sly Stone, frontman of Sly & the Family Stone; NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon, who I was inexplicably obsessed with in high school [laughs]; hip-hop legend E-40, who spearheaded the mob music movement in the '90s.

This week we're talking about American Nightmare.

This is the April patrons poll pick over on Patreon.com.

If you visit us over there, Patreon.com/TrueCrimeAndCocktails, uh, one of the things we offer our subscribers is to vote in our monthly poll that decides one of the episodes we cover on this, the main feed of the show, and this was, uh, this was the pick for April so we're gonna get into it now.

In March 2015 an intruder broke into Aaron Quinn's home in the middle of the night and abducted Aaron's girlfriend, Denise Huskins.

But when Aaron went to the police they thought his story was too wild to be true so they outright accused Aaron of Denise's murder.

But when Denise was found unharmed just two days later police started to believe that the entire thing was just an elaborate hoax created by a woman looking for attention.

Aaron and Denise were both adamant that they were telling the truth but it would take several months and another city's police force before anyone would believe them.

So what really happened to Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn? Was there really an abduction in the middle of the night or were police right and the entire thing was just a lie? Christy Oxberg investigates.

I've already warned you I'm gonna get mad in this.

I can't wait because when it comes down to the only person that's gonna believe you is a woman.

Oh.

Well, it's not a shock.Oh, it's not.

It just, wowser.

So, um, today's episode takes place in Vallejo, California.

But I have already enthralled you with fun facts about California, um, but I love doing the fun facts so much.

Um, so I tried to find some fun facts specifically about Vallejo, uh, which is 32 miles north of San Francisco.

Uh, Vallejo was the first permanent home for California's state government and is the current home to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, which is the only wildlife, marine life, and thrill ride park in North America.

Vallejo neighborhood Mare Island was home to the first US naval station on the West Coast.

Um, it, the station was in use from 1854 until 1996.

Vallejo has also been used as the backdrop for various movies, including Zodiac, Bumblebee, 50 First Dates, Patch Adams, and Flubber.

Also filmed in Vallejo, the TV series 13 Reasons Why, which starred Dylan Minnette, uh, who has done movies with such Hollywood heavyweights as Vince Vaughn in Fred Claus, Jack Black in Goosebumps, and Neve Campbell in Scream.

Dylan Minnette also starred in the TV series Saving Grace opposite Holly Hunter, who was in the 1987 movie Raising Arizona with Nicolas Cage.

There it is.

There it is.

Uh, some famous people born in Vallejo: Sylvester Stewart, AKA Sly Stone, frontman of Sly & the Family Stone; NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon, who I was inexplicably obsessed with in high school [laughs]; hip-hop legend E-40, who spearheaded the mob music movement in the '90s.