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Matthew Muller Receives Life Without Parole for 2015 San Ramon Kidnapping

His no-contest plea adds another consecutive life term after cold-case reviews prompted by prison confessions.

Matthew Muller, as shown in the Netflix docuseries “American Nightmare,” received another life sentence on Thursday in connection with a newly unearthed 2015 home invasion in Contra Costa County.
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Overview

  • On July 10, Muller pleaded no contest to one count of aggravated kidnapping in a San Ramon home invasion and was sentenced to life without parole by Contra Costa County Superior Court.
  • San Ramon victims originally remained silent for fear of retaliation and belief that Muller had coconspirators until his prison letters and a December 2024 meeting with prosecutors uncovered their case.
  • This latest term builds on earlier 2025 sentences including two life terms in Santa Clara County for 2009 home invasions and an 11-to-life term in Sacramento County for a 1993 Folsom Lake kidnapping and sexual assault.
  • Muller is already serving a 40-year federal sentence for the 2015 Vallejo abduction of Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn, whose advocacy and evidence helped reignite cold-case probes.
  • Coordinated efforts by Contra Costa, Santa Clara, Sacramento and federal authorities demonstrate an expanded drive to resolve decades-old crimes revealed through Muller’s own confessions.