Terrifying dead of night kidnapping or elaborate 'Gone Girl' hoax?

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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🗓️ 29 July 2021

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

In the early hours of the morning, Denise Huskins and her boyfriend are sleeping. They are surprised by a man dressed in a scuba suit. The couple is tied up, then forced to drink a sleep-inducing drug. They are blindfolded and headphones are placed on their ears. Recorded instructions are played. Huskins is kidnapped, but who did it? The police say the story isn't credible. Joining Nancy Grace today:Wendy Patrick - California prosecutor, Author: “Red Flags” www.wendypatrickphd.com 'Today with Dr. Wendy' on KCBQ in San DiegoDr. Jorey Krawczyn [KRAW-ZIN] - Police Psychologist, Adjunct Faculty with Saint Leo University; Research Consultant with Blue Wall Institute, Author: Operation S.O.S. - Practical Recommendations to Help “Stop Officer Suicide” (July 2021) bw-institute.comKaren L. Smith - Forensic Expert, Lecturer at the University of Florida, Host of Shattered Souls Podcast, @KarensForensic, barebonesforensic.comLevi Page - Crime Online Investigative Reporter, Host, "Crime and Scandal" True Crime Podcast, YouTube.com/LeviPageTV

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0:00.0	I'm Cheryl McCollum, host of the brand new Cold Case Podcast, Zone 7.
0:04.1	We're going to be talking to family members, detectives, prosecutors, and nationally recognized
0:09.1	experts that are in my Zone 7. The group of professionals that I've called on
0:13.6	to help me work hundreds of cases you've heard of and thousands you haven't.
0:18.0	We are going to solve these cases own air together.
0:22.4	Listen to Zone 7 on the I Heart Radio app, the Apple Podcast app, or wherever you listen to your
0:28.4	favorite podcast.
0:35.6	Crime Stories with Nancy Grace.
0:43.5	We all saw or at least heard of the hit movie Gone Girl.
0:48.4	But what about a real life so-called Gone Girl?
1:03.0	Crime Stories with Nancy Grace.
1:08.8	The premise of the movie Gone Girl is a woman fakes her disappearance from death
1:14.8	and an attempt to frame her husband. That's what it's all about.
1:20.5	But in real life, take a listen to this.
1:24.6	Did this 29-year-old woman fake her own disappearance just like the ice princess in Gone Girl?
1:31.0	If anyone out there has any information, police are outraged.
1:36.3	Like I tell you that our investigation has concluded that none of the claims have been
1:42.4	suspended. It started Monday when Denise Huskins live in Boyfriend,
1:47.0	told cops and intruder had broken into their home in Vallejo, California during the night
1:52.0	and kidnapped his girlfriend. He said the kidnapper demanded $8,500 in ransom.
1:57.6	The woman's father appealed for her safe return.
2:00.5	I want her to know that the family is there. We're with lover.
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