and i m natalie morales. and this is dateline . a successful young couple. ambushed, they say, in the dead of night. attacked. abducted. we re like, wow. where is she. i didn t have a clue what happened. the real question? was their story been true. we were not able to substantiate any of the things that you are saying. they branded that couple as liars. could this be some kind of hoax? who was really behind it all. normal people don t do things like this. this whole story could take another crazy turn. he said, i know that i need to pay for what i did. hello, and welcome to dateline . denise huskins and her boyfriend aaron quinn went to sleep one night, blissfully unaware that they would wake up to a living nightmare. unarmed stranger in the bedroom and he did it appear to be alone. what happened next was so odd, it would leave detectives and the public scratching their heads. was this real life or fiction? and an unexpected break in the cas
night, attack, abducted. we re like, wow. where is she. i didn t have a clue what happened. but the real question. was their story even true? we were not able to substantiate any of the things that you are saying. they branded that couple as liars. could this be some kind of hoax? who was really behind it all. normal people don t do things like this. this whole story could take another crazy turn. he said, i know that i need to pay for what i did. hello, and welcome to dateline . denise huskins and her boyfriend aaron quinn went to sleep one night, blissfully unaware that they would wake up to a living nightmare. an armed stranger in the bedroom and he did it appear to be alone. what happened next was so odd, it would leave detectives and the public scratching their heads. was this real life or fiction? and an unexpected break in the case would steer authorities to an unlikely suspect and the truth. here s josh mankiewicz with twisted tale . i was asleep
suddenly seemed remorseful. he said, i am sorry about this. i have been through this as well. he even offered some helpful home security advice. he recommended i get a dog so i could have protection in the future. so he is advising you how to keep this from happening again? i know, it is incredible. yeah, i mean, it is. it is hard to believe. i agree. the man soon left, without letting samantha see his face. and when she called the police, the response she received might sound familiar to denise huskins. did the police believe you? i do not think. so what they told me was they thought maybe i just had a bad dream, and that i had called 9-1-1 after my bad dream. but less than a month later, a similar case, in nearby palo alto. a man broke into this house and restrained the woman living
she says just as denise aaron did, but she was sedated. in her case, it was only nyquil. she became drowsy, but never passed out. she was completely helpless, completely in his control, when it got even worse the intruder told her. i have some bad news for you, i will now have to rape you. tied up, blindfolded, she pleaded with her captor not to do it his response? he got very quiet, and he kind of muttered. i can t do this. and then, the man who had terrorized her for hours suddenly seemed remorseful. he said, i am sorry about this. i have been through this as well. he even offered some helpful home security advice. he recommended i get a dog so i could have protection in the future. so he is advising you how to keep this from happening again? i know, it is incredible. the man soon left, without