{"id":43027,"date":"2024-01-04T13:26:48","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T12:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1954145"},"modified":"2024-01-04T15:53:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T14:53:28","slug":"netflixs-american-nightmare-trailer-examines-so-called-gone-girl-case","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/netflixs-american-nightmare-trailer-examines-so-called-gone-girl-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix\u2019s American Nightmare trailer examines so-called \u201cGone Girl\u201d case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The ordeal of Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn is the subject of a new documentary. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Katelyn Mensah\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 04 January 2024 at 12:26 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>Netflix has unveiled a trailer for its new documentary, American Nightmare, which examines the terrifying ordeal of couple Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn.<\/p>\n<p>From the team behind The Tinder Swindler, the three-part <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/documentaries\/\">documentary<\/a> series will look at the events that led to Denise Huskins <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/01\/03\/entertainment\/american-nightmare-doc-compared-to-gone-girl-drops-trailer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">being dubbed as<\/a> \u201ca real-life Gone Girl\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2015, Huskins and Quinn were woken up in the middle of the night by <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/american-nightmare-gone-girl-kidnapping-netflix-documentary-trailer-8420449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">armed intruders<\/a>. The intruders tied the couple up with zip ties and forced them into a closet.<\/p>\n<p>While in the closet, they were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/crime\/article\/Woman-testifies-about-torture-rape-in-Vallejo-13615480.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">drugged and blindfolded with blacked-out goggles<\/a> and were told the intruders were part of an organised crime group.<\/p>\n<p>The initial plan of the attackers was supposedly to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/sacramento\/news\/denise-huskins-what-to-know-about-bizarre-kidnap-for-ransom-claims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">kidnap Huskins and return her<\/a> after Aaron had paid a ransom. Huskins was then taken and released two days later.<\/p> <p>Nine years later, their harrowing ordeal is being made into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming\/netflix\/\">Netflix<\/a> documentary series.<\/p>\n<p>In the trailer, Quinn can be heard calling the police and telling them: \u201cMy girlfriend Denise got kidnapped last night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked why he didn\u2019t call when the kidnapping took place, Quinn is heard saying he was tied up.<\/p>\n<p>Told through police interviews, actor recreations, CCTV footage and interviews, the documentary picks apart the young couple\u2019s story, in which Denise Huskins returns after being kidnapped.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the full trailer here:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After a home invasion and abduction, a young couple&#8217;s recounting of the events is too far-fetched for the police to believe. You&#8217;ll never suspect the truth. <br\/><br\/>From the filmmaking team behind The Tinder Swindler comes American Nightmare &#8212; January 17. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kaQV2FI9Ht\">pic.twitter.com\/kaQV2FI9Ht<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Netflix (@netflix) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netflix\/status\/1742609706839925047?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The synopsis for the documentary series reads: \u201cAfter a home invasion and abduction, a young couple\u2019s recounting of the events is too far-fetched for the police to believe. Why did the victims seem so calm? Was it all a hoax?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the filmmakers behind The Tinder Swindler, this three-part docuseries unravels the consequences of our cultural rush to judgment, and the damage done when law enforcement decides the truth can\u2019t possibly be true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>American Nightmare launches on Netflix on Wednesday 17th January.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking for something else to watch? 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For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to <a id=\"OWA71a5a05f-6651-b0f3-aeda-3d3d09b909b1\" title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> The ordeal of Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn is the subject of a new documentary. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":43028,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/netflixs-american-nightmare-trailer-examines-so-called-gone-girl-case-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/netflixs-american-nightmare-trailer-examines-so-called-gone-girl-case-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/netflixs-american-nightmare-trailer-examines-so-called-gone-girl-case-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/netflixs-american-nightmare-trailer-examines-so-called-gone-girl-case-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/netflixs-american-nightmare-trailer-examines-so-called-gone-girl-case-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/netflixs-american-nightmare-trailer-examines-so-called-gone-girl-case-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/netflixs-american-nightmare-trailer-examines-so-called-gone-girl-case-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The ordeal of Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn is the subject of a new documentary.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/43027"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}