Police Doubt California Woman’s Tale Of Kidnap

Mar 26, 2015 11:19 AM EDT

(Photo : Reuters) Media are seen outside the apartment where kidnap victim Denise Huskins was staying in Huntington Beach, California March 25, 2015. Denise Huskins, 30, was reported to have been forcibly taken from her boyfriend's home in the East Bay city of Vallejo on Monday, and her boyfriend told authorities there had been a demand for ransom, police said on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Huskins turned up in the Orange County coastal town of Huntington Beach, about 35 miles south of Los Angeles, but the circumstances of her reappearance remained murky, said Laura Eimiller, a spokeswoman for the FBI in Los Angeles. REUTERS/Bob Riha Jr

From an alleged kidnap victim, a Northern California woman is now being considered by the police as suspect. Denise Huskins and boyfriend Aaron Quinn are now the subjects of investigation after she showed up at 400 miles away in Southern California.

Huskins was the object of a two-day search after it was reported that she was violently abducted and there was a ransom of $8,500 demanded. Vallejo police said in a statement that there is no evidence to support her claim that a stranger kidnapped her. It seems to be an orchestrated event, the cops added.

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Huskins reappeared in her father's apartment, and the FBI even rearranged for her flight back to Northern California, reports St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

While Vallejo police admitted they had doubts when Huskins claimed that she was kidnapped when intruders entered their home in the San Francisco Bay area, spokesman Kenny Park said it is their responsibility to investigate thoroughly and be cautious when making public statements during the probing phase.

Mike Huskins, her father, went to Northern California to help look for her. On Wednesday morning, she called him and said she was dropped off at the Huntington beach house of her mother, which is about 400 miles from where she was last seen.

Denise said no one was at home. She was unharmed and wasn't crying but just told her father that she is fine.

Park comments, "It was such an incredible story, we initially had a hard time believing it and upon further investigation we couldn't substantiate any of the things he was saying."

Among the things that caused the police to doubt is that Quinn took too long to contact authorities. He said she was abducted in the middle of the night, but he called police at 2 p.m. on Monday.

Park said that there is evidence that the two were just pulling the legs of police, they would be charged. Over 40 detectives worked on the case, which is a waste of resources. It also created fear in the community since it seems a case of random violence.

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