Kidnapping of Denise Huskins
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Kidnapping of Denise Huskins has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Call Her Daddy. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Denise HuskinsAmerican physical therapist and survivor of the 2015 Vallejo kidnapping, subject of the Netflix series American Nightmare
Huskins credits a female detective who noticed a blonde hair on goggles in her own case with linking the crimes.
“She noticed there was a blonde hair on goggles and her victims all had dark hair”
Call Her Daddy: Denise Huskins: My Kidnapping Story (FBF) (Oct 16, 2026) · Listen from 1:14:24
Huskins says her captor rewarded compliance with privileges such as removing the blindfold, food and toiletries, which she recognized as conditioning.
“And so it's like I could see all of this It was a way to try to condition me”
Call Her Daddy: Denise Huskins: My Kidnapping Story (FBF) (Oct 16, 2026) · Listen from 30:26
Huskins says she connected with her captor and discussed therapy and childhood trauma, believing humanizing herself was her only defense.
“I just thought really like my only defense is to show him the human being in front of him and hope maybe he would decide not to kill me”
Call Her Daddy: Denise Huskins: My Kidnapping Story (FBF) (Oct 16, 2026) · Listen from 26:58
Huskins says that, isolated and drugged, she decided the only thing she could control was her own reaction.
“I told myself like the only thing I can control is how I react and respond”
Call Her Daddy: Denise Huskins: My Kidnapping Story (FBF) (Oct 16, 2026) · Listen from 24:24
Podcasts
- Call Her Daddy · 1 episode
Episodes
Denise Huskins: My Kidnapping Story (FBF)Call Her Daddy · Oct 16, 2026 · 1 h 33 min
Alex Cooper interviews Denise Huskins about her 2015 kidnapping and assault, police and media claims that it was a hoax, and her recovery.