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"20/20: STRANGER THAN FICTION"

Airing Friday, July 17 at 10 pm on ABC

On Friday, "20/20" goes inside the stranger than fiction story that prompted unkind comparisons to the movie "Gone Girl," a bizarre abduction plot even more riveting than the Hollywood movie. When Vallejo, California resident Aaron Quinn reported that kidnappers broke into his home, abducted his girlfriend Denise Huskins, and demanded a ransom, their story garnered national attention. The couple was initially accused by some investigators of staging the whole thing and Vallejo police eventually dismissed the case as an elaborate hoax after Huskins reappeared reportedly unharmed. Now, just this week, in a shocking twist, police have arrested Matthew Mueller, a disbarred Harvard-educated lawyer and US marine veteran who is now being linked to a crime with similarities in Dublin, California. But even more peculiar and disturbing details are emerging, the lingering question of whether he may have not acted alone and the FBI arrest warrant released with astonishing details surrounding the crime -- the "wet suit" they say was worn by the suspect while he allegedly terrorized his victims -- threatening to drug them with NyQuil, electric shock them and force them into a closet while he wore swim goggles. Then, there are the allegedly incriminating items police found in Mueller's car and storage locker including women's make-up, black duct tape, pliers, drones and a video camera. As more bizarre twists and turns emerge in the headlines every day, is this a widespread kidnapping ring? Are there more victims still out there who have not come forward?

"20/20" brings viewers' all the latest updates, including interviews with Quinn's mother Marianne and his lawyer Douglas Rapport, Huskins' lawyer, Daniel Russo, Mueller's lawyer, Tom Johnson, a Dublin police spokesperson, and two San Francisco Chronicle reporters. ABC News consultants Brad Garrett and Steve Gomez, and HLN's Nancy Grace also weigh in on the case. ABC News correspondent Cecilia Vega reports.

"Stranger Than Fiction" airs on "20/20," FRIDAY, JULY 17 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC.

David Sloan is senior executive producer of "20/20".