The shocking true story of a bizarre kidnapping and the victims'
re-victimization by the justice system.
In March 2015, Denise Huskins and her boyfriend Aaron Quinn awoke from a
sound sleep into a nightmare. Armed men bound and drugged them, then
abducted Denise. Warned not to call the police or Denise would be
killed. Aaron agonized about what to do. Finally he put his trust in law
enforcement and dialed 911. But instead of searching for Denise, the
police accused Aaron of her murder. His story, they told him, was just
unbelievable. When Denise was released alive, the police turned their
fire on her, dubbing her the "real-life 'Gone Girl'" who had faked her
own kidnapping.
In Victim F, Aaron and Denise recount the horrific ordeal that almost
cost them everything. Like too many victims of sexual violence, they
were dismissed, disbelieved, and dragged through the mud. With no one to
rely on except each other, they took on the victim blaming, harassment,
misogyny, and abuse of power running rife in the criminal justice
system. Their story is, in the end, a love story, but one that sheds
necessary light on sexual assault and the abuse by law enforcement that
all too frequently compounds crime victims' suffering.
