Including Denise News Today

>> and im natalie morales. >> and this is "dateline". >> a successful young couple. ambushed, they say, in the dead of night. attacked. abducted. >> were like, wow. where is she. >> i didnt have a clue what happened. >> the real question? was their story been true. >> we were not able to substantiate any of the things that you are saying. >> they branded that couple as liars. >> could this be some kind of hoax? who was really behind it all. >> normal people dont do things like this. >>...

night, attack, abducted. >> were like, wow. where is she. i didnt have a clue what happened. >> but the real question. was their story even true? >> we were not able to substantiate any of the things that you are saying. >> they branded that couple as liars. >> could this be some kind of hoax? who was really behind it all. >> normal people dont do things like this. >> this whole story could take another crazy turn. >> he said, i know that i need to pay for what i did. >> hello, and wel...

-- her wooden was the one who reported in dismissing. >> doing everything that you can, and then >> some to ensure her safe return. >> at least police dogs and dive teams racing part of a huge surge for denise huskings. across the country, her good friend, but actually saw the news >> there was an article online, someone send it me and said, oh my goodness, this is in denise. iran started to test everybody. >> including denise. >> i tried to texture, i figured better than not doing anything. >> ...

His houseie in vallejo and both were physical therapists at a nearby hospital. aaron was the one who reported denise missing. police dogs and dive teams were soon part of a huge search for denise huskins. across the country, denises good friend ashleyly saw the news. >> there was an article posted online. someone sent itar to me and sai oh, my god, this is denise. but i started texting everybody. >> reporter: including denise. >> i tried to text her. i figured better than not doing anything. >> ...

>> one of the abductors seemed to sympathize with denise. >> and now the e-mail said they were angry that denise was being accused of making the whole thing up. we will not stand by and see the life of a really good person ruined. attached to the e-mails were photos. one showed a water gun spray painted to look more threatening, at least in the dark, with a laser point and flashlight duct taped to it. another showed a room with cardboard partially covering a window where denise was supposedly he...

Public pronouncements. >> denises friends didnt know aaron, but they had every confidence denise was telling the truth. >> everyone that knew or knows her personally and cares about her believed her. >> the day after police branded the kidnapping a hoax, denise finally did show up at vallejo pd to tell the cops they were wrong. she said that not only had she been kidnapped, she had also been raped. that same day reporter henry lee received another e-mail. a long message soon followed by more sup...

Police had concluded the whole kidnapping story was a phony. this was one of those made for california dramas. police seemed to think denise and aaron were for some reason only known to them seeking publicity and telling an elaborate lie. left unanswered is why anyone would want to become famous for fooling police. remember no ransom was ever paid. aaron told police the kidnappers took his bank information, but no one tried to access his accounts. someone did try to call aarons cell phone a coup...

Near denise nor aaron made any public statement, but they did hire separate attorneys. >> everyones thinking why are they doing that. >> lots of questions and not many answers, but then less than 12 hours after denise reappeared -- >> then we get a tip that police are holding a news conference. so i jump in the car, the photographer and i, and we haul ass back to vallejo to be a part of this news conference and thats when the bombshell came down. coming up -- >> we were not able to sub stantua...

>> what was chilling was that this email came attached with an audio file. this audio file, there was a womans voice. >> my name is denise hoskins. >> the soft-spoken woman on the recording said she was denise. this very strange tale was about to get much stranger. >> what had happened to denise? was she still alive or was this all an elaborate hoax? coming up -- >> we still dont know where denise huskins is. >> that cryptic recording. exactly what kind of message was it? >> she sounded absolu...

We dont have all of the facts in yet. >> the story aaron told the cops that night eventually spelled out in an fbi affidavit would seem frankly preposterous. something invented by someone with too much imagination and too much free time. aaron said he and denise were asleep at his house when 3:00 a.m. he was awakened by a bright light and an electrical noise that sounded like a stun gun. then a mans voice telling them to lie face-down on the bed. aaron said the man told denise to bind aarons han...